That time a beluga whale returned a phone someone dropped in the sea waters of Norway
[full story: https://t.co/Qgx9yM0Pow]
[about the beluga: https://t.co/8bnwtYRuGO]
https://t.co/VQkKW1UfsT
For someone doing exploratory work on relatively little known species, @inaturalist has been an invaluable resource for connecting with local experts who know exactly, and I mean exactly 😅 where to find them, leading to several successful collections.
#tinyfish#exploration
Another example of a cleaning interaction to distract you from the #TrumpIndictment, this one with a different client, a Yellowsaddled Goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus). They are usually blue with a yellow blotch on the base of the tail, but sometimes are solid yellow like this!
Job opportunity: The Marine Biodiversity Lab at @UCIrvine is seeking a postdoc to study the vulnerability of seaweed species and marine ecosystem functioning to environmental change. Based in California, USA.
Apply by 2 April 2023. More info @ https://t.co/9dnnjvEkmd
This shot comes from photographer Sean Scott off a remote West Australian beach. He was flying his drone over a large school of bait fish that was attracting whaler sharks and managed to get this shot with two sharks inside a wave
[source, read more: https://t.co/SsoMORoJgV]
WA Gov works closesly with local govs & communities, & takes action implementing evidence-based solutions to mitigate against shark bites.
Meanwhile NSW & QLD continue implementing beach safety standards from the 1930s - nets & drumlines to kill sharks.
https://t.co/ow3Kb9gEOt
Postdoc Opportunity. Please RT. Department of Biology at Boston University @BU_Biology and the BU Marine Program @BUMPatBU invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate/Lecturer (PAL). Particularly interested in candidates with a Marine Biology focus. https://t.co/lbTAD9Xr6U
Big one out today @CurrentBiology! We've been working on this for so long! After many expeditions and almost 1000 transects up to 143m depth, we show that the well-known longitudinal marine diversity gradient attenuates with greater depths! 1/n https://t.co/ZgRaT7nphz
Before you ask something of a female colleague, ask yourself “Would I ask this of a male colleague?”
If the answer is no, then don’t ask it of us.
Happy International Women’s Day.
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Job alert! I am reposting my staff research scientist/lab manager position at a higher salary range! Join us to work on #fish, #Lakes, #DataScience , #CitizenScience , #scicomm, and much more! Please share widely. https://t.co/Ec2gC3UXAJ
Job opportunity: ASFB Communications Manager
A reminder that we are hiring! The @AustSocFishBiol is looking for a part-time Communications Manager to manage its social media. This is a remote position with flexible working hours. Apply by 17 March 2023.
https://t.co/ve3Ayg0IBV
🔎🐠#CryptoTime🔎🐠
Tiny cryptobenthic fishes are cute &🌟they live fast, die young 🌟 they're the popcorn of the reef 🌟 they're the "pump" that keeps reefs going.
But how/where do they arrive on reefs?
#OpenAccess paper out now in @SpringerCORE https://t.co/ov0WswYob6 (1/4)
SOUND ON 🔊 An #anemonefish senses nearby #octopus lurking in the dark and gives out a punchy defensive call. Great little scene captured by my #infrared night-vision cameras out on the #reef 🐙
Job opportunity: ASFB Communications Manager
We are hiring! The @AustSocFishBiol is looking for a part-time Communications Manager to manage its social media presence. This is a remote position with flexible working hours. Apply by 17 March 2023.
https://t.co/ve3Ayg0IBV