April Hall

Marine ecologist, conservation scientist and all- round nature lover. Passionate about exploring and conserving the wonders of the natural world.

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

Fish diversity on the Great Barrier Reef increases with habitats that include a mix of hard and soft coral. Jaimee Moynihan, and team, demonstrated that soft corals are another essential component of a healthy reef @April_E_Hall https://t.co/98CeOt3Ox7 @enviro_sci

[TropWATER @TropWATER]

Zoning works. New research finds restricting #spearfishing in some ‘yellow zones’ in the #GreatBarrierReefMarinePark has doubled the abundance of #coraltrout.

Read full story: https://t.co/buJEpzPYoL
Paper: https://t.co/UNlkXv7u43

@April_E_Hall @ed_kingsford @gbrmarinepark @JCU

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

Partially Protected Areas (PPAs) on the Great Barrier Reef work. Dr April Hall and collaborators demonstrate that no-take zones and PPAs conserve primary fisheries targets, especially without spear fishing. https://t.co/0HqXqfBXfb @April_E_Hall ⁦@jcu⁩

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

Restricting spearfishing in some ‘yellow zones’ in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has doubled the abundance of coral trout, according to new research led by JCU scientists.
https://t.co/CA6nY0kJqH

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🌊A structural feature unique to coral reefs across the world has been found to play a critical role in helping to slow waves down.
📄👉https://t.co/dtvzizOXG3
📽️by @StephanieDuce

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

Thanks so much @FSBI for the honour, among so many talented #FishSci ECRs. And thanks also to my co-author @ed_kingsford for his contribution to this paper.

[fsbi @TheFSBI]

Earlier this week we announced one of the highly commended early career researchers for the Huntingford Medal. The other highly commended ECR was @April_E_Hall! Congrats! Commended for this #JFB paper: https://t.co/U0JRuWmDpO, which also featured in Between the Covers! #FishSci

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

Thanks to @DrWillPerry for a fantastic between the covers article featuring our latest paper! @ed_kingsford @CoralCoE

[William Perry fishsci.com/@DrWillPerry @DrWillPerry]

My most recent #JFB between the covers article! https://t.co/odnnBmiXJI It highlights a great article by @April_E_Hall et al. on habitat complexity, fish assemblages & inshore habitats! Original article here: https://t.co/t9AWs67rfb #FishSci

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@fishiintheC @CoralCoE Was lovely to meet you and share some stats learning! Sounds like you did a great job of squeezing in some north Qld beauty!

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

Congratulations to Kynan Hartog-Burnett who received the Gilbert P. Whitley Memorial Student Award for the best presentation at the combined conferences of World Fisheries Conference and the Australian Society for Fish Biology. ⁦@CoralCoE⁩ ⁦@jcu⁩

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

Honoured to be among this inspiring team of scientists working on marine reserves.

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

Highly complex #RockyReefs can rival the diversity and function of #CoralReefs when it comes to associated fish assemblages. Our latest paper in #JFB exploring the importance of #habitats and complexity on inshore seascapes @ed_kingsford @CoralCoE https://t.co/xJo3vKAMQA

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@CoralCoE @DrJDonel @ed_kingsford @AMSAconf @jcu Congrats to both and well deserved!

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

Our new paper in @RFBFisheries shows limited fishing (yellow) zones contribute to both #conservation and #fisheries management, supporting up to 70% of the numbers of fishing targets found in unfished green zones. @ed_kingsford #coralcoe @gbrmarinepark

https://t.co/upzOMf1HqR

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@nkilvert @ABCscience Ah it’s a shame but we are not in town at the moment!

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@nkilvert @ABCscience Ooh- who’s on the lineup?

[Alexia Graba-Landry @agrabalandry]

First #PhD chapter published for this legend @katie_sievers ! Looking at #juvenile #parrotfish #ecology - surrounding non-reef habitat is important! And can we all appreciate what a great graphical abstract this is??

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@kirstyjean Yes, especially since I work part time and have a young daughter. But then I remind myself that everyone’s situation is difference and so should be their goals. Let’s celebrate the many ways in which people are making it work for them!

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@Powergannon @holographicpink @CoralCoE @ed_kingsford Actually I meant that silty inshore reefs aren’t everyone’s favourite, I think nudibranchs are! :)

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

They aren’t everyone’s favourite, but nudibranchs seem to love inshore, silted reefs. These pics show just a fraction of the #nudibranch diversity from our recent inshore expedition around the Whitsundays and Mackay region. ⁦@CoralCoE⁩ ⁦@ed_kingsford⁩

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@Lisa_B_E @CoralCoE @ed_kingsford How could I forget?! 😂. And yes nudies are the best, and the Whitsundays is such a great spot for them!

[April Hall @April_E_Hall]

@GriffithJellies Great work on the Jellies SeaWorld exhibit Kylie- I’ve heard great things from family that have visited!