Handfish Conservation Project

The Project will coordinate work by the Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies CSIRO, & partners, under the direction of the National Handfish Recovery Team.

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

25 red handfish have arrived at IMAS Taroona in a rescue effort to get them out of hot water this summer🌅Scientists raised the alarm due to a predicted #marineheatwave which, with high air temps, could be a serious threat to the species’ existence🤿 https://t.co/1rAGU5R7zg

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

21 red handfish hatchlings have arrived at IMAS in the 2nd-ever conservation breeding event in captivity – and it’s an essential part of protecting this critically endangered species from extinction
🫶 Get more handfish baby love: https://t.co/RMydqpxfaO

📷Andrea Williamson

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

@vicdeleon @IMASUTAS Just look at it! 😍

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

A tiny marine anglerfish, found only in waters off Tasmania and near extinction with just 100 remaining in the wild, is being given a better chance at survival thanks to a funding partnership announced in Hobart today.

Details 👉 https://t.co/iWIIALpCQR

@FAME_Species @UTAS_

[Olivia Johnson @__livjohnson]

New paper out led by Tyson Bessell on methods to monitor a marine cryptic fish @HandfishProject @IMASUTAS @UTAS_

https://t.co/sTYQTezRiU

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

We're after three researchers to help support the recovery of Tasmania's critically endangered Red Handfish. 🐠

Junior Research Fellow: https://t.co/kmVUTRqPOe
Senior Technical Officer: https://t.co/LFJ6QJ222Z
Postdoctoral Research Fellow: https://t.co/HYiyjx4JrN

@UTAS_

[Elizabeth Sinclair 🇦🇺🇺🇦 @SeagrassLiz]

Educational presents can have great outcomes: ‘Hold On! Saving the #spottedhandfish’ was a favourite with my niece, and her class for #bookweek. So much so that @HandfishProject was the beneficiary of a fundraising effort #Educatingthenextgeneration #BiodiversityConservation

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

@BillBailey We'll make bigger postcards next time...

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

PhD on red handfish conservation on offer at @IMASUTAS @UTAS_

https://t.co/Z49HUkPw5A

[Catherine Young @CatMYoung]

Red Handfish carrot cake and Ptunarra Brown Butterfly Coconut cupcakes for #ThreatenedSpeciesDay2022
The handfish cake was inspired by Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith at last years threatened species day morning tea. Follow @HandfishProject to find out more about these amazing fish!

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

They're rare, they're tiny, but they have big hands.

Tasmania's red handfish crawl along the seafloor, but they're one of the world's most endangered fish, writes @johnwturnbull (@UNSW) + Jemina Stuart-Smith (@UTAS_). https://t.co/t4l5PdgYc5

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

The launch of our 'CODE RED’ exhibition last night celebrated the efforts of scientists and the community in helping save the #criticallyendangered #redhandfish.

Book your visit here 🤿 https://t.co/0xuD16ZbtT

#imasresearch @UTAS_ @HandfishProject

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

Now Showing at IMAS! The spotlight is on critically endangered #Redhandfish at a new exhibition. Discover their story, the challenges they face, and the science of restoring wild handfish populations in Tassie.

🤿https://t.co/15bSoCyUK8

@UTAS_ @HandfishProject #imasresearch

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

Our amazing IMAS @UTAS_ PhD candidates @__livjohnson and Tyson Bessel are part of the mission to save 3 of Australia's rarest fish: Red, Spotted & Ziebell’s #handfish. The @HandfishProject also just received an #AustralianGovernment funding boost!🎉➡️ https://t.co/NDdamDk6Ti

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

Prioritising #conservation actions for red #handfish - article by PhD student Tyson Bessell & colleagues
https://t.co/Tbl8K3uUGm

[ABC Hobart @abchobart]

'You could see its little hands': Researcher's chance sighting delights scientists https://t.co/QTwdcbhhm0

[That's What I Call Science 🎙 @ThatsScienceTAS]

Have you listened to Episode 138 of #TWICS about the Red Handfish? How would you like to get involved in the conservation of these grumpy little fish??

Head to https://t.co/dx0bb8LhE4 to adopt a Handfish today!

[That's What I Call Science 🎙 @ThatsScienceTAS]

Little hands scurrying across the sea floor, this week's episode is about the critically endangered Red Handfish.

Listen as @Dr_NChapman and @miburose chat with Tyson Bessell from @IMASUTAS.

#handfish #conservation #redhandfish #endemic #stemmpodcast #twics @EdgeRadio993FM

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

Red handfish listed as one of the 100 priority species announced under the Threatened Species Strategy #conservation #extinctionmatters @IMASUTAS @Sciences_UTAS @UTAS_

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

It's not often that Macquarie Island cushion plants and handfish are mentioned in the same conversation... Thanks to @PSBS_UTAS & @MelRoseWells for organising today's #ThreatenedSpeciesDay bake-off @UTAS_ to raise awareness for our #imperiled species.

[Catherine Young @CatMYoung]

Azorella macquariensis (Macquarie island cushion).
These amazing plants are suffering massive dieback due to climate change.
As a keystone species, it's loss heavily impacts other species. Baking won't save it but at least you know they existed
#TSBakeOff
https://t.co/yI49JDoyFM