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