Reminder of the millions of native animals and birds (+feral deer) killed by crop protection permit in recent years in green-washed #Tasmania. Green Rosella? YTB Cockatoo? Black Swan? Unbelievable. Thanks @themercurycomau@BirdLifeTas
An IMAS-led team have learnt some (literally) blooming amazing things from the #phytoplanktonbloom triggered by smoke from the 2020 Australian #bushfires. What happens to the Southern Ocean #carboncycle when it gets an iron boost?
Find out ➡️ https://t.co/QB6m5wmrTI
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Would you like to work with the TLC? We are looking for a Field Ecologist (Graduate). This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to nature conservation in Tasmania. Find out more at https://t.co/lHAsRVTUut
Applications close: 03 July 2022.
IMAS PhD student @_jenniesmith will be presenting her #LongspinedSeaUrchin research at the Tasmanian Combined Dive Clubs Weekend in Bicheno tomorrow!
View the graphic below, and her paper 👉https://t.co/5W9ElIHOHr
Event details 👉 https://t.co/NZ33cwDokq
#imasresearch@UTAS_
Coming to Beaker Street Festival and want to do it all? Check out The Full Beaker!
We've packaged up the entire Festival program into a stunning holiday for two. Details and (very limited) tickets available at https://t.co/yf3PlHS5O3
✨ Sitting in a sauna, star gazing through a telescope, a whisky in hand... where are we? NOCTURNA, the Beaker Street Festival finale party
Tickets on sale Friday 3rd June... or join our mailing list for early access
https://t.co/JeMYKX7uv0
📷 Elsewhere Sauna
When I was sampling the #seagrass meadows in #SharkBay for this project we never expected this to be the outcome! Incredible results well done team!
@SeagrassLiz@jane_edgeloe@_MBreed
https://t.co/iRAx6EVvhY
Two IMAS papers have investigated options to monitor and regulate #rocklobster catches around Tasmania, both to help improve statewide fishery health and rebuild East Coast stocks.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/MgwFzRxyp9
#imasresearch#fisheriesscience@UTAS_
📸: Antonia Cooper
Fish are an important source of nutrients that can reduce malnutrition rates. But a new study shows the int'l seafood trade is taking fish from waters of nations facing high levels of malnutrition and diverting catches to wealthier countries: https://t.co/BfbglQ1Zdl.
A #kelprestoration guide just launched shares lessons learned from projects in #Tasmania and around the world. The vision: to build a global alliance of practitioners who will work together to ensure kelp forests flourish in our planet’s changing seas ➡️https://t.co/d1suXBNkWy⬅️
Bleaching in sponges has been observed for the first time in the deep-shelf waters off Tasmania’s east coast and it may be an early warning sign of thermal stress from #marineheatwaves, a new IMAS study reports.
Dive deeper 🤿 https://t.co/knjNE6PhrI
https://t.co/0nxwiqhx45
The Tuna Champions program, an education and communication initiative focusing on #southernbluefintuna, has been extended for three years.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/rx3XXFpSp1
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📸: Program founder, IMAS Associate Professor Sean Tracey.
Congratulations to IMAS early career researcher Dr Kirsty Nash who’s just received a L’Oréal-UNESCO Australia & NZ #ForWomenInScience fellowship! Kirsty’s research explores the link btwn our health, #climatechange & coral reef fisheries https://t.co/Sg8oAFwi2X🐠
@CMS_Utas@UTAS_
@CayneLayton & co-authors are exploring techniques to boost #Kelp resilience to #ClimateChange. Read the article to discover if selective breeding of ‘super #Kelp’ can save our cold water reefs from hotter seas? @ConversationEDU https://t.co/WzJ2RkD3A7
Last month RLS covered 2000kms & almost 200 surveys in the Oceanic Shoals & Ashmore Reef Marine Parks. Look at @gedgar33 beautiful images from the trip. Find out about our Australian Marine Parks: https://t.co/W9wyosZcN5
#LapofAus#ashmorereefmarinepark#oceanicshoalsmarinepark
IMAS researcher Alison Turnbull’s work to help improve oyster and rock lobster food safety and market access has seen her recognised with the #SeafoodResearchandDevelopment award at the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council awards.
#imasresearch@UTAS_
📸: Nina Hamilton