From a secret location in southern Tasmania waters, UTAS alumna Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith is leading the charge to save the Red handfish from extinction.
"Personally, I feel a sense of responsibility; we can’t just watch them pass into oblivion.” @IMASUTAS https://t.co/cmU7TR3l2v
We’re excited to announce our @HandfishProject team have joined the prestigious @InsideNatGeo Explorers, with funding for vital ongoing conservation work for critically endangered #redhandfish. Congrats to proj coordinator, Jemina Stuart-Smith & the dedicated IMAS @UTAS_ team!
REEF LIFE EXPLORER is LIVE!
A first-of-it’s kind interactive digital tool – displaying data collected by hundreds of #CitizenScience divers – REEF LIFE EXPLORER tracks the health of vital reef ecosystems all around the world.
Dive Deeper: https://t.co/Quz6jY6QE2
The Teenager Model of Behaviour:
Crown-of-thorns starfish party all night, sleep-in til midday & only find way home if near a well-stocked larder of #Acropora#coral !
@IMASUTAS@JCU @CoralCoE @MorganPratchett @pratchettlab @ZLCowan @jordiocean#CoTS
https://t.co/cWLKrP0p6H
The RLSF 2020 Annual Report is now available! 🙌
Massive thanks to all the organisations and individuals who contributed to another hugely successful year for RLS! 💙
https://t.co/jn0fjpL3aK
Paper on #handfish#conservation effort & challenges published in #BiologicalConservation in light of recent @IUCNRedList updates that reveal them as the most threatened marine bony fish family: https://t.co/sBWtG8TG8U
(📷 Andrew Green, Ziebell's handfish, last seen ~2005)
New paper out today in #BiologicalConservation on all things #ReefLifeSurvey: our origins, our methodology, our strengths & limitations, our scientific & management outcomes, our successes & our big plans for the future!
https://t.co/5yQ0NGQTpZ
After 7 months enforced break, our #LapofAus voyage continues.
Central Great Barrier Reef today.
Northern GBR next week.
Central inshore reefs have survived this year's bleaching.
Yesterday's transect pics - Brook Is.
@Reeflifesurvey
World, meet Froggy! Froggy was named by the @echoview team in memory of Chris Bellears, 'a dearly missed colleague and friend who had a soft spot for the charismatic handfish'. We're sorry for your loss, but we appreciate the gesture and support (📸 Tyson Bessell)
Today on National Threatened Species Day I’m thinking about my home state of Tassie and the fate of our remaining species. My piece in @themercurycomau today 👇 Thanks @HandfishProject@gedgar33 and others for your work! https://t.co/UVGKarVE7e