Rick Stuart-Smith

Marine ecologist & co-founder of @reeflifesurvey

[Australian Geographic @ausgeo]

Scientists are working hard to ensure the red handfish has a future. They hope a new captive-rearing program is the answer

https://t.co/Ac9owzciR6

[University of Tasmania @UTAS_]

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

[IMAS @IMASUTAS]

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!

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

We recently re-sighting some of our captive-raised red handfish juveniles in the wild (2 months post release) #conservation #criticallyendangered #handfish (📷T. Bessell)

[Scott Ling @ScottDLing]

The krill of the reef! Basal #invertebrates show remarkably consistent secondary production across #temperate & #tropical reefs @IMASUTAS @UTAS_

https://t.co/0wocWXHIaA

[Rick Stuart-Smith @RickStuartSmith]

Incredible tool that will continue to get better with time as we add more monitoring data (GBR coming too) @bluecology @sussanley @SenatorSurfer @AmandaEBates @thebiteslab @LazzariNatali @DrEmmaLJohnston @adriatix @JoshuaCinner @SylviaEarle @ReeFishNews @FishGuyKai @AndySHoey

[Reef Life Survey @ReefLifeSurvey]

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

[Scott Ling @ScottDLing]

Unifying #size #spectra for reef invertebrates from #coral reefs to #kelp forests! 🦀🦞🦐

New PhD article by @KateFraser18 @IMASUTAS supervised by @RickStuartSmith @gedgar33 @ScottDLing @ReefLifeSurvey
https://t.co/xJHZJTBh1i

[Scott Ling @ScottDLing]

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

[Amanda E Bates @AmandaEBates]

PLS retweet POST-DOC OPPORTUNITY in integrative coastal ecosystems!!!

[Reef Life Survey @ReefLifeSurvey]

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

[NESP Marine Hub @NESPmarinehub]

Red #handfish juveniles released to boost #endangered wild population | MARINE BIODIVERSITY HUB https://t.co/JWrsIP1LUh Image: Rick Stuart-Smith

[Rick Stuart-Smith @RickStuartSmith]

I still think this is the best photo ever taken of a Ziebell's handfish - taken on film camera (by RLS diver Andrew Green)!

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

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)

[Rick Stuart-Smith @RickStuartSmith]

A great summary of the #threatened #handfish published today https://t.co/Otdj4Tf6JA @HandfishProject @IMASUTAS @CSIRO

[Reef Life Survey @ReefLifeSurvey]

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

[Graham Edgar @gedgar33]

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

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

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)

[Peter Whish-Wilson @SenatorSurfer]

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

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

For the first time in modern history, a marine fish species has been declared extinct https://t.co/crZjZYMZEb

[Handfish Conservation Project @HandfishProject]

Grateful to @NatGeo for this feature on #handfish
@IMASUTAS @CSIRO @NESPmarinehub @gedgar33
https://t.co/o7Xv0myNDm