A beautiful documentary about the ecosystem seagrass presenting the research from @MarineEvolEcol, Nicole Dubilier and MarEvol CAU Kiel and the ultimate necessity to protect this fantastic ecosystem for ocean health and our planet earth. Universität Kiel CAU 🎓 GEOMAR

Happy Spawning! Lab members watched over Diploria labrynthiformis in the lab and in the field in hopes of collecting coral gametes. 🤞 We are pleased to announce that the DLAB in our Spawning Lab successfully spawned, and our field team was able to collect wild spawn as well.

Come work with us Australian Institute of Marine Science in our Reef Recovery, Adaptation and Restoration Program. We have two permanent positions available: 1) Aquaculture Geneticist and 2) Evolutionary Modeller. Please share! aims.gov.au/about/careers-…

Celebrating the birthday of one of humanity's best, Sir David Attenborough. His life reminds us of the power each person holds to make a difference in our world 🌍🥳🎈

High levels of mislabelling of shark flesh in Australian fish markets and seafood shops buff.ly/4a5hHFq

A recent Primer on Rehabilitating coral reefs in the Anthropocene. It is really good for updating our restoration concepts and building the case of dropping the term restoration and adopting the term rehabilitation given the current and future scenarios. #GenerationRestoration

JCU Toxicologist Prof Jamie Seymour knows first-hand how it feels to be stung by an Irukandji jellyfish. A recent article featuring Prof Seymour showcases his team, highlighting the work they are doing on Aus's deadliest marine animals: news.com.au/breaking-news/…

Japan to add Fin Whales to commercial whaling target species. Last year Japan caught a total of 294 minke, Bryde’s and sei whales. Japanese whale meat consumption peaked at 230,000 tons in 1962 but has declined to 2,000 tons in recent years. Article: japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/polit…

As the world races to conserve 30% of the ocean by 2030, equity must be considered, says a group of scientists including from WCS in a new paper. Failure to do so could result in further displacement and marginalization of the most vulnerable. More: bit.ly/44JklQb

*PAPER ALERT* As the world races towards #30x30 targets, equity must be considered at the forefront of ocean governance & management or risk further marginalizing the world's most vulnerable. More: bit.ly/44JklQb

Amazing footage from our last trip!!!

If you missed ICRI Secretariat’s webinar on the status of the 4th Global Bleaching event last week, you can catch up by watching the recorded session. Visit the following link to access this webinar and many others: icriforum.org/forcoral-webin… #ForCoral

It’s been very interesting to be involved in the production & testing of a new suncream - one that is not only reef safe but actually nourishes coral. I didn’t believe it at first so that’s why we tested it to confirm the hype 🤩 reefreliefsunscreen.com University of Derby t barker

*PAPER ALERT* Global reef shark conservation depends on a combination of protected areas & national fisheries management. #GlobalFinPrint project finds benefits doubled in MPAs within nations effectively managing shark fisheries. More: nature.com/articles/s4155…

Preprint🚨 A labor of love that was 6+ years in the making. Grateful to have spent this time curating accounts describing #oyster-local life in the Pearl River Delta- where my family was from. Local authors inclusion is crucial to uncovering the breath of #Asian biodiversity loss

🚨Paper Alert🚨 🤓So excited it's out! 🗺️#Conservation planning at sea is done in 2D but... 🌊...the #Ocean is 3D! 🤔So we asked what happens across #depths and #ecoregions: ⚠️🎣#Fisheries reach deep but... ⚠️🐟...marine #protection remains shallow 📰nature.com/articles/s4146…

Today is the day - the LAST day to submit your abstract for #EMBS57 Don't miss the opportunity to be part of this prestigious Marine Biology Symposium in Naples this September. We have amazing invited speakers, great networking opportunities and more ... embs2024.com

Want to work #ForCoral? MERMAID is looking for a marketing consultant with experience in product marketing, visual design, and web management in SaaS or similar contexts. Work is flexible, remote, and on retainer 🐠 More info below! Share your details with us by July 30th