Australia's marine industries deliver $80b a year. But without more scientists, the 'blue economy' is at risk theconversation.com/australias-mar… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Generating some 3D models from image stacks of an Acropora millepora setting before spawning in the CoralSpawningLab lab tonight.

Updated my portfolio with a few photos that represent the stories I have written on #marinescience, #engineering, and #phdlife along with other topics. For those of you who don't know, I offer #infographic and #sciencewriting services for #scicomm. melissapappas1.myportfolio.com

Hey #Coral tweeps, who wants to play a Twitter game? It's time for #CoralAdvent! I'll start with a 2 for 1: Acropora (green) and Xenia (blue and brown). These corals are both fast growing and great habitat for fishes, like stony and soft siblings! Photo taken @LordHoweIsland.

A new story on the ECOS blog is up! This one features Madi East, a second-yr PhD student at Cambridge University who looks at the skeletal structures of #corals. She is also an advocate for #SciArt and #digitalillustrations. Check out the interview here. emergingcreativesofscience.com/post/why-art-a…

Trying out some new spaces to share my work. This site offers quick access to my #sciencewriting for #freelance work. I'm still looking for the best site that is easy to use and showcases both writing and graphics well. What do you guys use? clippings.me/melissapappas

Emily Carrington Keep an eye out in Jan for my paper with Prof Emma L Johnston AO FAA FTSE Dr Tracy Ainsworth A/Prof. @UNSW Science Dr Katherine Dafforn Dr Tess Moriarty and Teresa Bednarek on soft coral susceptibility and resistance to heat waves @LordHoweIsland! An all woman team, definitely rare! Working on reviews now 🤞

Our new paper in Conservation Letters reports distinct trajectories in directly adjacent shallow and mesophotic coral communities, highlighting the urgency to start monitoring mesophotic depths California Academy of Sciences UQ News #mesophotic #hopeforreefs 🗞️conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Well done to one of the newest Drs on the block Rosie Steinberg, PhD 🪸 👏

I have just warned global leaders at #COP27: We are on a highway to climate hell with our foot on the accelerator. Our planet is fast approaching tipping points that will make climate chaos irreversible. We need urgent #ClimateAction.

Looking to do a PhD and interested in marine megafauna? Applications for Australian students are now open Science & Medicine at ANU: anu.edu.au/study/apply/do… Get in touch with me if you would like to work in the #SequeiraLab! 🎓🐳🦈🐬🎓

#NewProfilePic back in the homeland #Wyeriver

A disease event comparable to some of the most severe coral disease outbreaks recorded to date at an island in the South Pacific. Our most recent work at Norfolk Island is out now in iScience journal. shorturl.at/oDLQT Dr Tracy Ainsworth A/Prof. @UNSW Science Bill Leggat Suhelen Egan A thread, 1/4

Our paper out today investigates the bleaching extent @ the most southern Coral Reef, Lord Howe Bill Leggat Dr Tracy Ainsworth A/Prof. @UNSW Science Scott Heron Rosie Steinberg, PhD 🪸 #PLOSClimate:Bleaching, mortality and lengthy recovery on the coral reefs of Lord Howe Island. The 2019 mari ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Just published: a new study by Dr Tess Moriarty Bill Leggat Scott Heron Dr Tracy Ainsworth A/Prof. @UNSW Science & Rosemary Steinberg points to an uncertain future for a high-latitude #CoralReef journals.plos.org/climate/articl…

One of my first ever mentors!! Amazing human, amazing scientist and an amazing story. Well done April 🫶✌️

Feeling privileged to be a part of this project and a part of an incredible team 👏🐟🦞🌱

Have you ever wondered what a seahorse eats? The #SydneySeahorseProject team works very hard to keep our White’s seahorses satiated as they don't have a stomach, feeding them tiny brine shrimp (pictured) to mysid shrimp as they grow. 👀Stay tuned for the release next month!

At the end of 2023 I submitted my thesis. 🪸 Yesterday I received news that I have officially been awarded my doctorate degree. I am over the moon.