Elusive #seasnakes at Ashmore Reef have been found hiding in the deep! Video surveys in the mesophotic zone recorded 5️⃣ species not reported in shallow waters for a decade. 🔗More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… Research authors incl SpeedyShark Nerida Wilson 📸Schmidt Ocean

Daniela Ceccarelli takes a brief but deep dive into spatiotemporal dynamics of reef fish across the GBR in response to significant disurbance events #ASFB2022 Australian Institute of Marine Science #AIMSLTMP

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Proud to work with such excellent humans! #InternationalWomensDay Australian Institute of Marine Science

A new paper in @nature, led by IMAS uses data from our Long-Term Monitoring Program and Reef Life Survey volunteer divers to reveal “Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming.” 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41586…

~3000 images created the #3D model of Davies Reef (central #GreatBarrierReef). Models of the same reef area have been created yearly since 2021 to look at vital rates of corals & benthic organisms. #EcoRRAP DCCEEW @GBRFoundation Dr Renata Ferrari ow.ly/czZ650NAwfs

‘Headed off the charts’: world’s ocean surface temperature hits record high theguardian.com/environment/20…

I don’t know what is scarier, the fact that atmospheric CO2 just hit the highest level in human history, or that it has gone close to completely unnoticed…

Time to write it up... until we get back in the water in August

Just announced by Tanya Plibersek and Senator Nita Green : All hammerhead sharks to be no take species for commercial fishers in Queensland, gillnet fishing to be phased out of the Great Barrier Reef region, and much more. minister.dcceew.gov.au/plibersek/medi…

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Daniela Ceccarelli takes us through her ‘horrendogram’ of complex species composition patterns from the AIMS LTMP data in a simple way. Many fish ‘losers’ but some ‘winners’ on the reef with sequential disturbances, and no-take zones enhance fish community and reduce COTS #AMSA2023

What a beautiful and inspiring plenary by Prof. Kura Paul-Burke showing vital Indigenous knowledge applied to shellfish restoration in Aotearoa #AMSA2023

On the learning curve of co-design: merging Manbarra traditional knowledge with science to study fish on the GBR Australian Institute of Marine Science

Dr Emma Lee FederationUniversity challenges us: how is sea Country sacred to us scientists? #NAIDOC2023 #AMSA2023

Dredging up my #territorialdamselfish past for a talk at CICESE @todocicese Mexico and weaving in some Australian Institute of Marine Science #ltmp stories

Our #GreatBarrierReef long-term monitoring shows recent widespread coral recovery in the north and central GBR has paused this year. Some reefs are up, some are down, most are about the same. Regional hard coral cover levels are similar to 2022. 1/2 youtu.be/265vxaa8G2Y

Understanding the condition of #GreatBarrierReef needs more than a headline.. or tweet. Mike Emslie, Daniela Ceccarelli and David Wachenfeld take a deeper dive into the Reef in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Report➡️ aims.gov.au/monitoring-gre… theconversation.com/is-the-great-b…

What a legacy! I am very fortunate to be one of the people in this picture.

A slightly longer safety stop was had, surrounded by these beauties... #ltmp Australian Institute of Marine Science #farnorthgbr #monitoring #rvcapeferguson