Dr John Turnbull
@johnwturnbull
Marine ecologist and social scientist #marineexplorer
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http://www.marineexplorer.org 27-05-2013 17:07:43
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A difficult first day in the field, with substantial bleaching and mortality at some of our sites :( #marineexplorer Sydney Science
Last night on the mainland before we head in to the southern Great Barrier Reef for a month of fieldwork #marineexplorer Sydney Science Dr Steph Gardner
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Two octopuses under the same jetty, one out and the other in... #marineexplorer #wildsydneyharbour #marinelife #marinelife photography #cephalopod
Brown sabre-tooth blenny #marineexplorer One's home is one's castle. Clifton Gardens flic.kr/p/2pHjC9d
Red rock crab under the jetty #marineexplorer Clifton Gardens, Sydney Harbour. Exploring the capabilities of my new Samyang 12 mm behind dome port. flic.kr/p/2pHaqy5
Curious wrasse drawn to bubble pocket #marineexplorer When we survey under overhangs our bubbles can form pockets of air on the underside of the rock. This crimson banded wrasse was most interested in the bubble formation. Jervis Bay RLS. flic.kr/p/2pGanjb
Tasselsnout flathead - can you see me? #marineexplorer
Thysanophrys cirronasa. Jervis Bay Reef Life Survey flic.kr/p/2pF1sBH
Nice to see that despite warm water temps this summer, the #corals in #sydneyharbour at Fairlight remain unbleached... and there was plenty of diversity on our @reeflifesurvey :) W Josh, Ari and Ana. #marinescience #marineexplorer
A few more pics from yesterday's @reeflifesurvey, this time from Oak Park, Cronulla #marineexplorer #citizenscience #marinescience #sydneyaustralia #wildlifephotography #porthacking #underwaterphotography
Two great Reef Life Survey dives in #porthacking this morning; highlights were pineapplefish and sessile growth on the wall at #Shiprock #marineexplorer
Pregnant male H. whitei #seahorse #marineexplorer #flickr flic.kr/p/2pB9Kyw
This dark brown dad on a net in #SydneyHarbour looks fit to burst with a couple of hundred baby seahorses... Wildsydneyharbour
Terrific to record quite a few individuals of the endangered White's #seahorse on our surveys in #sydneyharbour today #marineexplorer
Surprisingly good conditions despite recent rain for our double Reef Life Survey at Camp Cove today. #citizenscience #marinescience #sydneyharbour