“…..coral gardening, assisted migration (harvesting larvae) & assisted evolution (rearing corals in an aquarium) are prohibitively expensive & unworkable at any meaningful scale….

…..The only long-term way to protect corals is to rapidly reduce global greenhouse emissions.”

Haven’t registered for ACRS 2024 Perth yet? Quick! The quokkas are waiting for you!
And, photographers who are ACRS members (if you’re not - it’s easy to sign up on the website), you have 1 WEEK to get your photos in.
australiancoralreefsociety.org/conference/acr…

#ACRS2024 #marinescience #coralreefs

The #GreatBarrierReef is undergoing its 5th mass bleaching in 8 years. I wish more people understood how devastating this is. Listen here for a summary from me & Lesley Hughes, & follow Terry Hughes for updates.

CMS_UTas IMAS University of Tasmania IPCC

abc.net.au/listen/program…

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve theconversation.com/the-great-barr… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Every $1 invested in discovering all remaining Australian species will bring $4 to $35 of economic benefits Taxonomy Australia
📽️“The race to identify Australia's unknown species” vimeo.com/533025445

Emissions from households’ water use are on a par with aviation. The big cuts and savings they can make are being neglected theconversation.com/emissions-from… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

We warned you about this #ClimateCrisis . Now it’s here

'The planet is desperate for visionary leadership. The planet is desperate for policy that creates an equitable transition away from fossil fuels, and into  #ClimateEmergency mode as a society.'
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Two new Australian native mammals – the first of their kind this century theconversation.com/we-discovered-… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

I am delighted to have been reappointed as Australia’s Chief Scientist for a further 12 months. It is a great privilege to provide independent, evidence-based advice to the Australian Government. 2024 is already shaping up to be an exciting year! shorturl.at/lrtK2

NEW PHD OPPORTUNITY: scholarship available School of Biological Sciences, UWA! Strong prospective applicants interested in #kelp #ecology and #ClimateChange please email me a CV, academic transcripts, list of publications & a paragraph on research interests fore 10 January 2024 UWA Research UWA Oceans Institute

Our 3D printed shuttle-box for measuring temperature preference in fish 😍. Find blueprints to make your own, plus a tonne of other info about shuttle-box use in our paper in ConservationPhysiology, here: academic.oup.com/conphys/articl… @emiflichri Glasgow Fish Biology #fishsci #labDIY

📢 Reminder

The recorded content from the SEB Centenary Conference 2023 is available until the end of January 2024 for viewing by registered attendees.

If you have not yet had a chance to check out there is still time!

Click here to view the content:
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111 years ago today

Knowledge alone isn't sufficient to ensure good decision-making, because governance isn't about information. It is about power and influence.

We need policies to be informed by evidence and to ensure scientists have credibility

Super cool marine animals in the #echinoderm practical today James Cook Uni on the #invertebrate biology course

#marineinvertebrates are amazing

Queensland Museum Kurilpa @MTQ_Townsville

Australia's chief scientist: “Carbon reduction must increase by eight times to curb climate change”. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-1… via ABC Australia

#tbt Fieldwork where we spotted this amazing 'mama' #giantclam . It was >40 cm long - an amazing size! This means that it has been living on that reef for a long number of years, which also means a healthy reef environment. Go sentinel clam! #giantclam girl #MondayMolluscs

From laggards to leaders
How do Australian banks stack up on climate action?
acf.org.au/net-zero-bench…

How good is this

The Dodd Collection artsandculture.google.com/story/the-dodd… via Google Arts&Culture

Queensland Museum Kurilpa @MTQ_Townsville

No words.