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Scientists are working hard to ensure the red handfish has a future. They hope a new captive-rearing program is the answer
australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlif…
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Rick Stuart-Smith
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Rick Stuart-Smith
@RickStuartSmith
Marine ecologist & co-founder of @reeflifesurvey
Hobart, Tasmania शामिल हुए Aralık 2018
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From a secret location in southern Tasmania waters, UTAS alumna Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith is leading the charge to save the Red handfish from extinction.
"Personally, I feel a sense of responsibility; we can’t just watch them pass into oblivion.” @IMASUTAS bit.ly/JeminaStuart-S…
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We’re excited to announce our @HandfishProject team have joined the prestigious @InsideNatGeo Explorers, with funding for vital ongoing conservation work for critically endangered #redhandfish. Congrats to proj coordinator, Jemina Stuart-Smith & the dedicated IMAS @UTAS_ team!
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We recently re-sighting some of our captive-raised red handfish juveniles in the wild (2 months post release) #conservation #criticallyendangered #handfish (📷T. Bessell)
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The krill of the reef! Basal #invertebrates show remarkably consistent secondary production across #temperate & #tropical reefs @IMASUTAS @UTAS_
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In our new paper we found a marine heatwave increased catches of coral trout.
This has implications for sustainable mgmt of reef fisheries...
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@RickStuartSmith @MellinCamille @gedgar33 @ReefLifeSurvey
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Incredible tool that will continue to get better with time as we add more monitoring data (GBR coming too) @bluecology @sussanley @SenatorSurfer @AmandaEBates @thebiteslab @LazzariNatali @DrEmmaLJohnston @adriatix @JoshuaCinner @SylviaEarle @ReeFishNews @FishGuyKai @AndySHoey
Reef Life Survey@ReefLifeSurvey
REEF LIFE EXPLORER is LIVE! A first-of-it’s kind interactive digital tool – displaying data collected by hundreds of #CitizenScience divers – REEF LIFE EXPLORER tracks the health of vital reef ecosystems all around the world. Dive Deeper: reeflifeexplorer.com
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Unifying #size #spectra for reef invertebrates from #coral reefs to #kelp forests! 🦀🦞🦐
New PhD article by @KateFraser18 @IMASUTAS supervised by @RickStuartSmith @gedgar33 @ScottDLing @ReefLifeSurvey
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The Teenager Model of Behaviour:
Crown-of-thorns starfish party all night, sleep-in til midday & only find way home if near a well-stocked larder of #Acropora #coral !
@IMASUTAS @JCU @CoralCoE @MorganPratchett @pratchettlab @ZLCowan @jordiocean #CoTS
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PLS retweet POST-DOC OPPORTUNITY in integrative coastal ecosystems!!!
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The RLSF 2020 Annual Report is now available! 🙌
Massive thanks to all the organisations and individuals who contributed to another hugely successful year for RLS! 💙
reeflifesurvey.com/rlsf-annual-re…
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Red #handfish juveniles released to boost #endangered wild population | MARINE BIODIVERSITY HUB shar.es/aoaiYa Image: Rick Stuart-Smith
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I still think this is the best photo ever taken of a Ziebell's handfish - taken on film camera (by RLS diver Andrew Green)!
Handfish Conservation Project@HandfishProject
Paper on #handfish #conservation effort & challenges published in #BiologicalConservation in light of recent @IUCNRedList updates that reveal them as the most threatened marine bony fish family: bit.ly/3lfjC1B (📷 Andrew Green, Ziebell's handfish, last seen ~2005)
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A great summary of the #threatened #handfish published today sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @HandfishProject @IMASUTAS @CSIRO
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New paper out today in #BiologicalConservation on all things #ReefLifeSurvey: our origins, our methodology, our strengths & limitations, our scientific & management outcomes, our successes & our big plans for the future!
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After 7 months enforced break, our #LapofAus voyage continues.
Central Great Barrier Reef today.
Northern GBR next week.
Central inshore reefs have survived this year's bleaching.
Yesterday's transect pics - Brook Is.
@Reeflifesurvey
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World, meet Froggy! Froggy was named by the @echoview team in memory of Chris Bellears, 'a dearly missed colleague and friend who had a soft spot for the charismatic handfish'. We're sorry for your loss, but we appreciate the gesture and support (📸 Tyson Bessell)
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Today on National Threatened Species Day I’m thinking about my home state of Tassie and the fate of our remaining species. My piece in @themercurycomau today 👇 Thanks @HandfishProject @gedgar33 and others for your work! themercury.com.au/news/opinion/t…
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For the first time in modern history, a marine fish species has been declared extinct on.natgeo.com/32DuoXo
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Grateful to @NatGeo for this feature on #handfish
@IMASUTAS @CSIRO @NESPmarinehub @gedgar33
nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/0…
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