Dr Taylor Whitman

@MEPS_IR Very happy to see this out! A huge thank you to @DrCarlyRandall @NegsAndrew @HoogenboomMia @DrCathiePage @ChristineGiul11 @GFGalbraith

New study on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef shows coral seeding success is driven by fine-scale reef ecology, not marine reserve status. Selecting positive drivers within reefs (cm to 10s of metres) could improve restoration outcomes. bit.ly/meps15069 @TNWhitman

1⃣ hurdle for young coral to survive their 1st year on a reef is evading parrotfish. In #coralseeding, we’re trialling different designs to see which offers corals the most protection. @TNWhitman explains 📺⬇️ #RRAP @dcceew 🔗More: bit.ly/46axKRO

Corals don’t have👀, if they did this sight would invoke fear😱 Parrotfish eat young corals as they graze on algae. @TNWhitman has studied coral seeding devices to see which design protects coral the best to optimise #reefrestoration. 🔗 bit.ly/46axKRO #RRAP

New preprint! Simple techniques to improve #Coral seeding on the #GBR. Protection from grazing fishes doubles survival and is critical to post-seeding success. Clear results in < 48 hrs 🪸🐠 doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.… @DrCarlyRandall @MiaHoogenboom @NegsAndrew @aims_gov_au @jcu

Interested to learn more about variability in precompetency of coral taxa? I'm thrilled to finally share our new study in @CommsBio, the culmination of nearly 4 years of testing across 25 species! Thanks to @SeaSim_AIMS for all the spawning support! #ACRRI #RRAP @aims_gov_au

Is site or device design more influential in the survival & growth of seeded corals 🤔 @AIMSatJCU PhD candidate @TNWhitman is analysing devices deployed during last year’s spawning on Woppaburra sea Country to find out. #ACRRI @bhp @WeAreWoppaburr1 🔗 ow.ly/8uhc50Qgcuz

Getting ahead of the annual coral #spawning event was our Woppaburra Coral Project team, who placed terracotta tiles on reefs around Konomie 1 month ago, giving them time to develop a layer of biofilm, which attract coral larvae to settle. #ACRRI @bhp @WeAreWoppaburr1 (1/2)

Science through the lens and eye of #PhD students📸 Judges had a tough time deciding the photography winners at the annual @AIMSatJCU seminar day. The below images were snapped by students to visually highlight their #marinescience research. Do you have a favourite? 🤔

AIMS at JCU students dived into scicomms at their annual seminar day. The #PhD candidates showcased their cutting-edge research on #marinescience in a series of seminar + poster presentations, and speed talks. Congratulations to all speakers and winners 👏

We had a wonderful time in Woppaburra sea country finishing up the final field experiment for my PhD thesis 🤿🪸 The data reveals protective seeding devices and reefs with higher wave exposure may boost the survival of #coral recruits. #ACRRI @aims_gov_au 📸:@ChristineGiul11

A highlight of our field trips and staying at the Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre is the opportunity to share our @aims_gov_au coral 🪸 science with local students. So many questions! #ACRRI #WCP #coralseeding

Really stoked to finally share this preprint, 4 years in the making, that characterizes larval precompetency periods and settlement responses for 25 GBR coral species. @SeaSim_AIMS @aims_gov_au researchsquare.com/article/rs-338…

We are back on the #GBR finishing up our #coral seeding experiments at Moore Reef. Despite the windy conditions, we’ve managed to survey lots of beautiful corals. Look at these happy Acropora digitifera recruits 🪸 @aims_gov_au #RRAP

I had an amazing time in Singapore for @apcrs2023 🪸We shared novel techniques to help corals persist in an uncertain future and spent some free time exploring the beautiful island! @aims_gov_au @AIMSatJCU #RRAP

In the wild, many animals don’t reach their 1st birthday ☹ To boost the survival of #coral juveniles, we’re exploring a restoration technique called ‘coral seeding.’ 🔗 More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… #ACRRI @bhp @WeareWoppaburr1

Happy Friday 😃 #GreatBarrierReef #fish

@DrCathiePage @aims_gov_au Yes, lots of cementing at the high energy sites. The cca is growing fast but the recruits are well established!

@TNWhitman @aims_gov_au Great news. They are so big! Look at all that CCA! Any signs of cementing to the reef?

This week we are checking on our seeded #coral recruits in the northern #GreatBarrierReef. The Acropora digitifera corals seem to love their new engineered homes, and our preliminary results look very promising for restoration with this species 🪸 #RRAP @aims_gov_au

Heaps of parrotfish activity at one of our #coral seeding sites on the northern #GBR. I’m interested in the relationship between water flow, #fish grazing, and coral survival. Will our engineered seeding devices protect coral recruits from grazing? #RRAP @aims_gov_au