Camila Cataldo-Mendez

We welcome the Australian Academy of Science’s position statement on Australia’s scientific leadership in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. It calls for urgent, ambitious, strategic action backed by whole-of-government support and sustainable funding 🔗 buff.ly/orUA3QO

🪼🦑🦐 🐡 From the 'twilight zone': each night trillions of zooplankton and small marine creatures move from the ocean deep to the surface and back, in the largest animal migration on Earth. What does this mean for carbon transport in the Southern Ocean? aappartnership.org.au/twilight-zone-…

How best to prepare for potentially irreversible climate-driven changes to Southern Ocean ecosystems? Crucial new research led by @Holistic_Squid in collaboration with colleagues around the world points to the need for a region-specific modelling ensemble ⬇️ @IMASUTAS

1⃣ For the first time, AAPP/@UTAS_ scientists on the Denman Marine Voyage watch a carnivorous ‘sea slug’ preying on a much smaller ‘sea butterfly’. What's a pteropod? And why should we care? 🎞️Inessa Corney, @IMASUTAS #DMV

Absolutely thrilled to receive this prize from @IMASUTAS 🏆 A great way to cap off a busy and rewarding #PhD year. Grateful to be part of a fantastic #research community pushing the boundaries of #science. 🌟✨ Here’s the publication: doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17…

Had a blast at @scarchile2024. Heaps of learning, heaps of good people and heaps of good sights.

Some of the @IMASUTAS crew attending the #SCAR2024 conference over the last week. Had a blast, great networking and enjoyed the beautiful views that Chile has to offer!

🦐🦐🦐 New @FrontiersIn paper from AAPP, @IMASUTAS and @AusAntarctic led by @CamiCM_ on the energy content and demographic composition of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) swarms in East #Antarctica frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

FYI, if travelling Hobart to NZ, reconsider travelling #QANTAS you need bags within 48 hrs. I know of 6 people in the last month across 4 flights who have had bags containing essential clothing and PPE delayed on the way to do Sub-Antarctic guiding @Qantas

As the FOCUS voyage team waves goodbye to their home for the past 5 weeks - the infamous Southern Ocean - they reflect on their time at sea 👋🌊 It has been a time of discovery, learning and interdisciplinary world-class science🔬​ @Ant_Partnership @CSIRO #RVInvestigator #SWOT

🎆 The Hottest 100, cracked the ton, done a hunge. Today marks CTD 💯, a huge effort by the teams on @CSIRO #RVInvestigator for the FOCUS voyage. Q: what is a CTD? A: aappartnership.org.au/the-ctd-what-g… 📷 Amelia Pearson @monashclicomm

When not assessing how and why the Southern Ocean is changing, AAPP #PhD student @jameskwyatt is probably running. So what to do when a keen trail-runner is on @CSIRO #RVInvestigator for 38 days? Run a marathon on a treadmill, of course! 🏃‍♂️ Read more at aappartnership.org.au/the-focus-42-2…

FOCUS voyage PM shift taking 5 min to enjoy the purple skies of the Southern Ocean

🌊 Ahoy! Right now a shipload of scientists is bobbing about in the lumpy @_SouthernOcean, to track swirling eddies that transport heat towards #Antarctica with cool tech – including the #SWOT satellite. 🚢 Follow our voyage on @CSIRO RV Investigator at aappartnership.org.au/focus/

@CSIRO's #RVInvestigator and the state-of-the-art SWOT satellite have teamed up to help shed light on the 'leaking' heart of our Southern Ocean 🛰️💙🛥 Check out the animation below to find out how. @Ant_Partnership @CSIRO @NASA @CNES #RVInvestigator #SWOT #TrackingWorldWater

@CSIRO @Ant_Partnership Here we go ⛴️🌊

Our #RVInvestigator is heading into the heart of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current with @Ant_Partnership to investigate why the current that helps keep the Antarctic frozen is leaking warm water into the polar seas. Here's how they'll do it: csiro.au/en/news/All/Ne…

🎂We're marking the 90th Anniversary of Macquarie Island being declared a Wildlife Sanctuary, and it's an event you won't want to miss! Our guest speaker is Macquarie Island legend @DanaMBergstrom. Ticket sales close 3rd Nov or until they sell out #MacquarieIsland90 #Conservation

New paper out today exploring the marine habitat use of Snow Petrels tracked from East Antarctica! Funnily enough, I’m currently on my way to Mawson station for a summer (6 months) to build upon this work with @AusAntarctic @IMASUTAS Link to paper: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

PAPER ALERT: Humpback whales observed in the Western Weddell Sea for the first time. Thanks to all the team at Polar Whale Watch, @ponant_cruises @happywhale for supporting this work and many other who contribute to the broader project #CCAMLR @AntarcticFund