Measuring conservation in a way that counts
A new study raises questions on whether current conservation science and policy for protected areas could be saving more biodiversity—with political and economic expediency often having taken prece
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
NEW PAPER in #Nature outlines opportunities & challenges of #OECMs, a new policy tool, for advancing equitable & effective #conservation!
📓 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02041-4
🗞️https://www.coralcoe.org.au/blog/key-policy-tool-can-advance-equitable-and-effective-conservation
📸Erika Pineros
#CoralCoE @nature.portfolio @jamescookuniversity @thewcs @dukemarinelab @dukeenvironment
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🤩 A successful field trip by @aj_crosbie collecting a wide range of coral specimens for DNA analysis at the museum.
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This research is vital in understanding many fundamental aspects about corals on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Like to find out more? Head over to @coralprphoenix
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📷 Gus Crosbie (@aj_crosbie)
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#museumoftropicalqld #qldmuseum #QMNetwork #coralcoe #jamescookuniversity #jcu
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Our team is a week into the Coral Sea Marine Park Island Health Voyage - a collaboration with the Australian and Queensland Government Reef Joint Field Management Program through @qldparks, @jamescookuniversity (@coral.coe), and volunteer botanists 🌱 - so we thought we'd share a photo of their departure and tell you some more about the voyage 🚢!
They're on a 3 week discovery expedition 🧭 to gather information on the health of 25 islands in the Coringa Herald-Lihou reef systems which are found in the central Coral Sea offshore from Cairns.
Monitoring and understanding the management needs of the many islands, cays, reefs and deep water environments is crucial to protecting the many key 🗝️ values of this vast region.
The islands 🏝️ themselves play significant roles in supporting unique vegetation communities, seabird breeding and nesting 🐦, marine turtle feeding and nesting 🐢 and may provide important inputs of nutrients that support a range of marine life to thrive.
The focus of the expedition will be to record, observe and identify both positive and negative activity through the voyage area 🔎, including collecting, removing and identifying the source of marine debris and plastics 🗑️.
A new #CoralCoE study led by Jodi Thomas found that increased CO2 levels increased attraction, aggression, & activity levels in male two-toned pygmy #squid! #climatechange
Want to find out what may underlie these changes?
Check out the #blog & #article below:
Blog: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/.../what-underlies-co2...
Paper: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242335
@jamescookuniversity @qldmuseum @museumoftropicalqueensland
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Dr Patrick Smallhorn-West is one of our 2020 Crawford-in-Queensland Awardees!⠀
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Dr Smallhorn-West, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at @coral.coe will conduct workshops held with management groups, NGOs, government agencies and local resource owners and users from four Pacific countries on the current state of knowledge on locally managed marine areas as a fisheries management tools. ⠀
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The work is being conducted as part of a larger collaboration between @jamescookuni, @WorldFish and the @aciaraustralia on the project, "Strengthening and scaling community-based approaches to Pacific coastal fisheries management in support of the New Song."⠀
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In addition to the workshops, a range of related communication products are to be developed in Tongan, Pidgin, and English.⠀
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We are excited to get updates from Dr Smallhorn-West once his engagement is underway!⠀
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Read more at the link in our bio ☝️ ⠀
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📸 Patrick Smallhorn-West
A joint study by @csirogram 's Dr. Wilcox & #CoralCoE
@jamescookuniversity 's Dr. Bergseth reveals the strategies that stop bandits from illegally #fishing in Australian waters—but warns there is a cost to the region’s poorer countries! #blueboats #IllegalFishing
PR:https://coralcoe.org.au/.../banishing-bandits-other...
Paper in #ConservationLetters: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../10.../conl.12823
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🎉 Announcing the 2021 Crawford-in-Queensland International Engagement Award Winners!⠀
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☕️ Dr Vivekananda Mittahalli Byrareddy, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Climate Sciences at @USQedu has worked in coffee research and development initiatives in Asia-Pacific and Eastern African for about 15 years. ⠀
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🐟 Dr Patrick Smallhorn-West, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at @coral.coe at @jamescookuniversity will conduct workshops held with management groups, NGOs, government agencies and local resource owners and users from four Pacific countries on the current state of knowledge on locally managed marine areas as a fisheries management tools.⠀
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The Crawford Fund QLD Committee supports targeted training and mentoring of overseas scientists and extension officers by experienced Queensland counterparts working on similar agricultural research challenges.⠀
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Stay tuned for more about these awards this week!⠀
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Read more at the link in our bio ⬆️
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Not all superheroes wear capes! Our researchers are creating a Coral Bank to help combat silent extinctions and provide critical new insights into the evolution of Australia’s corals, all in the name of conserving our Great Barrier Reef. Find out more via the Project DIG link in our bio.
Supported by @inside_bhp #ProjectDIGQM
@coral.coe #coralcoe
Don't miss TODAY's #CoralCoE seminar by Michelle Deshong on History, Country, Identity at 1pm AEST! #NAIDOCWeek2021
Click 👇👇 for details on how to attend:
https://coralcoe.org.au/crs_event/history-country-identity
Last night, 5 world-renowned scientists-including #CoralCoE's Prof. Terry Hughes & Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg-signed a letter to @unesco Director-General Audrey Azoulay to “thank #UNESCO for its leadership in recognising the threat of #climatechange to the #GBR #WorldHeritage property.” @jamescookuniversity @uniofqld
To learn more & to read the letter:
https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/leading-scientists-praise-unescos-leadership-after-draft-decision-on-the-great-barrier-reef
Photo Credit: Morgan Pratchett
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Go behind the scenes with our Senior Curator of Biosystematics Dr Peter Cowman where he reveals how his work analysing genetic data is more than science fiction.
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#ProjectDIGQM #museumoftropicalqld #CoralCoE #qldmusuem @coral.coe @petecowman @coralprphoenix
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Did you catch last nights episode of the #WomeninOceanSciencePodcast? 🦈
How are sharks affected by climate change? Well, on the 2nd episode of the Women in Ocean Science podcast, hosts Mads and Charlie speak to a leading female shark scientist, Dr. Jodie Rummer, to find out. Tune in for a discussion on Jodie’s recent paper which exposes coral reef sharks to future ocean acidification conditions and to find out just whether these “little athletes” can adapt to a changing ocean.
How are sharks affected by climate change? Well, today on the Women in Ocean Science podcast, hosts Mads and Charlie speak to a leading female shark scientist, Dr. Jodie Rummer, to find out. Tune in for a discussion on Jodie’s recent paper which exposes coral reef sharks to future ocean acidification conditions and to find out just whether these “little athletes” can adapt to a changing ocean.
You can find out about Dr. Rummer’s research and her lab at @RummerLab and @physioshark where she communicates scientific findings, highlights fellow scientists’ success stories and achievements, and advocates for issues related to women in science, gender equity, and diversity in STEM.
Link in bio to listen 🎙 Podcast available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify and via our website
Not only do #Coralreef #fish have bragging rights about being faster than Olympic gold medalists, #newresearch led by #CoralCoE's @adamtdownie found their speedy swimming also relates to whether they associate with #reefs!
In another recent study, Mr Downie also found the health of the reef that baby reef fishes choose to call home could affect their athletic performance. Settling on degraded #coralreefs may require extra energy for these young fishes, which could then compromise their growth, swimming and other vital activities.
#PR: https://coralcoe.org.au/.../baby-reef-fishes-swim-for-gold
Paper 1: https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12580
Paper 2: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02113-x
@jamescookuniversity @uoregon @universityofsaskatchewan
@rummerjodie @petecowman @qldmuseum @museumoftropicalqueensland 📸 by Pete Mumby
What is assumed to be ‘fair’ in #conservation may not be considered so by the people most affected by it. A new #CoralCoE study led by Georgina Gurney highlights the need to consider what local communities constitute as fair.
🗞️https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/more-fairness-needed-in-conservation
📔https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.05.022
@jamescookuniversity @universitywa @uofmichigan @wcsfiji
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This (📸 1/2) or that (📸 2/2)? You choose!
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Habitat degradation is widespread across coral reef ecosystems and has pervasive impacts on reef organisms. Coral reefs can degrade – for example – following a mass coral bleaching event, which is related to climate change, or due to pollution, increased boat/human traffic, and/or coastal run-off and development. In our new study, led by @adamtdownie, as part of his PhD at @coral.coe at @jamescookuniversity , shows that exposure to degraded habitats resulted in baby reef fishes exhibiting depressed breathing (oxygen uptake rates) during swimming. This finding has serious implications regarding the current and future state of the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide. Even though coral reefs only occupy less than half a percent of the Earth’s surface, they are like the rainforests of the oceans and vital for the planet’s health. They also host 25% of all marine species… species that CLEARLY need healthy reefs in order to survive and thrive.
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Find out more in the journal Coral Reefs and via the full text here #linkinbio : https://rdcu.be/clz2l
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📸s by me - Ribbon Reefs of the GBR December 2020 😀 and Lizard Island GBR bleaching February 2016 😢
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#coralreef #degradedhabitat #fish #reeffish #reef #ocean #marinelife #savingnemo #research #biodiversity #conservation #science #wildlife #biology #climatechange #environment #nature #sustainability #globalwarming #savetheplanet #climate #climatecrisis #climateaction
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Processing samples.
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Some photos from our latest field trip. Our days consisted of diving in the morning to collect coral samples. Lunch. Then an afternoon of processing what we had collected. This involves labelling each sample, preserving a smaller fragment of tissue in ethanol (to extract DNA later), putting the sample in bleach, and finally importing and organising field images. All of this before ending the day with sunset drinks.
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#Fieldnotes have arrived from the Palm Islands Group! During this trip, we continued to collect topotypes AND also collected and documented (on-going) scleractinian diversity in the area.
Read more on our website (link in bio or type in below)↓↓
Short link: https://wp.me/pc2sOB-gX
Full URL: https://coralprojectphoenix.org/2021/05/28/may-2021-palms-islands-group-field-trip/
📸: Andrew Baird
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#ProjectPhoenix #CoralProjectPhoenix #coralreefs #coraltaxonomy #taxonomy #systematics #evolution #coral #teamCoral #research #marinebiology #marinescience #fieldwork #OrpheusIsland #orpheusislandresearchstation #jamescookuniversity #coralcoe
We remember & acknowledge The Stolen Generations & the ongoing impacts of past injustices, and recognise & celebrate the strength & resilience of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities. #NRW2021 #NationalSorryDay #MoreThanAWord
Here's some great resources from
@reconciliationaus:
https://nrw.reconciliation.org.au/actions-for-reconciliation/
📸@reconciliationaus
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•Split Tones•
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I’m really enjoying the perspective you can get from drone shots. Also having the scenery at @jcu_oirs helps! Fantastic place to conduct research.
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Which image do you prefer? And Why? I’m trying to learn more about this kind of photography, so your thoughts would be appreciated!
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#coralresearch #coralsarecool #coralreefs #lifeofascientist #marineecology #marinebiology #coraltaxonomy #coralcoe #padi #artformsinnature #agameoftones #skybangerz
Hard vs. soft #corals- who will be the victor in a competition with no direct contact? A new #CoralCoE study led by Natalia Andrade Rodriguez looked at how patterns of #geneexpression determine the outcomes of competitive interactions between corals! #transcriptomics #RNA
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.659360
@jamescookuniversity @aurelie_moya @unikonstanz
A new study raises questions on whether current conservation science and policy for protected areas could be saving more biodiversity—with political and economic expediency often having taken prece
A new study reveals the strategies that stop bandits from illegally fishing in Australian waters—but warns there is a cost to the region’s poorer countries. Co-author Dr Brock Bergseth, from th
Five world-renowned scientists have signed a letter to UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to "thank UNESCO for its leadership in recognising the threat of climate change to the Great Barrier Reef
A new study has found baby coral reef fishes can outpace all other baby fishes in the ocean. Lead author Adam Downie is a PhD candidate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at Jam
Abstract: Coral assemblages from the remote Kimberley coast in North Western Australia thrive despite experiencing extreme heat, aerial exposure and fluctuating turbidity. These corals present an
Abstract: Bio-physical interactions can shape the structures and dynamics of populations. Open populations are well mixed over hundreds to thousands of kilometres. In contrast, closed populations exc
Abstract: The elusive Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is an understudied and putatively important species in the Arctic. They inhabits large parts of the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean inc
Abstract: The presentation will explore the National NAIDOC Theme and contextualise the connection between Indigenous Self-Determination and Country. The presentation will provide an overview of hist
Abstract: Among all epigenetic modifications, gene body methylation (GBM) is the most studied but arguably the least understood in terms of its function. It is believed by many to facilitate rapid ada
Abstract: I will present some findings showing genetically-identified cryptic coral species within a functional group differing in their response to disturbance (bleaching), environmental gradients (
Abstract: This project aims to set some of the fundamentals necessary for the study of antipatharians (black corals) in the disciplines of ecology, phylogenomics, biology and conservation management.
Abstract: In 1990, Elinor Ostrom published Governing the Commons, a demonstration that communities could successfully manage common pool resources without resorting to individual private property ri
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au