Blake Ramsby

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

PhD graduate

James Cook University/ AIMS

blake.ramsby@jcu.edu.au

Media Releases

04 Dec 2018

Largest ever reef survey of the Coral Sea Marine Park underway

The most extensive reef survey of the Coral Sea Marine Park ever undertaken will continue this week as scientists from ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (Coral C

10 Mar 2021

Both old and young fish sustain fisheries

Scientists have used modern genetic techniques to prove age-old assumptions about what sizes of fish to leave in the sea to preserve the future of local fisheries. “We’ve known for decades that

04 Mar 2021

Gender assumptions harm progress on climate adaption and resilience

Scientists say outdated assumptions around gender continue to hinder effective and fair policymaking and action for climate mitigation and adaptation. Lead author of a new study, Dr Jacqueline Lau

02 Mar 2021

Half a trillion corals: world-first coral count prompts rethink of extinction risks

For the first time, scientists have assessed how many corals there are in the Pacific Ocean—and evaluated their risk of extinction. While the answer to “how many coral species are there?” is

Seminars

01 Apr

Insights into neonate reef sharks’ vulnerability to predation: a behavioural, physiological and ecological approach

Abstract: Neonate sharks experience high predation during early ontogeny. For this reason, predator avoidance is the major driver of shallow-water habitat use in neonate sharks. When a predator encoun

31 Mar

How humans shape marine ecosystems by altering predator populations

Abstract: Humans have been harvesting predators and other creatures from the global oceans for millennia. More recently, conservation measures, such as marine reserves, have been established to restor

22 Mar

Fish in food systems; beyond protein, production and pessimism

Abstract: We frequently hear about demise and decline in fisheries systems. This narrative can inadvertently shift thefocus of research and funding away from the opportunities and benefits avail

18 Mar

Non-Reef Habitats in a tropical Seascape. The effects of the surrounding seascape on coral reef fishes

Abstract: Multiple habitats in a tropical seascape are increasingly recognized as interconnected to one another. Mangroves, seagrass beds, and macroaglal beds are important components of a tropical se

16 Mar

Genotype by genotype by environment interactions in the conservation of reef corals

Abstract: Current conservation goals for reef-building corals under climate change involve boosting desirable traits like heat tolerance and fast growth in natural and restored coral populations. This

10 Mar

A genomic tale of two corals in a brave new world

Abstract: Coral reefs are threatened by local and global stressors, and critical to managing corals for persistence is understanding the components of how coral populations resist and recover from st

26 Feb

Revealing connections in the sea: Insight into the processes shaping the spatial distribution of marine fishes

Abstract: The vast majority of reef fishes have a life history consisting of a pelagic larval phase of typically 20 to 60 days, followed by larval settlement where they remain through their juvenile a

23 Feb

Can you share the fish and manage them too? The role of fish and fishing in sharing networks and implications for fisheries management.

Abstract: Social networks have been and remain important across the Pacific Islands, and beyond, for building and maintaining social-ecological resilience. However, there is little quantitative infor

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