Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management - Coral Reefs Marine protected areas (MPAs) are essential tools for protecting marine ecosystems; yet, their effectiveness varies across regions. In the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s most degraded reefs, e...

Our new paper out in Coral Reefs today: assessing reef fish biomass in MPAs across 10 Caribbean countries 🐠🌎

By combining reef fish + benthic surveys with MPA manager interviews, we found that enforcement and compliance matter more than MPA size or age for supporting reef fish!

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Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management - Coral Reefs Marine protected areas (MPAs) are essential tools for protecting marine ecosystems; yet, their effectiveness varies across regions. In the Caribbean, home to some of the world’s most degraded reefs, e...

Link to paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Early bird registration for #WestPacMarBiol extended to the 14th October, so plenty of time to sign up and get your abstracts in for a very affordable and fun conference! Join us at UQ to meet with marine biologists from Oz and overseas 🐟

westpacificmarinebiology.network/wpmbn/meetin...

🌊 The Countdown is On! 🌊 The 3rd West Pacific Marine Biology Symposium co-hosted by University of Queensland and @cnrs.fr is just around the corner!

Early bird rego closes 30 September 2025 - don’t miss your chance to be part of this world-class gathering of marine biologists #WestPacMarBiol 🐟

Over half of Australian PhD graduates work outside academia, and less than 0.5% become professors, yet support for this transition is sorely lacking. We need more transparency around academic and non-academic career paths, especially in ecology and conservation where the routes aren't always clear 🔍

We wrapped up with an all-star female panel featuring leaders from government (Maggie Muurmans, DETSI), consulting (Dr Beth Toki, BMT), CSIRO (@laurablamey.bsky.social), and the not-for-profit sector (Dr Mary Bonin, GBRF), who shared their career journeys and offered fantastic advice! 🌟

We had an incredible day with 35 attendees! Sessions included how to unacademify your CV and tips for strong job criteria responses with Magdalena Wong from UQ Employability, plus career insights from Dr Laura Puk (WWF Germany), who generously Zoomed in at 5 am European time! 😱

A very delayed post (life has been busy!), but 3 weeks ago Tania and I ran a @uq-cbcs.bsky.social-funded workshop, "Beyond Academia", to help ecology and conservation HDRs and ECRs explore careers beyond academia. Huge thanks to everyone for the amazing response and enthusiasm! 😍

Just a reminder that this position closes today! Please consider applying or sharing with someone who you think might be a good fit 🐠

Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social

Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍

Please consider applying for this postdoc to come and work with us! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions 🐟 Not the deadline of 28 Feb. Please share! 😊

🚨Exciting new #coralreef postdoc!🚨

Apply to explore reef-pelagic connectivity with the @lec-reefs.bsky.social team! I’m thrilled to be partnering on this – we'll be tackling some fascinating research questions.

Full details & how to apply on original thread. Deadline: 28th Feb 🐟 Don’t miss out!

Finally, some media coverage in Australia on the mass mortality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in 2024.

The government’s cover-up is crumbling.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Queensland environment minister stands by ‘scepticism’ about human-induced climate change Andrew Powell first said he was not ‘100% convinced’ 12 years ago while holding the portfolio during the Campbell Newman era

An environment minister that isn't convinced that climate change is man made and was the only minister in the country to oppose the federal government’s plan for recycling (aimed to improve packaging recyclability and reuce waste)... Just what we need 🫠

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs Despite bans around the world, there’s no empirical evidence sunscreens cause coral bleaching.

If you think switching your brand of sunscreen will prevent coral bleaching, please read this:

theconversation.com/theres-insuf...

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Finally made it over to BlueSky! It feels so good to see it's like the good old days of Twitter 🥹 why did I not do this sooner? #itsabouttime

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