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! rdcu.be/eX3F3

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...

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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 🐟

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 🐠

James Robinson@james-robinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans? 2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍

Deadline FRIDAY! New postdoc position on pelagic reef subsidies. @lancasteruni.bsky.social & @lec-reefs.bsky.social Tell your friends 😎 🦑🧪🌊🌍

James Robinson@james-robinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Calling coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists: new post-doc at Lancaster Environment Centre with me @lec-reefs.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍 hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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! 😊

James Robinson@james-robinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

Calling coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists: new post-doc at Lancaster Environment Centre with me @lec-reefs.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍 hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🚨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!

Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – Pelagic Subsidies to Coral Reefs

An exciting opportunity for a marine scientist to contribute to a Royal Society funded project: Oceanic Subsidies: human and climate drivers of tropical marine food webs.We are seeking a highly motiva...

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James Robinson@james-robinson.bsky.social · 2y ago

NEW JOB: How does pelagic-reef connectivity vary across atolls and oceans? 2 year post-doc position based at research-intensive @lancasteruni.bsky.social, and part of the fantastic @lec-reefs.bsky.social team Apply: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #AcademicSky 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍

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/...

‘Catastrophic’: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds

More than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease

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Terry Hughes@profterryhughes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Due to the impeccable timing of a delayed official press release, you probably haven’t heard that 40% of corals on the southern Great Barrier Reef died in 2024 due to record-breaking heat exposure. www.voanews.com/a/surveys-sh...

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/...

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

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If you think switching your brand of sunscreen will prevent coral bleaching, please read this: theconversation.com/theres-insuf...

There’s insufficient evidence your sunscreen harms coral reefs

Despite bans around the world, there’s no empirical evidence sunscreens cause coral bleaching.

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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