Have you ever seen volcanic bubbles underwater?

What do you get when you mix schooling fish and metal music? 🐟🤘 Pure coordinated chaos. No leader. No plan. Just instinct, motion, and energy—like an underwater mosh pit. We channeled that into 1 hour of schooling fish to mosh to. Get ready to rockfish! mbayaq.co/4sMdpwU

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Please remember when you swim in the ocean: 200 meters below you, there is a layer of fish that stretches all around the world. It is so dense, that when it was discovered during WWII it scared the navy so bad they bombed it. This is the ocean's thin inner shell of fish [🧵]

I cried watching this 4Corners ep last night. The greed of people who care about nothing but lining their pockets & buying their next porsche, even if it comes at the costs of 100s of people's jobs, was so tough to see. How do so many people just have no decency?! www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Woah will you look at this petrol station sign?? Crazy!!

Missed the webinar last Thursday? No stress! The recording is already up 🎥 Watch it here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S54...

Bless the librarians of Aberystwyth University for sending this blog out to their students: "Wait a Minute…What If I Don’t Want to Use AI?" #LibrarySky

TLDR? The @albomp.bsky.social government is being loose with the truth about the environment and conservation, again. "This important report...mistakes promises for progress – is not worthy of a nation with both the means and the obligation to lead." theconversation.com/australia-cl...

Remember this next time anyone in the govt says they can’t afford to raise the rate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🪼🧬 New paper! How far does environmental DNA travel in coastal bays? We used biophysical modelling + particle tracking to estimate the transport & detectability of Chironex fleckeri (Australian box jellyfish) eDNA. 🔗 royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article...

Our webinar series is back! Dr. Ana Zaiko: “Faster, Simpler, Smarter: Rethinking how we collect eDNA from water” Dr. Maarten De Brauwer: "Rebooting estuarine monitoring – How can environmental DNA help redefine biodiversity baselines in Australia?" Time: 19 Mar 2026, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm NZDT

This Wednesday, Professor Phillip Wilcox and I will be giving a webinar on #Indigenous #data #sovereignty and #environmental #DNA as part of the Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao programme webinar series run by the Environmental Protection Authority NZ. #eDNA events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5dbf89...

Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.

🎤 Conference Showcase Opportunity Outstanding submissions may be selected (with permission) as official promotional material for the 3rd Australian & New Zealand Environmental DNA Conference. Your image could appear on: 🌐 Website 📱 Social media 📣 Digital campaigns 🎫 Conference materials

🧬📸 Calling all eDNA enthusiasts, researchers, students & practitioners! We want to see eDNA through your lens 👀 The #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition celebrates the creativity, diversity & real-world impact of environmental DNA research across Australia, New Zealand & beyond 🌏 🧵👇

Another day, another estuary. Sampling #eDNA to better understand biodiversity in Tilba Tilba Lake An important aspect our work is communication with local stakeholders, such as the farmers around this estuary Visits from cute echidnas is an added bonus #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

Photos for the #eDNAinFocus photo competition 📸 @sednasociety.bsky.social The Sequench team testing our #eQuip PK1 cordless stick sampler—one of our easy, cost-effective devices for collecting eDNA 🧬💧 Essential testing that keeps the eDNA community moving forward. Show your #eDNA adventures 🧬🌏

‪Tell me the truth...I'm ready. New IPBES report finds that $220 billion were directed to conservation & restoration of biodiversity in 2023... yet $7.3 trillion flowed toward subsidies that directly harm nature. IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment www.ipbes.net/business-imp... @ipbes.net

Update from the field. We achieved a major milestone yesterday by collecting #eDNA samples from Nadgee River Sampling in Nadgee Nature Reserve is tricky: a 2 hour 4-wheel drive + 20 minute hike through the bush carrying a canoe just to get to the estuary! #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

“A complete joke” After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race. Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants. By @liammannix.bsky.social

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

🔬 Calling scientists & data managers We need your expertise to: ✔️ Identify workflow gaps ✔️ Prioritize interoperability ✔️ Align data standards Turn #eDNA potential into policy-ready solutions for #OceanDays! 📅 Deadline: 06/03/2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #Science #Data

Some lovely images in this - 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Back in the field to sample estuaries in NSW. Conditions might not always be ideal, but still having fun! #eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social

📢 Great news! We’ve extended the eDNAqua-Plan Community Survey deadline to March 6, 2026—because we love your feedback (and we know you’re busy!) 👉 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd #eDNA #FAIRdata #Interoperability #OpenScience #DataStandards #Biodiversity

📢 Postdoc opportunity – Environmental Genomics (Freshwater) Lincoln University (NZ) is hiring a 2-yr Postdoctoral Fellow to lead cutting-edge eDNA & eRNA research in freshwater systems. Read more and Apply here: tinyurl.com/yx2x7a8e

5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 3): Ecology & Reversing the Biodiversity Crisis Our research includes mapping ecosystems, monitoring ecological change & restoring biodiversity www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese... Job advert: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34

McMaster University is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sedimentary Ancient DNA. The role focuses on improving sedaDNA methods and reconstructing past ecosystems. Salary: CAD $70,000/year. Apply by Feb 24, 2026. More info: [McMaster University](https://www.mcmaster.ca). #postdoc

And remember, good people, apparently we need a ridiculous & inefficient "Nature Repair Market" to properly fund conservation, because government simply can't afford to do it. It's shameful this nonsense persists, & far too many, including some that should know better, are willing to perpetuate it.

See also: “I hate a barnacle as no man ever did before.”

🚨 Reminder: SeDNAs AGM & Board Elections 📅 Wednesday 18 Feb ⏰ 12:30–1:30pm AEDT 💻 Online 🗳️ Want to vote? You must be a current paid member and attend the AGM.

📢 Calling all #eDNA folks!! 🧬 Abstract submission is open for the #UKEOF UKDNA Working Group Conference 2026 #UKDNAWG26! 🧬 Submit your Abstract via this link! forms.gle/epwnz5PFdrrt...

Everyone who cares about a safe and free Australia should read and share this michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla... Shocking allegations.

📣 SeDNAs reminders 🗳️ Board nominations close Wed 11 Feb If you’ve been considering nominating/or nominating someone, now’s the time! We’d love to see a strong & diverse field. 📅 AGM & Board elections Wed 18 Feb, 12:30–1:30pm AEDT (online) 👉 To vote, you’ll need to be a paid member & attend the AGM

If these cops don't go to jail for this assault, please explain why not, @albomp.bsky.social.

Social cohesion, Minns and Albanese style. ICE thugs would be proud.

Let's get this straight. Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election. After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties. Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Highly independent 2-Year #Postdoctoral #Fellowship in the field of #aquatic #science and #technology 🌍 🔬 🧬 🐟 🚰 🚹 🌊 🛰️ 🥼 at Eawag @eawag.bsky.social Apply now: apply.refline.ch/673277/1335/...

We start our examples of good news with the recovery of the estuary of Bilbao, in Northern Spain This picture shows the evolution of estuarine #biodiversity in past 30 years #ges4seas #mooc #oceanoptimism

New paper: eDNA metabarcoding at African savanna waterholes revealed 95 species. Wet season shows overall richness, dry season favors mammals. Primer choice matters. We’re excited about eDNA powering wildlife monitoring! 🦒🐢🪿🐍 doi.org/10.1111/eva.... #eDNA #Africa #wildlife

Only the satirical news sites are covering the White Nationalist Perth shrapnel bomb attempt like it should be covered. #Auspol

Still true

Luckily, @albomp.bsky.social's @australianlabor.bsky.social aren't still approving projects that are massive carbon bombs... Duty of care? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Oh noooooooooooo...

PhD position in fish ecology at the university of Gothenburg @naturvetenskap.bsky.social with fieldwork at Kristineberg marine station @kristinebergcenter.bsky.social Apply here: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...

📑 #NewStudy by Stelling-Wood et al. surveyed the fish community of a famous Australian harbour, using a combination of different survey types. 👀 doi.org/10.1007/s002...

Registration is open for GuardIAS Summer School 2026, with a focus on e-DNA and Invasive Species! 🌊 Explore the program and meet the trainers: guardias.eu/welcome-to-t... Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GuardIAS #InvasiveAlienSpecies #IAS #InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions

Submit your abstract to #ECSA61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium from 24-27 August 2026. #MarineEcology #Research #GES4SEAS

Our latest output is a practical guide to anyone considering running a citizen science project involving environmental DNA monitoring. Written by @laurens-colours.bsky.social and @lynseyrharper.bsky.social -- tinyurl.com/2cn9zdbx #DNA #CitizenScience #monitoring @ukdnawg.bsky.social