🤔👾 What if the first sign of an invader is not something we see, but something we sequence? Check out our new paper, proposing MODAS (Molecularly Detected Alien Species) as a warning flag for #eDNA detections 👻🧬🚩 👉 tinyurl.com/49vm3cfu #eDNA-LEV @skatsanevakis.bsky.social @iolr-il.bsky.social

If you ever seen the seafloor after a seaweed bloom, it can get dark, and the mud might stink from decaying macroalgae. There are a lot of processes involved, mostly microbial. Nutrients have a surprising (to me) role in all of it. 🧪🌊 Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...

🪼🎅🎄 Jingle (jelly) bells! First record of the tiny leptomedusa Dichotomia cannoides in the Red Sea, discovered by in-situ photography 📸🤿 and confirmed by integrative taxonomy🧬🔬 👉 doi.org/10.1017/S002... @iolr-il.bsky.social @IUI_eilat #Jellyfish #Hydrozoa #RedSea #Plankton

@zoopel.bsky.social just presented our MODAS concept at the #GuardIAS Conference: a database flag for alien species detected solely through molecular tools. By integrating these “invisible invaders” into IAS systems, we can prioritise validation, boost early warning, and modernise biosecurity. #eDNA

🦈🐳🌊 A giant visitor in Haifa! 1/2 For the second time in two weeks, a whale shark was spotted along the southeastern Mediterranean — a rare and exciting event! Whale sharks feed on zooplankton, especially sergestid shrimps, chaetognaths (arrow worms), and calanoid copepods 🦐🏹🪱 @iolr-il.bsky.social

🌊 Call for Abstracts! Join our ASLO–SIL 2026 session SS075: Aquatic Pollution in an Era of Climate Change & Anthropogenic Stress 🌍🏭🥵. Join us in bridging marine, freshwater, and estuarine research to better understand pollution–climate interactions. Submit 👉 www.aslo.org/aslo-sil-202...