While jellies are quite scary during stinger season, fishes that feed on these planktonic jellies contribute a whopping ~25% to the productivity of coral reef fishes 🪼🐟 Check out our new OA paper in @natecoevo.nature.com, led by PhD student James Gahan, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐 🦑🧪

We're hiring! 🥳 Come and join our team in Lancaster - we're looking for two senior postdocs to work on corporate sustainability and restoration ecology. 🌳 🪸 ♻️ (1 of 2) @lec-reefs.bsky.social @pentlandcentre.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

POSTDOC JOB AD: I'm hiring a Bayesian ecologist to build a (IMO, extremely fun) model of humpback whale spatiotemporal dynamics in California 2-year position starting fall 2026. in-person in Santa Cruz; collab w with Mevin Hooten's lab at UT Austin. ask me Qs or apply: recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF02003

🚨New paper alert! Science and policy have both engaged with climate change impacts and opportunities in the context of mariculture. But how (mis)aligned are their perspectives & what are the implications for a climate-resilient industry? Find out in our new pub: dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq....

🚨New paper! 🌍🦈😇 What do seafloor patterns reveal about fish, fear & food webs? Tracking reef halos at Ningaloo Reef, we found they shrink in summer but grow in winter, correlated with seasonal temp and upwelling. Single snapshots don't tell the full story. Context matters! 📖 rdcu.be/ewTI1

Doing cool things with the coolest people

THREE DAYS LEFT to apply for a 🔥 fully funded PhD scholarship to join our interdisciplinary Thriving Oceans Research Hub. Come be part of an epic global project focused on locating and learning from coral reef bright spots. Prior publications are helpful. www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

Come join our dynamic lab!

Doing some fun things inside and outside of the office 🤓

So excited this project is getting the attention it deserves! Sponge communities are often overlooked when it comes to ocean restoration. Check out how @offshorebiotech.bsky.social is working toward nature positive strategies in the offshore space: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...

Prospective PhD students: I am recruiting another 3 PhD students to join my Thriving Oceans Research Hub and work on the "Bright Spots 2.0" (aka exceptional responders) project as part of my ARC Laureate Fellowship www.arc.gov.au/funding-rese.... Scholarship Ad: www.sydney.edu.au/scholarships...

A trio of fabulous PhD positions for prospective PhD students interested in coral reef fisheries, experimental economic games, fisheries supply chains, or all of the above! Come join us in beautiful Sydney 🐟 Please share with your network!