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READER PIC 📸 A spectacular photo of the moon rise behind Corndarup/Mt Clarence over Princess Royal Harbour on Australia Day, taken by our reader Kate Sprogis. Send your photos to [email protected] for the chance to be featured in the paper.

#SOPOPP are seeking a new #PhD team member! If you have an interest in #HumpbackWhale #endocrinology and #toxicology PM Susan Bengtson Nash for project details. Candidate appointment is subject to award of a Griffith University #Research #Scholarship

Today has been a great opportunity to quiz and practice media skills with journalists. What is news, what makes a good pitch, and how does the media work? Fantastic media 1:1 training session for EMCRs with Niall Byrne

Scientists dual-tagged 27 young white sharks along the Australian east coast to study their vertical habitat use. Infrequent deep-diving sparks questions about navigation and foraging. mdpi.com/2079-7737/11/1…

🐳Whale acousticians have sized up sperm whales off Heard Island with sound science. The team used the animals’ echolocation clicks, captured on a moored acoustic recorder, to determine head and body size. Learn more 👉antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/soun… 📷B. Miller

The local organising committee are thrilled to see so many registrations flying in, and very excited to be greeting you with a warm ‘G’day!’ this November in Perth, Western Australia. Photo: Kate Sprogis #PerthSMM2024 #SMM #comesayGday

🌊While Port Ross in the Auckland Islands enjoys protection, many vital whale habitats in New Zealand waters remain vulnerable. Vessels are entering these critical areas more frequently than anticipated. 🎥 Animation by University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau tracks whale movements alongside vessel paths.

New work from our southern right #whale tohorā a project 🐳 - ONLY 10% important habitat protected by MPAs - these MPAs are used frequently by vessels OA paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Live Ocean Foundation (inactive) Royal Society Te Apārangi Dr Leena Riekkola - @finntasticleena.bsky.social Faculty of Science, University of Auckland International Whaling Commission MMEG_UoA

A new study by OI members Ana MM Sequeira and Abbie Rogers has suggested a novel approach to financing global biodiversity conservation through tracking and valuing the migratory patterns of marine megafauna –including whales, sharks, tuna and turtles. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

Beautiful day at UWA Albany Centre followed by a public talk by UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Visiting Fellow Dr Fredrick Christiansen from Aarhus Universitet on 'The use of drones to study whales'

A new paper by lead author OI Member Kate Sprogis has recommended protection measures for a humpback whale nursery ground in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

🐳Call to protect important humpback whale nursery ground after hotspot detected in the Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. 🌊 🐋#humpbackwhale #ExmouthGulf UWA Research UWA Oceans Institute School of Biological Sciences, UWA Kate Sprogis uwa.au/wshwwd

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

Humpback whale distribution in north-west Australia New paper quantifying Exmouth Gulf as a high density area for whales: an important nursery area Sprogis, Sutton, Jenner & Jenner 2024. Australian Journal of Zoology. Free download: publish.csiro.au/zo/ZO24020

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Male Amazon river dolphins have been documented rolling upside down and firing urine into the air - and other dolphins seem to follow the stream. newscientist.com/article/246628…

Australia's most endangered marsupial and rarest marsupial in the world, the Gilbert's potoroo, is back thanks to 30 years of conservation efforts. ow.ly/4TB050UVnB9

To protect life on Earth, we must safeguard the ocean. In his lifetime, Sir David Attenborough has seen the ocean go from mystery to what he calls Earth's most vital ecosystem. In #OceanFilm, he recalls his first dive – a moment of awe. #UNOC @Silverback_Films OpenPlanet

Half of all great whale species are at risk. Their ancient migration routes, known as blue corridors, are under threat.

BlueCorridors.org, a new platform that maps 30 years of whale tracking alongside threats & real-world solutions, offers hope. RT if you ❤️whales! 🐋