Today whale watchers photographed what appears to be possible #whale afterbirth. We do know #humpback #whales sometimes give birth before their Great Barrier Reef calving grounds. I’d loved to have looked at this closely! 📸 Thanks to Blue Bay Whale Watching #ByronBay. #whaleon

A cute start to Friday morning with a seal pup resting on the rocks 🦭

Kaylah Gawne has commenced Honours this month with Paul Carnell and myself at our @DeakinSEBE Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. Kaylah's project will be working towards kelp restoration in Port Phillip Bay Blue Carbon Lab

As the rain pours down across Victoria, let's take a moment to remember how magical Monday was - perfect conditions to look for reproductive sori in Ecklonia! Kaylah Gawne Paul Carnell

The things you do for kelp. Not the best day for sampling but we got the job done 👌 Kaylah Gawne @JasmineBursic Paul Carnell

New paper alert! It’s in Frontiers for Young Minds where kids review the articles and develop critical analysis skills. We aim to increase science engagement at this level and awareness of #GreatSouthernReef Cátia Freitas Madi O’Brien Great Southern Reef Foundation kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

We are anticipating complete FOMO this week as #ISS2023 kicks off down in Hobart and we are not there! So, we are getting our seaweed fix through collecting Kaylah Gawne Honours data. Adorable right?! #marinescience #kelprestoration #kelp

First time posting on #phycologyfriday Using Kaylah Gawne’s slides to develop a kelp mosaic #marinescience #kelpart

New study published today reveals marine heatwaves are damaging reefs around Australia and species of the #greatsouthernreef are declining more rapidly than tropical species. Read the conversation article: bit.ly/3lA79uM Read the paper: go.nature.com/3FEX9Hh

Such an amazing experience doing this research, exciting times 🥳

Our seaweed team are proud to be part of a multi-partner project to restore Port Phillip Bay’s Golden Kelp forests. With Deakin University's SEA.Ed, we’re cultivating Golden Kelp to be planted on underwater reefs and bring back this important habitat. Read more at theage.com.au/environment/co…

Excited to share our new kelp restoration project in Victoria. This is a collaborative effort between Deakin University, University of Melbourne, Parks Victoria, The Nature Conservancy and supported by DEECA Victoria

Honours thesis submitted just in time for Easter! So grateful for the past 9 months and the people, including my supervisor Prue Francis, that helped me achieve this. 🥳

The Port Phillip Bay Golden Kelp Restoration Project will restore #kelpforests using urchin culling and out-planting juvenile kelps. Let's support marine biodiversity in Port Phillip Bay. #KelpRestoration #MarineConservation #PortPhillipBay #greatsouthernreef Deakin University The Nature Conservancy

🌊 | This #NationalOceansMonth, we're celebrating research undertaken at #Deakin in partnership with The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific, University of Melbourne and Parks Victoria to restore Port Phillip Bay's magnificent Golden Kelp forests. 🔗 deakin.au/3PeUMAE

Collections are officially under way for the first chapter of my PhD, looking at the genetics of Ecklonia radiata populations in Victoria! Can this be my office every day? #PhycologyFriday

The #PortPhillipBay #GoldenKelp restoration project is contributing to the recovery of one of Victoria's most important marine ecosystems. The project has involved growing microscopic golden kelp on twine & #greengravel The Nature Conservancy Deakin University Prue Francis Parks Victoria DEECA Victoria

What a whirlwind of a week a #amsanzmss2024. An amazing first conference and a big thank you to AMSA Victoria for getting me there!

📢 Excited to finally release our new tool ReefAdapt.org - making genomic information more accessible for #marinerestoration. Out now Communications Biology nature.com/articles/s4200… UWA Oceans Institute UWA Research Flinders University