Marine Ecologist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. Does shark and fish ecology.
Joined October 2015
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New paper from our team using eDNA metabarcoding to assess potential impacts from a seismic survey on a tropical fish community dx.doi.org/10.1002/edn3.7019… @aims_gov_au @CMST_oceans @IMASUTAS @uwaoceans @WAFishResearch 🧬🐟🐠🧬🐟🐠🧬
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Offshore oil and gas infrastructure plays a minor role in marine metapopulation dynamics
@rondoc_ronen et al incl. @DrDianneMcLean , @SpeedConrad, @eatreml in @SciTotEnv
➡️sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
@exxonmobil_aus
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New paper: Fully protected areas that are large and cover whole reefs provide conservation benefits for reef sharks🦈 Benefits DOUBLE when embedded within areas of effective fisheries management‼️
This "mixed management" approach boosts global conservation of elasmobranchs🦈
New study out assessing fish productivity on offshore oil and gas platforms in South Australia by @Matthew_J_Birt and team @aims_gov_au @CurtinUni @Deakin @CalPoly @Occidental
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Research led by @MilesJParsons suggests exposure to a single #seismic survey is unlikely to increase mortality or affect #pearl production in adult #oysters.
Co-authors @MarkMeekan @dbarneche @SpeedConrad @Cecile83708538 @HosnaKanani
More: aims.gov.au/information-cent…
@SantosLtd
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NEW #sharkscience from the @globalfinprint team. Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays.
science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
@ScienceMagazine
@PGAFamilyFdn @jcu @FIU @aims_gov_au @MoteMarineLab @DalhousieU @CurtinUni @IMASUTAS @ElasmoSociety @OceaniaSharks
ALT Caribbean reef shark. Photo Andy Mann
SpeedyShark retweeted
The @globalfinprint study found populations of #sharks & rays on Australian coral reefs are faring better than the same species on reefs where there is less protection from fishing.
Learn more: ow.ly/jFmU50OQ2yh
Study led by @SharkColin & supported by @PGAFamilyFdn
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New study finds 5 main #shark species that live on coral reefs have declined globally by an average of 63%, overfishing the main driver.
Published in @ScienceMagazine AIMS co-authored the @globalfintprint study led by @SharkColin
🔗DOI: 10.1126/science.ade4884
@PGAFamilyFdn
SpeedyShark retweeted
My third PhD chapter is out! 🧬 We applied 18S to characterize the diversity of Ningaloo Reef 🪸 and recovered strong patterns of community dissimilarity across adjacent reef zones with eDNA. Check it out 👇🏼
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Elusive #seasnakes at Ashmore Reef have been found hiding in the deep!
Video surveys in the mesophotic zone recorded 5️⃣ species not reported in shallow waters for a decade.
🔗More: aims.gov.au/information-cent…
Research authors incl @SpeedConrad @NeridaWilson
📸@SchmidtOcean
New paper from our group documenting sea snakes in the mesophotic zone, some of which have been unseen in the shallow waters of Ashmore Reef for decades frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @aims_gov_au @SchmidtOcean @wamuseum @CurtinUni @uwaoceans
New paper from our group led by @DrDianneMcLean out now, which assesses the value of subsea oil and gas structures to commercially important fish species frontiersin.org/articles/10.… @aims_gov_au @uwaoceans @BiolSci_UWA @Deakin @UTS_Science @nswdpi
SpeedyShark retweeted
Time to rethink what we thought we knew about whale sharks - they don't just eat zooplankton and small fish. Floating algae is also part of the diet making them the largest omnivore on the planet since the dinosaurs: doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3818
Photo credit: Andre Rerekura
Here's the latest paper from our group describing the trophic ecology of commercially important predatory fish species in northwestern Australia using gut content and stable isotopes @aims_gov_au @IMASUTAS @uwaoceans @FisheriesWA @CMST_oceans: frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Just out today in PNAS. Our new study:
A large-scale experiment finds no evidence that a seismic survey impacts a demersal fish fauna pnas.org/content/118/30/e210…
@aims_gov_au @CurtinUni @UTAS_ Photo: Nick Thake
SpeedyShark retweeted
Very excited to share our paper in @GlobalChangeBio that provides a blue-print for conserving marine biodiversity through marine reserves. A huge collaborative effort with 35 co-authors and 18 affiliations to assess 91 marine reserves across Australia:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
SpeedyShark retweeted
We used baited remote underwater video systems to survey marine reserves at depths up to 100 m and found that they provide increased conservation benefits if they extend from shore into deeper waters.
New collaborative study out describing the benefits of including a range of depths and increased connectivity of marine reserves for fish by @jgertza & team @aims_gov_au @CurtinMarineSci @UWAresearch @Science_DBCA @nswdpi @IMASUTAS @CSIRO @Flinders @stonybrooku @Deakin
