Congratulations to this year’s Ocean Awards Local Hero Winner, Kura Paul-Burke!

Kura Paul-Burke is on a mission to restore the shellfish population in Ohiwa Harbour, with the wisdom of Māori elders.

Learn more about Kura's community work 👇youtube.com/watch?v=ok8QcS…

Deep-sea #mining poses an unjustifiable environmental risk, according to a study in NatureSustainability with Featured ESI Academic of the month Dr Kate Littler and colleagues news.exeter.ac.uk/research/unjus….

Don't miss her #esiStateOfTheArt talk on 21 May
👉 exeter.ac.uk/esi/people/fea…

So proud of this .. ⁦Ocean 14 Capital⁩ thetimes.co.uk/article/nestle…

Great to chat to BBC Radio 5 Live just now about this important news story. Global Systems Institute University of Exeter ExeterMarine Like many others I've been watching this sea surface temperature data over the last year and losing sleep over it.

With more weeks of heat forecasted we must immediately halt ⛔️ all harmful dredging and 🚧 coastal construction on our reefs.

💙🪸 Take action:

✅ talk to your community

✅ appeal to all island / Atoll representatives to prioritise coral recovery

#maldives #CoralBleaching

At the University of Exeter, you’ll find one of the world’s largest marine science teams: a group that includes researchers recognised in the top 1% of their field. All are dedicated to addressing and overcoming the diversity of threats that our planet faces.

#ExeterMarine 🌊

The wait is over and this year’s Ocean Award winners have now been announced! 🎉

Over the next week we’ll take a deep dive into this year's award winners exploring their incredible work.

If you can’t wait until our winners deep dive, meet them here👇bluemarinefoundation.com/2024/05/08/202…

The Convex Seascape Survey are hiring a Postdoc Fellow to join the project at Mandela University in South Africa!

Fully funded three-year project, working w/ an international team contributing to our understanding of the oceans 🌊

Apply here➡️ bit.ly/PostdoctoralFe…

#hiring #conservationjobs

An unprecedented global coral bleaching event is confirmed‼️

#Maldives faces months at alert levels with 8+ weeks at level 2 🚨

⚠️ Possible 1998/2016 level impacts

🛑🚧 Halt coastal construction & dredging now

✅ Talk to your representatives

💙 Act now to protect coral 🪸

Last lot of respirometry measurements on. Then we need to image every core. Big sample day for the The Convex Seascape Survey today. Global Systems Institute ExeterMarine

In case you missed it, we were thrilled to have been featured in The Times and The Sunday Times over the weekend. University of Exeter and Convex Seascape Survey researcher Dr. Ceri Lewis spoke about her obsession with mud whilst ConvexIn's Stephen Catlin talked about why the research is so important.

To

🚨 Corals are spawning in Maldives in the midst of the global coral bleaching event already affecting our corals.

🛑 🚧 We must immediately halt all harmful dredging and construction work to give our corals and new larvae a chance to survive & grow‼️

#CoralBleaching #maldives

Congratulations to Raquel Peixoto on her amazing work and achievements! Raquel is part of CORDAP's Scientific and Advisory Committee, which means she is part of a team that assists developing and updating the strategic direction of research but also makes recommendations on research

Dr. Ellen Pikitch won the 2024 Hugo and Anita Freudenthal Research Award for her impactful work in marine conservation, presented by NYSMEA (NYSMarineEd). The award was given by her former high school teacher, Lou Siegel. Read more: news.stonybrook.edu/university/pik… School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at SBU

We are delighted to announce new work on Coral Larval Restoration training with stakeholders 🪸💙

Funded by CORDAP coral accelerator awards, we’re working with brilliant people from Southern Cross University (lead Prof. Harrison) Maldives Marine Research Institute Australian Institute of Marine Science Turqoiselab CSIRO QUT UQ News

We’re hiring!

We're seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the Convex Seascape Survey Project at Mandela University Department of Zoology in Gqeberha, South Africa!

You’d be joining a fully funded three-year project, working with an international team across various parts of the

WE ARE SEEKING CANDIDATES FOR: Lecturer in Climate Science. Full details here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r… PLEASE RETWEET WIDELY. Closing date: 27th May.

What a Team! Sampling done. Now time to set up the bioturbation experiment. The Convex Seascape Survey Blue Marine Foundation Global Systems Institute ExeterMarine

Our The Convex Seascape Survey work is featured in The Times and The Sunday Times today. Global Systems Institute ExeterMarine Blue Marine Foundation thetimes.co.uk/article/1530cb…

The brilliant @convexseascapesurvery has been nominated at @thewebbyawards ⭐️Please support this vital research and the way it’s told by voting now. Thank you!

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