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@louwclaassens

All things #ocean. First love is #syngnathids and #tinyfish. Trying my hand at #remotescience in #timorleste. Interested in a wide range of fields - from tiny critter taxonomy to deep-sea exploration and everything in between. #teamfish #teaminvert

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(PDF) A Recovery Action Strategy for South Africa's Endemic Estuarine Pipefish Syngnathus watermeyeri July 2024 FINAL PDF | The Estuarine Pipefish (Syngnathus watermeyeri) is considered to be the most threatened syngnathid in the world, found in only two estuaries along... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...

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05.04.2025 00:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy to finally share the species recovery action strategy for one of the coolest #tinyfish I know - Syngnathus watermeyeri. Check out the strategy, new #iucnredlist and first ever #greenststatus. Funding support thanks to @insidenatgeo.bsky.social #pipefish #syngnathids #southafrica

05.04.2025 00:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my god - love this!!!

22.03.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah - I also thought them using their tiny little legs to glue rocks together would be pretty neat! Those pylochelids look pretty cool though!

22.03.2025 00:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is so cool! Thanks so much for confirming!

20.03.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I stumbled upon this cool #crab during a night dive in #timorleste - and can swear that it’s β€˜shell’ is made up of tiny pebbles stuck together. Am I hallucinating?! #teaminvert #crustaceans @jopabinia.bsky.social

20.03.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Might have missed most of #nudivember - but found these guys today to join the party! #timorleste #nudibranch #teaminvert #seaslugs

30.11.2024 09:25 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Schematic of 5 key steps to conduct offshore research in a small island developing state

Schematic of 5 key steps to conduct offshore research in a small island developing state

New publication alert! Ever wondered what it takes to do #offshore research when you don’t have a big ship or loads of funds? We used #palau as a case study to navigate #largescaleocean #science in a #pacific #smallislanddevelopingstate. Check it out!
doi.org/10.1071/PC24...

24.11.2024 23:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made the jump from the other place and awesome to see all the cool #ocean peeps over here! Keen to dive into #remotescience looking at #fish and other #marinecritters in #timorleste - watch this space.

23.11.2024 11:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0