Joseph DiBattista

journal front cover with AQC title on the top and an image below of a diver underwater looking at settlement tiles covered in pink coralline algae

Feb issue of #AquaticConservation
🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...
📸 Settlement tiles in Isfjorden, see Sowa et al. Photo credit: P Balazy / IO PAN Diving Team
Also: frogs, corals, seaweed, whales, turtles, fishing, eels, crabs, seals, (e)DNA, dolphins, pike, crayfish, sturgeon
#AQC
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Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91 Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know.

A great soul if ever there was one
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Cool description of seven miniature fish species from the Triassic that may be similar to modern day cryptobenthics. Apparently they were all over the Tethys Sea 240 million years ago, measuring in at a whopping 4cm adult body size 🥹 Scale bar in 📷 is 5mm!

linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

Camera 1: Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping YouTube video by oceanexplorergov

#OkeanosExplorer EX2503 dive 7 has begun. #Papahānaumokuākea #MarineLife #saveNOAA
www.youtube.com/live/rwq8v0c...

A new framework to assess actual error in biodiversity indicators like the Living Planet Index.

✨ Breaks it down into data defect, scarcity & difficulty—guiding smarter monitoring for species recovery targets.

👉 Boyd R.J. et al.
ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...

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Abstract Submissions extended 11:59PM AEDT February 28!

Good News! If you didn't get a chance to submit a abstract in time for #AMSA2025, the deadline has been extended until the 28th February @ 11:59PM. That's only 2 weeks so don't wait and get yours in today! amsa2025.amsa.asn.au

If you're working in estuaries,consider putting in an abstract in the "Estuarine Ecosystem Processes-Observations & Modelling" session!

@joey-squishfish.bsky.social

Sydney Coast Marine Bioblitz | Ocean Lovers Festival | Sydney This Bioblitz aims to pull together communities of ocean lovers to get down and dirty to help scientists gather data about their local ecosystems.

The amazing Bondi-based #Ocean Lovers Festival is expanding to celebrate all of Sydney. As part of this event they are hosting the inaugural Sydney Coast Hope Spot Marine Bioblitz (1–31 March). Calling all marine #citizenscientists to join in the fun!

www.oceanloversfestival.com/sydney-coast...

COAST Student Internships Summer 2025 | CSU

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PAID INTERNSHIPS! California State University (CSU) students interested in marine, ocean, and coastal STEM are invited to apply for the 2025 CSU COAST Summer Internship Program. 20 internships available Head to bit.ly/COASTInterns2025 to apply by 2/26/25!

Well that’s a wrap for our January Junior Wildlife Rangers program at the Cooper Park Community Hall supported by a Woollahra Council Community and Cultural Grant. Two incredible events, and an amazing group of children and carers sharing their love for our local biodiversity @mer-nsw.bsky.social

A massive thanks to our scientist speakers that shared their knowledge of the cryptic and critical underwater world in Australia and its importance to all of us. Sea squirts, sharks, and advances in #eDNA were in full display at the North Bondi SLSC. @wilderlab.bsky.social @mer-nsw.bsky.social

#AcademicSky 🧪 #MathSky

PhD project in systematic ichthyology - Molecular Ecology, Evolution, and Phylogenetics Laboratory Institution: University of Sydney & Australian Museum Research InstituteLocation: Sydney, NSW AustraliaStart date: July 2025 or February 2026Supervisors:

See the link below for information on start dates, project scope, and details on how to apply:

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For all those interested in environmental DNA, there is still time to register for the 2nd Australian & New Zealand Environmental DNA Conference!

Join us from 18 - 21 February at Shed 6, Wellington New Zealand.

ednaconference.com.au

#eDNA @buncedna.bsky.social @joey-squishfish.bsky.social

Journal front cover with title header for the journal Aquatic Conservation, with an image undernearth of an intertidal seagrass meadow at low tide, with the seagrass blades lying flat on the sand. Photo credit: Sophie von der Heyden

Dec 2024 issue of #AquaticConservation
📸Seagrass in southern Africa
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hyperspectral mapping, plankton, skate, mayflies, poplar, invasive fish, coral bleaching, meiofauna, MPAs, mussel & floodplain restoration, environmental racism, seahorses & newts!
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990755...

The MIEM guidelines: Minimum information for reporting of environmental metabarcoding data Environmental DNA (eDNA) and RNA (eRNA) metabarcoding has become a popular tool for assessing biodiversity from environmental samples, but inconsistent documentation of methods, data and metadata make...

Check out our latest paper on #eDNA and metabarcoding data reporting standards 🤓🧬🧪

These minimum reporting guidelines for metabarcoding workflows extend from the physical layout of laboratories through to data archiving enhance trust and reliability in data

mbmg.pensoft.net/article/1286...

Sydney Harbour Marine Talks: kelp, reefs, climate and shark genetics Join three marine biologists for an exciting evening of presentations. Environmental testing across NSW, the interaction between coastal kelp and greenhouse gases, and sharky bony fishy insights will ...

Come learn from scientists in NSW at our Sydney Harbour Marine Education and Research talks on January 23rd (6 PM - 730 PM) at North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club. Presentations on #eDNA, #sharks, and climate change impacts on #kelp and temperate reefs.

www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/Events/Sydne...

Assessment of Multiple Citizen Science Methods and Carbon Footprint of Tourists in Two Australian Marine Parks Citizen or community science (CS) projects in the marine environment rarely consider carbon footprint and sustainability. In this case study, we assessed the effectiveness of ten CS methods used by to...

First post on The Blue. New scientific paper on multiple citizen science methods (#eDNA inclusive) to provide ad hoc biodiversity and health data from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks. Contributions from a huge team of co-authors, crew, and ecotourists.

www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16...

Merry Christmas everyone! Also, there's still time to apply for a PhD with me and folks at the @nhm-london.bsky.social looking at tiny #fishes from the UK and beyond. Apply for this PhD @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social through www.findaphd.com/phds/project... and join #teamfish

We must train specialists in botany and zoology — or risk more devastating extinctions Failure to fund education in taxonomy could derail efforts to support conservation in low- and middle-income countries.

We must train specialists in #botany and #zoology — or risk more devastating #extinctions.
Failure to fund #education in #taxonomy could derail efforts to support #conservation in low- and middle-income countries
#systematics

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hypogeophis alternans

Morne Blanc, Mahé

Congo Rouge, Mahé

Silhouette Island

We are looking for a PhD student to work on "Faunal diversity dynamics of the Seychelles using environmental DNA". Your primary supervisors would be David Gower (NHM, London) and Julia Day (UCL).
For more details of the project and funding see trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/fau...

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Evaluating Sampling Designs to Survey Fish Diversity in Lakes From Northern Temperate Zones We demonstrate that, under certain circumstances, stratified sampling requires fewer samples than random sampling to detect 90% and 95% of species in 12 temperate freshwater lakes using the 12S MiFis...

Evaluating Sampling Designs to Survey Fish Diversity in Lakes From Northern Temperate Zones. Environmental DNA, 6: e70015. doi.org/10.1002/edn3...