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❄️ Ever wondered how to become an ice-core technician? Let Chelsea Long tell you her way — and how it led to a PhD project @utas.edu.au
Endangered Antarctic fur seals may all look alike, but a new study reveals that individual seals adopt dramatically different foraging strategies to survive in a changing ocean.
The research, led by @imas-utas.bsky.social, draws on a study of 80 female seals at Marion Island đź¦
More: utas.au/seals
Why should fishers trust science, when it's never certain? Professor Gretta Pecl from @imas-utas.bsky.social says uncertainty is a normal part of science – reflecting how confident we are in the evidence – and shouldn't stand in the way of making informed decisions for the future.
More: utas.au/SCA
Using old satellite radar techniques, scientists have developed a new way of measuring the true extent of Antarctica’s dynamic Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ). Dr Alec Fraser from @antarctic.bsky.social says their findings provide a more realistic picture of how the system works.
🌊 More: utas.au/MIZ
YouTube video by Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
Seagrass specialist Liz from @utas.edu.au shares their wish for the ocean
And it involves long-term thinking
#MakeAWishOnAFish
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership
đź‘Ź Congratulations to ACEAS Chief Investigator, Associate Professor @jaxhalpin.bsky.social from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au, who has recently been awarded the Max R. Banks Medal by the Royal Society of Tasmania.
Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/aceas-chief-...
University of Tasmania
University of Tasmania
New research from Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour shows that oxygen can be added to low-oxygen waters at depth without adverse impacts. The research comes amid interest in low oxygen levels, which are linked to concerns about potential impacts on the endangered Maugean Skate: utas.au/MacquarieHar...
Antarctica’s icy surface may look hostile and devoid of life, but the sea floor below is extremely biodiverse. A new digital mapping platform from @imas-utas.bsky.social is making data about the remote continent more accessible for scientists, policy makers, educators and the community: utas.au/Sea
Global wheat production is under threat of heat stress due to climate change. Abu, PhD candidate at @tia.utas.edu.au, has received a prestigious Grains Research and Development Corporation Research Scholarship to support his research into improving heat tolerance of the important grain: utas.au/Abu
With Southern calamari numbers falling in parts of Tasmania, @imas-utas.bsky.social scientists are diving into how environment and fishing pressure shape spawning over the next three years, helping keep calamari thriving in Tasmanian waters: utas.au/iX
Ocean Opportunities
Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS)
