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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6226 6379

Address: 20 Castray Esplanade 7001 Hobart, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.imas.utas.edu.au

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25.01.2022 All aboard the jellyfish bus! Deep beneath the ocean tiny crustaceans hitch a ride on a jellyfish. This stunning shot taken by Institute for Marine and Antarcti...c Studies - IMAS researcher Dr Emiliano Cimoli in Antarctica was a finalist in the recent Beaker Street Science Photography Prize. Discover the great lengths he took to capture the perfect picture: https://bit.ly/UTAS_Picture-This_Sept-2020 Dr Emiliano Cimoli

24.01.2022 First birthdays are always pretty special and for our Red Handfish babies it’s really something to celebrate. But it’s more than a birthday. It’s a head-start for these critically-endangered handfish in Tasmania. IMAS at the University of Tasmania, CSIRO, and Seahorse World Tasmania hatched and raised these handfish, with some already released into the wild and a handful still in captivity. ... This week marks their first birthday. Let's celebrate https://youtu.be/2U-tB61Cw9A This work was supported by the Marine Biodiversity Hub, the Australian and Tasmanian Governments; Sea World - Gold Coast, Australia, and the Mohammed bin Zayed Conservation Fund. #handfish #redhandfish #imasresearch Read about our handfish release: https://bit.ly/3pj2HxF

24.01.2022 Here's a great PhD opportunity at IMAS University of Tasmania - discover how #seaweed #algae can adapt to and mitigate #climatechange. Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/IMAS-Kelp-Research-PhD-Proj

24.01.2022 Four commercial fishers and four rec fishers who reported their tagged rock lobster catches are winners in our final IMAS lobster tag lottery for 2020. And what are the chances? Tag 466444, captured by Travis Preece in St Helens on Dec 5 this year, was a 107mm female - the exact same one Travis caught on Christmas eve in 2018 when she was only 103mm (undersized, so released) Caught a tagged lobster? Find out how to report it and be a winner: https://tinyurl.com/report-tagg...ed-fish Here’s our final 2020 winners (and their winning tags!): Tag 166337 - Jackie Blunt: $500 cash from Sunderland Marine & 1 bottle of Dalrymple sav blanc Tag 406567 - Matt Kerr: Pennicot Wilderness Journey voucher for 2 & 1 bottle of Dalrymple sav blanc Tag 455368 - Toby Burgess-Wilson: $125 cash from Sunderland Marine & 1 bottle of Dalrymple sav blanc Tag 484439 - Jared Lewis: $100 Woodbridge Smokehouse voucher & 1 bottle of Dalrymple sav blanc Tag 466444 - Travis Preece: $50 voucher from Tamar Marine Tag 332351 - Tony Jupp: $50 Go Dive voucher Tag 481889 - Shenae Marthick: $125 cash from Sunderland Marine Tag 271304 - Marshall Ashton: 1 bottle of Dalrymple sav blanc Thanks to all our generous sponsors: Sunderland Marine, Pennicot's Wilderness Tours, Tamar Marine, Go Dive Tasmania, Dalrymple Vineyards and Woodbridge Smokehouse #rocklobster #lobstertagging #lobsterresearch University of Tasmania

23.01.2022 The noisy ocean: a new IMAS University of Tasmania study has found that everyday marine noise from human activity can harm lobster in the same way as seismic air guns used in mineral exploration. The impact of seismic exploration on scallops, zooplankton and lobsters has previously been identified by IMAS research teams but little has been known about the effects of other human activity such as shipping and construction. https://bit.ly/33OZ2xn https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115478

23.01.2022 Marathon ocean swimmer, Lynton Mortensen is partnering with IMAS University of Tasmania researcher Dr Jenn Lavers and her Adrift Lab team to highlight the plight of the Flesh-footed Shearwater (aka Lord Howe Island Muttonbird) and raise funds for Adrift Lab's ongoing #plasticpollution research. The Ocean Plastic Relay #Dayof30 happens in 30 days’ time on February 10! Lynton will take on the incredible first-ever ~30km swim circumnavigating Lord Howe Island while, back on land..., Dr Lavers will plant 30 trees and IMAS adjunct Dr Alex Bond will run 30km. You can be part of this extraordinary Ocean Plastic Relay (without getting wet) and contribute to our seabird/plastics research! Donate here: www.utasalumni.org.au/utas-giving/ocean-plastics-relay Our researchers and the shearwaters thank you for your support! #imasresearch #adriftlab #shearwaters #drowninginplastic #plasticpollution @TheLabAndField Lynton’s swim will be supported by Lord Howe locals Jack Shick of Sea to Summit Expeditions and endurance kayaker Daniel Clegg. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/Day-of-30 #imasresearch #adriftlab #shearwaters #seabirds #drowninginplastic #plasticpollution

23.01.2022 Fascinating article about the importance of sponges to temperate reef systems, featuring IMAS University of Tasmania scientist Associate Professor Neville Barrett.

21.01.2022 The Southern Ocean was thought to be too dark and low in nutrients to sustain plant growth in deep water but a new IMAS University of Tasmania study has found that some phytoplankton actually thrive in the ocean's dark depths during summer. Southern Ocean phytoplankton are essential to Antarctic food webs and for regulating global climate, and the research led by PhD student Kimberlee Baldry suggests they have adapted to the dynamic conditions of the deep Southern Ocean, blooming in summer and sinking to the seafloor in winter. https://bit.ly/3k39qZ3 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00671

21.01.2022 Imagine how excited IMAS researcher Neville Barrett and his team were when our latest survey footage revealed what may be an Australian #handfish in the Tasman Fracture Marine Park off Tasmania’s southwest coast! Captured at 130m depth with baited remote underwater video (BRUV), it’s only the second time the species has been sighted in the area. Our IMAS University of Tasmania researchers are conducting biodiversity surveys and monitoring shelf reef fish assemblages in the ma...rine park for Parks Australia. The research aims to better understand the park’s #biodiversity values, and how successful its ‘no take’ section is as a biodiversity protection mechanism. Dive into the Science Atlas: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/marine/science/science-atlas/ Learn more about handfish research: https://handfish.org.au/ IMAS

20.01.2022 Year 11 & 12 students, are you ready to dive in and learn more about our marine ecosystem? Applications close midnight Feb 24... let's go!

20.01.2022 #Repost @beeraquatic with @make_repost We're back! After our summer break, we're kicking off our 2021 @beeraquatic season on Thursday, 25th February, when Dr Marcus Haward from Blue Economy CRC will tell us about the potential for extracting cold, hard cash from the ocean. As always, we'l be starting at 6:30 at the @hobartbrewingco (but please arrive earlier to get seated). And since we're still limited on numbers, this will be a (free) ticketed event - tickets will be released this Thursday (18th Feb), at 8am from this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-blue-economy-what-has-the- See you there! #marinescience #blueeconomy #hobartbrewingco #utas_life #hobartevents

19.01.2022 Interesting podcast about Australia's future seaweed industry, which is growing with support from IMAS University of Tasmania scientists and research projects.

19.01.2022 What's been on the move around Australia lately? Find out in the Redmap Start of 2021 newsletter - plus catch up with new Redmap species of interest to log, more citizen science opportunities to get involved, the launch of new Redmap smartphone apps to log sightings and more... https://tinyurl.com/RedmapNews This Range Extension Database and Mapping project (Redmap) hosted by IMAS invites the Australian community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in Australia, or along particular parts of our coast. Damian Brockie - Eastern Rock Lobster

17.01.2022 This week is #NAIDOCWeek 2020, a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Today and every day IMAS and the University of Tasmania community acknowledge with deep respect the traditional owners of this land. The University of Tasmania stands on the lands of the palawa/pakana peoples of lutruwita who belong to the oldest continuing culture in the world.... We stand for a future that profoundly respects and acknowledges Aboriginal perspectives, culture, language and history. And a continued effort to fight for Aboriginal justice and rights paving the way for a strong future. Learn more about NAIDOC Week: https://www.naidoc.org.au/

17.01.2022 Big thanks to Blackmans Bay Primary School (& teacher Carolyn Coote) who invited us to talk about handfish recently. Grade 2 & Grade 6 students had done their o...wn research putting together posters and creating plasticine handfish models. A ton of highlights none more so than being asked by a Grade 2 student whether scientists had thought about "moving the baby Red handfish to places where the seaweed was healthy without pollution and urchins". ...Thinking about translocation as a conservation tool. In Grade 2... WOW. Students took home a handfish poster thanks to Marine Biodiversity Hub, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS, CSIRO

17.01.2022 Olivia Johnson was the 2018 Australasian_ Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Rolex Scholar. Right now Olivia Johnson is working for the Institute for Mar...ine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS of Tasmania with the reefs interaction team and urchin research team. Her time is split between field work undertaking diving biodiversity surveys and rapid visual assessments of the reefs, ROV surveys of the local seagrass communities, as well as analysing the data she collects in the field. As the 2018 Australasian Rolex Scholar, I was thrilled and felt privileged for the opportunity to be able to travel the globe and meet world leaders and experts in the varying fields that stem from the ocean. I wanted to try my hand at as many opportunities as I was given, as I knew trying new things often led to doors opening in areas that you never might have seen yourself pursuing. Local ocean related issues in Tasmania had made me realise just how big of a gap there was between marine research and communicating this research to the wider public, or the out-of-sight, out-of-mind mentality that comes with critical ocean related issues. It seems humans tend to only protect what they can see and understand. Through the various experiences during my scholarship year I gained skills in science-communication, and importantly various practical research skills which I use in my job today." "Research opportunities during my scholarship year from shark research in Fiji and South Australia, temperate research in the Channel Islands and Alaska, Manta Ray research with remote local communities in the Philippines, to scientific voyages south to Antarctica looking at blue whales and krill, helped me realise my true passion was in marine ecological research and conservation. Marine research is exploration, and as scientists we are constantly discovering new things about the ocean, the roles of its inhabitants and the importance they have for keeping everything in balance."

16.01.2022 The University of Tasmania has received Australian Research Council (ARC) grants totalling more than $4.6 million for nine new research projects. Our successful IMAS projects include detecting changes in Antarctic glaciers, improving seafood safety, optimising feeds to support ecosystem-based aquaculture, and studying marine predator behaviour over time in response to environmental changes. Congratulations to all our grant recipients, and we look forward to hearing more abou...t your important research in the future... Read more: https://tinyurl.com/New-UTAS-Research

16.01.2022 Advances in marine technology are giving scientists a deeper picture of the impact that invasive urchins are having on Tasmanian reefs as they overgraze kelp and create urchin barrens. A new IMAS University of Tasmania study with Marine Biodiversity Hub has used an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to monitor changes in urchin barrens around the Bicheno region off the State's East Coast, helping to inform decisions to manage and respond to the damaging species. https://bit....ly/2FhI16l https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237257 See more

16.01.2022 A potential seaweed aquaculture industry in Australia is a step closer this week after IMAS University of Tasmania and Deakin University scientists harvested their first research crop at Spring Bay on Tasmania's East Coast. The researchers are working with Tassal Tasmanian Salmon and Spring Bay Mussels through the Australian Government funded Seaweed Solutions CRC-P to examine the potential to farm three native species. Seaweed aquaculture has been identified as a key way to ...produce more protein while helping to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric carbon. https://bit.ly/3hcxmHB https://www.seaweedsolutions-crc.com/ See more

14.01.2022 JOB OPPORTUNITY: Technical Officer (Fisheries), Hobart, Tasmania The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS at the University of Tasmania is seeking ...a technical officer to assist with the ageing of toothfish caught in the French and Australian fisheries. In addition to providing quality fish ageing data, technical support may also be required for laboratory-based studies across a range of projects related to Australia’s Southern Ocean fisheries. This is a full-time fixed term position until March 2024. Applications close March 3, 2021. More info @ https://careers.utas.edu.au//4/technical-officer-fisheries

14.01.2022 A new IMAS University of Tasmania study with CSIRO and Te Herenga WakaVictoria University of Wellington has projected how Tasmania’s invasive urchin populations and kelp ecosystems will be shaped by the multiple stressors they face as the climate continues to change along the state's East Coast. The researchers measured pH in both healthy kelp beds and overgrazed urchin barrens and their results suggests that because healthy kelp beds appear to provide an umbrella from the ‘acid’ rain of ocean acidification, maintaining healthy kelp beds will be vital for managing the health of their calcifying inhabitants including abalone, lobsters and urchins into the future. https://bit.ly/2U6FUGP https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239136

13.01.2022 Earlier this year we set out with our partners from the Marine Biodiversity Hub to map parts of the world’s southern-most coral reefs in the Lord Howe Marine Pa...rk, around 600km off Australia’s east coast. Press for and a look at what we got up to at Elizabeth and Middleton reefs with University of Sydney Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS Australian Maritime College NSW Department of Primary Industries Integrated Marine Observing System - IMOS Australian Ocean Data Network AODN and Australian Marine Parks. A full survey report will be released later this year. See more

13.01.2022 BBC story featuring IMAS University of Tasmania researcher Dr Cayne Layton talking about our kelp restoration project.

12.01.2022 Congratulations IMAS University of Tasmania Professor Mike Coffin, who's been nominated as Australia's representative on an international sub-committee for naming undersea features as part of General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. The upcoming work of the Sub-Committee on Undersea Feature Names (SCUFN) will include naming 11 new Southern Ocean seamounts discovered during a voyage on the CSIRO's RV Investigator that Professor Coffin led in March this year. https://bit.ly/2RrpVlp https://www.gebco.net/about_us/committees_and_groups/scufn/

12.01.2022 A new IMAS University of Tasmania study has used satellite images taken over three decades to track and explain the collapse of Tasmania’s once extensive giant kelp forests. The satellite photos taken between 1986 and 2015 show that statewide coverage of giant kelp was more than 400 hectares in the late 1990s but collapsed to less than 10ha by 2015. https://bit.ly/32yLIh9 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13510

12.01.2022 IMAS University of Tasmania scientists will continue to lead the research effort to tackle invasive long-spined sea urchins along Tasmania's East Coast thanks to new project funding announced today by the Tasmanian Government. The Minister for Primary Industries and Water, Guy Barnett, visited IMAS today with Abalone Council CEO Dr Allison Anderson to announce the latest funding through the Abalone Industry Reinvestment Fund. IMAS researchers, including Dr John Keane (pictur...ed at the announcement with Mr Barnett and Dr Anderson) will lead five of the seven new projects to be funded, with a focus on better understanding and addressing urchin impacts on Tasmanian reefs. https://bit.ly/2EG8QkQ https://www.imas.utas.edu.au/urchins

10.01.2022 #AdriftLab Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS PhD candidate, Megan Grant, has been selected as a FINALIST for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Compe...tition Voting for the People's Choice Award is NOW OPEN (but only until Monday!!) Check out Megan’s entry here: https://vimeo.com/449569995 And CLICK HERE TO VOTE: https://grskilling.wufoo.com/forms/w1v3fczm0c9ckg6/ More information on Megan's project & our brilliant team: https://adriftlab.org//adrift-lab-phd-candidate-a-finalist

10.01.2022 Have you noticed black spots (melanisation) in the muscles of sand flathead or other fish you’ve caught in Tasmanian waters? You can contribute to our Black Fillet Project, an IMAS University of Tasmania PhD study investigating the cause of melanisation. Being a #CitizenScientist is simple just submit a photo of the affected fillets and fill in the catch details (or find out more about melanisation) here: https://blackfilletproject.com.au/... #imasresearch #melanisation #sandflathead #recreationalfishing #fishingintas

09.01.2022 Great to see Tasmanian-based researchers - including IMAS University of Tasmania's Dr Jacqueline Halpin and Associate Professor Jo Whittaker - featuring in this excellent ABC documentary about research into human impacts on planet Earth.

08.01.2022 A new IMAS University of Tasmania-led study of marine sediments collected off East Antarctica has shed further light on the little-known geology of Wilkes Land, where up to 4000 metres of ice makes access to the bedrock a major challenge. The study provides the first record of sediments from the continental slope of central Wilkes Land after they were collected during a voyage of the CSIRO’s #RVInvestigator in 2017. Lead author Sian Tooze said the composition and age of the s...ediments used in the study match those of adjacent regions in East Antarctica and validate the use of marine sediment records as a window into the hidden Antarctic bedrock. https://bit.ly/2UiYFab https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GC009156 See more

08.01.2022 #Repost @dragonfly_lou with @make_repost Incoming... and parked outside our office @imas_utas Ok, back to work everyone! #submariners #ontheflightpath

07.01.2022 Scientists and students, gather around It’s time to channel your inner filmmaker and potentially have your work featured in a Fieldwork Film Festival during National Science Week this year (1422 August). AMSA Tasmania and AMOS invite Tasmanian Climate and Marine Scientists and Tasmanian Schools/Students to participate in a two-part competition showcasing fieldwork films that present climate and marine science in action: A: Tasmanian scientists, including PhD students, a...nd B: Citizen scientists students engaged in STEMM activities in and out of school. Be part of an event that shows the fascinating fieldwork scientists are doing in our backyard! Find out more and register your interest here: https://climatescienceinaction.com/

07.01.2022 Juvenile Red handfish hatched and raised from eggs at IMAS University of Tasmania, CSIRO and Seahorse World have been released back into the wild to help the species avoid extinction. In a conservation strategy known as ‘head-starting’, 42 Red handfish were released, likely doubling the size of one of the remaining populations near Hobart. IMAS/CSIRO lead researcher Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith said raising juveniles in captivity is designed to improve their chances of surviving to... maturity by protecting them while they are young and extremely vulnerable. The work was supported by Marine Biodiversity Hub, Sea World - Gold Coast, Australia, the Australian and Tasmanian governments, and the Mohammed bin Zayed Conservation Fund. https://bit.ly/3pj2HxF

07.01.2022 What does a career in marine science look like? Listen to this 'vibes under the sea' podcast, where IMAS marine ecologist, Prof Gretta Pecl, talks about her career pathway with Craig Proctor on #printradiotas. Be inspired: https://www.printradiotas.org.au/2020-vibes-under/episode-6

06.01.2022 Excellent PhD project opportunity at IMAS University of Tasmania!

06.01.2022 Lack of funding is hampering the development and implementation of marine research and its valuable applications, according to the second Global Ocean Science Report, published by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). IMAS @University of Tasmania Adjunct Researcher, Dr Ana Lara-Lopez was invited to be part of the Editorial Board and is a co-lead author for one of its chapters. The report informs the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable D...evelopment (2021-2030) on the current ocean science capacity, capability, productivity and investment. Read more: https://ioc.unesco.org//new-global-ocean-science-report-vo

04.01.2022 #Repost @parksaustralia with @make_repost Despite the poor weather , a lobster monitoring survey at Tasman Fracture Marine Park was completed successfully last month. Neville Barrett from the @imas_utas has been engaged to conduct repeats of the monitoring surveys of the rock lobster, demersal fish assemblages and seafloor biota of the Marine National Park (green) zone that he first researched in 2014.... The Tasman Fracture Marine Park’s Marine National Park Zone is a management priority for @ausmarineparks as it is the only no-take’ zone on the highly biodiverse continental shelf in the South-east Network. The Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery overlaps the park and its fishers are excluded from the Marine National Park Zone. It has also been the focus of surveillance activities for many years as well as the subject of a relatively large amount of past research to understand the natural and socio-economic values of the park. Stage 2 of the surveys will be the Baited Remote Underwater Videos (BRUVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) surveys so watch this space for updates. Credit: Neville Barrett

02.01.2022 Congratulations IMAS, Centre for Marine Socioecology and University of Tasmania researcher Dr Rachel Kelly, selected as one Australia's top 40 young researchers in Research magazine in The Australian: https://specialreports.theaustralian.com.au/1540291/27/

02.01.2022 A new IMAS University of Tasmania-led study with CSIRO & Old Dominion University has explored conservation challenges facing the world's most threatened family of marine bony fishes, including Tasmania's iconic Red handfish and the Spotted handfish. The recent International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened species updated assessments for all handfish species. They are now considered the most threatened marine bony fish family worldwide, with 7 o...f 14 species recently listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered. The family also includes the only exclusively marine bony fish to be recognised as Extinct the Smooth handfish (Sympterichthys unipennis). Threats to handfish species include habitat loss and degradation from multiple causes, discussed within. Multiple conservation efforts are needed urgently, including addressing threats to habitat quality, continuing to bolster wild population numbers for some species, and improving our ability to find and monitor populations. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108831

02.01.2022 Ever wondered what marine scientists get up to when they’re not at sea? Well, wonder no more! Check out our interview with Institute for Marine and Antarctic St...udies - IMAS researcher, Dr Nick Perkins. Nick is a specialist in marine quantitative special ecology, helping us to learn more about our parks offshore from Tasmania and Victoria. Australian Marine Parks https://bit.ly/3oE1DDY See more

01.01.2022 Congratulations to all our IMAS University of Tasmania summer graduates. We celebrate your achievements and your resilience in this exceptionally challenging year. We wish you every success in your next adventure, as you share your knowledge and skills with Australia and the world. Catch that graduation feeling, with freshly-capped Dr James Black on his very cool PhD journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEseEApd77A... Be inspired...