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25.01.2022 Let your students know!

25.01.2022 Happy World Manta Day! Australia is blessed to be home to a large population of Manta Rays due to its tropical, subtropical and temperate waters. These gentle g...iants are some of the most intelligent and enchanting animals in our sea. Unfortunately, Manta Rays are classified as vulnerable by the IUCN. We need you to take action to help #saveourreefs and #saveourrays! Your first step of action is to #educate yourself, your family and your friends on how these amazing animals are being impacted and how you can help! We have compiled a list of epic sources to get you started. Have a read, learn some new things and share your knowledge with others knowledge is power! https://www.worldmantaday.com/ https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/giant-manta-ray https://oceana.org/marine-life/sharks-rays/giant-manta-ray https://www.saveourseasmagazine.com/takes-protect-rays/ This amazing image of a squadron of Manta Rays was taken by Sebastian Pena Lambarri! #WorldMantaDay #ALLHANDSONDECK #SAVEOURREEFS

24.01.2022 * WE ARE RECRUITING * Position: Vice President Role: MTAQ Conference 2021 Team Leader Conditions: Volunteer position ... Process: email your nomination to [email protected] (Subject: VP nomination for 'name'). Your name (or the name of a nominated teacher) will be put forward for the position at the next AGM scheduled for Monday October 19th, 2020 at 7pm via zoom. Person with the most votes gets the position. Minimum requirements: MTAQ member and actively teaching in a Queensland School. For more information, phone/text Gail on 0434 934 184

23.01.2022 Today, Friday 13th November is World Kindness Day, after the year we have all had it is more important than ever to value being kind. Let's be kind today with a simple hello, reconnecting with someone or a polite gesture!

23.01.2022 The Finalists of The 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Have Been Announced! By Comedy Wildlife Photography

22.01.2022 The Draw a Scientist Test was first conducted in 1983 in order to study when children learn about stereotypes about scientists. In the original study of nearl...y 5,000 kids - only 28 of the girls and no boys drew female scientists. That's about 0.5% of all the drawings. Over the years, this study has been repeated 80+ times with over 20,000 students. Gradually, that percentage got better, but it was mostly driven by girls starting to draw female scientists. Only 1.2% of girls drew scientists as female in the original 1983 study. That rose to 58 percent by 2016. But boys still draw male scientists 9 times out of 10. A follower sent me this picture on Twitter. Their son, Gavin, was asked to draw a scientist. And this is what he drew. (Please note the inclusion of the bump !) This...makes me feel lots of feelings. We hear it so often that it starts to lose meaning - but representation matters. It's incredibly powerful and it changes the way we think. Here's hoping this Draw a Scientist test continues to reveal a more diverse assumption of what a scientist can look like as the years go on.

21.01.2022 We're looking for community members to invigilate upcoming Year 12 exams in the following locations: Agnes Water, Barnaga, Blackall, Blackwater, Calen, Capella,... Charleville, Charters Towers, Collinsville, Cooktown, Dalby, Eidsvold, Gin Gin, Glenden, Goondiwindi, Hughenden, Maryborough, Miles, Monto, Moranbah, Moura, Mount Isa, Rockhampton, Roma, St George, Toogoolawah, Warwick, Woorabinda, Winton. You can find info about eligibility requirements and how to apply on the QCAA website: https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au//external-as/qcaa-invigilators Discovery Coast Rotary Rotary Club Of Blackwater Rotary Club of Charleville Rotary Club of Charters Towers Inc. Rotary Club of Dalby - RI District 9630 Rotary Club Goondiwindi QLD Lions Club of Hughenden Rotary Club of Maryborough - Sunrise Rotary Club of Roma Inc. Rotary Club of Biloela Rotary Club of Mount Isa Inc Rotary Club of Rockhampton Fitzroy Rotary Club of St George District 9630 Rotary Club of Warwick Sunrise

19.01.2022 Calling all Queensland water-lovers to do your part and be SharkSmart! Find out the things you can do to minimise your risk of a negative shark encounter https://qld.gov.au/sharksmart

15.01.2022 Celebrating The Sacred Story Of Migaloo For NAIDOC Week 2020

14.01.2022 Congratulations to the Education Team who have received top honours for their innovative, immersive and interactive virtual connections outreach education progr...am. The inaugural Hall of Fame Award from the US-based Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration recognises the remarkable quality of digital educational content and exceptional program delivery. Reef HQ Aquarium is the only Australian organisation to be inducted into the Hall of Fame and one of only 15 recipients around the world! You can experience this award winning program, by booking a virtual connection for your school or community group too. http://bit.ly/2MLGuaD

13.01.2022 For the younger marine enthusiasts

13.01.2022 2021 Date Claimer! MTAQ 25th Conference will be hosted by UQ St Lucia. Keynote speaker Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg with A/Professor Ron Johnstone, Dr Chris Roelfsema and many more. Interested in presenting or sponsorship, contact [email protected] for EOI form. Sept 20th - 21st with optional extras South Passage voyage 22-23 Sept &/or Reunion dinner at 'The Charming Squire' 21st September. Keep an eye on the Conference website page for more info in the coming weeks!

11.01.2022 This is what 64,000 green sea turtles look like.

08.01.2022 Good news! The latest stock assessment of redthroat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) has estimated the spawning biomass of the population to be 72% and at healthy l...evels. The spawning biomass is the total weight of fish that have reached sexual maturity and are capable of reproducing. The stock assessment uses a mathematical model to estimate the biomassbased on data from commercial logbooks, charter logbooks, statewide recreational fishing surveys, biological data from Fisheries Queensland and James Cook University. The biomass estimates are used to determine the status of the stock and how we can ensure stocks are above the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy target of 60% unfished spawning biomass. Check out the report here https://bit.ly/3kXEtWt

08.01.2022 Good News from UQ's Dr Chris Roelfsema! "Heron Reef is still doing well. It was an honour to visit this beautiful reef with a great team of people. Conducting o...ur 20th year of annual benthic surveys, 20 km of transects, 10000 geotagged benthic quadrat photos (thanks Josh Passenger)." The team included Alexandra Ordoñez Alvarez, Kat Markey, Emma Kennedy Jeremy Wolf, Chantal Say, Rodney Borrego, Eva Kovacs and group co-leader Prof Stuart Phinn.

08.01.2022 Last day! Enjoy your well deserved break from all at the MTAQ executive team

08.01.2022 Immerse yourself in a world class learning environment. Students learn alongside leading marine scientists to gain a new perspective on solutions to support marine health. The health of the reef is a complex story. The reef is very much alive, but is under pressure. In parts, it is amazingly pristine, while other areas are heavily degraded. However, many people have yet to truly experience the reality first-hand. https://explorewhitsundays.com/

07.01.2022 New student free days added to Term 4! In recognition of the outstanding efforts of school staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two days of the scho...ol year, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December, have been declared student free days. Schools will be closed on these days. For some regional, rural and remote schools that finish the school year earlier, the student free days will be Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December. View the updated school calendar at https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/calendar/term-dates.

03.01.2022 Senior Biology & Marine Science PD Saturday 28 November. Great news MTAQ members from UQ Ambassador Schools can attend for FREE! Have you registered yet? If not then use UQ Guest and register for free at https://www.staq.qld.edu.au/pd.../professional-development/ Already registered and paid but you are a MTAQ member and a UQ Ambassador School contact [email protected] and we'll organise a refund to your school!

03.01.2022 While native to some areas Lionfish are an invasive pest in others ... help support their removal from areas they don't belong

03.01.2022 Practical Assessment Recreational Marine Driver Licence

02.01.2022 Due to long term teacher, Andrew Gill being selected for the permanent role as Principal of North Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre, we are now looki...ng for a suitable replacement, permanent teacher to start Term 4. The EOI will be advertised on Smart Jobs now!!! Teachers attached to schools may apply with supervisor approval. The right applicant should have the following: 1) Knowledge of the Australian Curriculum mainly P - 6 and the senior syllabus; marine science/biology/geography 2) Ability to stay over on the island and teach until 9pm possibly 2 nights a week including Sundays 3) Be prepared to gain necessary qualifications possibly on weekends 4) Be a confident swimmer and snorkeller 5) Demonstrated ability to work well in small teams. If this sounds like you, jump on Smartjobs and apply now. Good luck!! See more

01.01.2022 Known as the rainforests of the sea, coral reefs support an incredible diversity of life. Dr Carrie Sims, during her PhD, investigated whether ecological pro...cesses that occur during the early life history stages of corals could be considered key in driving coral community structure and maintaining species diversity. Since corals are sessile (attached to the seafloor) for most their life, the only time they can ‘move’ is following reproductive events (called spawning). The baby corals, or larvae, disperse on ocean currents before looking for a new home. Carrie ran various experiments in aquaria to investigate what effects interactions within and between different coral species and life stages have on successful settlement and early survival for a range of coral species. She found that interactions between early life stages and adults of the same species were predominantly negative so any coral larvae settling near an adult of the same species may not last long. Also, when coral larvae were in groups of different species settlement success was vastly reduced, indicating that there may be strong competition occurring at this life stage. Carrie and others are using the outcomes to understand what these processes could mean for management efforts to maintain coral community structure and diversity under changing climate conditions. Check out the image captions below to learn the specifics of how Carrie conducted her research. #coralspawning #coralresearch #marineresearchers #marinepaleoecology