AquaPLAN
@aquaplan.bsky.social
EU Horizon Europe funded project (GA 101135471) quantifying light & noise pollution combined impacts on aquatic biodiversity #marine #freshwater #estuaries Improving understanding of prevalence, impacts & ability to manage them https://aquaplan-project.eu
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🔁 EU green research
Missed the registration for the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 Info days?
You can still follow them online. Go to the event website to access the live streaming of the sessions.
Submit your questions beforehand via sli.do.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
Missed the registration for the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 Info days?
You can still follow them online. Go to the event website to access the live streaming of the sessions.
Submit your questions beforehand via sli.do.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
January 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
🔁 EU green research
Missed the registration for the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 Info days?
You can still follow them online. Go to the event website to access the live streaming of the sessions.
Submit your questions beforehand via sli.do.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
Missed the registration for the #HorizonEU Cluster 6 Info days?
You can still follow them online. Go to the event website to access the live streaming of the sessions.
Submit your questions beforehand via sli.do.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
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🌊 The @merlin-project.bsky.social has released two publications this week, focusing on how freshwater ecosystems can be better protected by major European policies.
🇪🇺 There's a major policy event on the topic in Brussels in March – and still time to sign up!
freshwaterblog.net/2026/01/20/f...
🇪🇺 There's a major policy event on the topic in Brussels in March – and still time to sign up!
freshwaterblog.net/2026/01/20/f...
Finding space for freshwater restoration in flagship European policy
Image: Christian Wasserfallen | Pexels Creative Commons The EU MERLIN project has released two valuable publications this week, focusing on how freshwater ecosystems can be better protected by majo…
freshwaterblog.net
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
🌊 The @merlin-project.bsky.social has released two publications this week, focusing on how freshwater ecosystems can be better protected by major European policies.
🇪🇺 There's a major policy event on the topic in Brussels in March – and still time to sign up!
freshwaterblog.net/2026/01/20/f...
🇪🇺 There's a major policy event on the topic in Brussels in March – and still time to sign up!
freshwaterblog.net/2026/01/20/f...
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(2/2) This EU funding supports projects focused on food, the bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environmental research.
Join the info days to learn more about this year’s calls for proposals, the policy context and how to craft strong proposals.
🧪 #SciComm
Join the info days to learn more about this year’s calls for proposals, the policy context and how to craft strong proposals.
🧪 #SciComm
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
(2/2) This EU funding supports projects focused on food, the bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environmental research.
Join the info days to learn more about this year’s calls for proposals, the policy context and how to craft strong proposals.
🧪 #SciComm
Join the info days to learn more about this year’s calls for proposals, the policy context and how to craft strong proposals.
🧪 #SciComm
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(1/2) 2026 #HorizonEU Cluster 6 info days start tomorrow!
Follow the sessions online via live streaming on the event website.
Submit your questions beforehand via Sli.do.
More 🧪 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
#SciComm
Follow the sessions online via live streaming on the event website.
Submit your questions beforehand via Sli.do.
More 🧪 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
#SciComm
January 21, 2026 at 8:29 AM
(1/2) 2026 #HorizonEU Cluster 6 info days start tomorrow!
Follow the sessions online via live streaming on the event website.
Submit your questions beforehand via Sli.do.
More 🧪 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
#SciComm
Follow the sessions online via live streaming on the event website.
Submit your questions beforehand via Sli.do.
More 🧪 link.europa.eu/pxfccG
#SciComm
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European Ocean Observation Initiative: We are open for feedback!
Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean.
#EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 → link.europa.eu/hwcfJv
#EUOceanPact
Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean.
#EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 → link.europa.eu/hwcfJv
#EUOceanPact
January 20, 2026 at 1:17 PM
European Ocean Observation Initiative: We are open for feedback!
Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean.
#EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 → link.europa.eu/hwcfJv
#EUOceanPact
Share your views on the future of marine knowledge and help shape this initiative crucial for everyone relying on the ocean.
#EUHaveYourSay until 27 February 2026 → link.europa.eu/hwcfJv
#EUOceanPact
🌍✨ AquaPLAN has crossed its equator! ✨🌍
Last week AquaPLAN's AGM in Lisbon marked the start of our exciting second half & we celebrated some major achievements 🎉
Last week AquaPLAN's AGM in Lisbon marked the start of our exciting second half & we celebrated some major achievements 🎉
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 AM
🌍✨ AquaPLAN has crossed its equator! ✨🌍
Last week AquaPLAN's AGM in Lisbon marked the start of our exciting second half & we celebrated some major achievements 🎉
Last week AquaPLAN's AGM in Lisbon marked the start of our exciting second half & we celebrated some major achievements 🎉
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It was a great pleasure to participate in meeting and to connect with such outstanding people and organisations. 👏
Kicking off the year with momentum, collaboration & fresh ideas!
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
January 14, 2026 at 11:39 PM
It was a great pleasure to participate in meeting and to connect with such outstanding people and organisations. 👏
Kicking off the year with momentum, collaboration & fresh ideas!
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Kicking off the year with momentum, collaboration & fresh ideas!
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
The AquaPLAN_EU Annual General Meeting 2026 is in @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social Lisbon this week 🎉
The AquaPLAN consortium will gather in Lisbon for 3 days of collaboration, knowledge‑sharing & planning to continue strengthening our resilience to aquatic light & noise pollution 💡🔊
Looking forward to the discussions, ideas & collective energy, updates soon!
aquaplan-project.eu/aquaplan-ann...
Looking forward to the discussions, ideas & collective energy, updates soon!
aquaplan-project.eu/aquaplan-ann...
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The AquaPLAN consortium will gather in Lisbon for 3 days of collaboration, knowledge‑sharing & planning to continue strengthening our resilience to aquatic light & noise pollution 💡🔊
Looking forward to the discussions, ideas & collective energy, updates soon!
aquaplan-project.eu/aquaplan-ann...
Looking forward to the discussions, ideas & collective energy, updates soon!
aquaplan-project.eu/aquaplan-ann...
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Excited to share that our article is out in Frontiers for Young Minds! The peer review process with bright young scientists was a definitely highlight ✨🙂 Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates🪼🚢🦀🎵
Full article here: doi.org/10.3389/frym...
Full article here: doi.org/10.3389/frym...
Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates
Different types of sounds affect marine animals, including invertebrates (animals without backbones) like crabs and octopuses. Invertebrates play important roles in marine ecosystems, and many of them...
kids.frontiersin.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Excited to share that our article is out in Frontiers for Young Minds! The peer review process with bright young scientists was a definitely highlight ✨🙂 Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates🪼🚢🦀🎵
Full article here: doi.org/10.3389/frym...
Full article here: doi.org/10.3389/frym...
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Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates - @frontiersin.bsky.social for Young Minds
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates
Different types of sounds affect marine animals, including invertebrates (animals without backbones) like crabs and octopuses. Invertebrates play important roles in marine ecosystems, and many of them...
kids.frontiersin.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Noisy Waters: How Sounds Affect Marine Invertebrates - @frontiersin.bsky.social for Young Minds
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
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Imagine living with a hammer pounding, a train rumbling, and a car alarm screaming non-stop 😣
You’d be exhausted and desperate to escape – just like whales, dolphins and porpoises in noisy seas.
You’d be exhausted and desperate to escape – just like whales, dolphins and porpoises in noisy seas.
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Imagine living with a hammer pounding, a train rumbling, and a car alarm screaming non-stop 😣
You’d be exhausted and desperate to escape – just like whales, dolphins and porpoises in noisy seas.
You’d be exhausted and desperate to escape – just like whales, dolphins and porpoises in noisy seas.
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#EMBRConnect | ✉ Missed our latest #Newsletter? Catch up on the highlights
🌊 Stay linked up with the latest advancements across the #MarineBiodiversity community as scientists find solutions today for a #sustainable world tomorrow
Next updates: https://swll.to/embrc-newsletter
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🌊 Stay linked up with the latest advancements across the #MarineBiodiversity community as scientists find solutions today for a #sustainable world tomorrow
Next updates: https://swll.to/embrc-newsletter
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January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
#EMBRConnect | ✉ Missed our latest #Newsletter? Catch up on the highlights
🌊 Stay linked up with the latest advancements across the #MarineBiodiversity community as scientists find solutions today for a #sustainable world tomorrow
Next updates: https://swll.to/embrc-newsletter
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🌊 Stay linked up with the latest advancements across the #MarineBiodiversity community as scientists find solutions today for a #sustainable world tomorrow
Next updates: https://swll.to/embrc-newsletter
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🤔Science, or stress management? Both!
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
Behind-the-scenes of killer whale field research
YouTube video by Raincoast Conservation Foundation
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🤔Science, or stress management? Both!
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
What does whacking a metal pole tied to the side of our research vessel have to do with killer whale conservation…? 🎬Learn more at www.raincoast.org/listen studio.youtube.com/video/qgsEYf... youtube.com/shorts/qgsEY...
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PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs (facing multiple stressors from #warming, #OceanAcidification, #pollution) & what we must do to help these "biodiversity powerhouses" survive the 21st century: theconversation.com/will-2026-be...
Will 2026 be the year when coral reefs pass their tipping point?
Many coral reefs are already very vulnerable, and another El Niño is forecast.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs (facing multiple stressors from #warming, #OceanAcidification, #pollution) & what we must do to help these "biodiversity powerhouses" survive the 21st century: theconversation.com/will-2026-be...
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"The fear is that 2026 could mark a “tipping point”. These are moments when an ecosystem changes really suddenly, often in a way that can’t easily be undone."
PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation UK on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs 👇
PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation UK on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs 👇
Many coral reefs are already very vulnerable, and another El Niño is forecast.
Will 2026 be the year when coral reefs pass their tipping point?
Many coral reefs are already very vulnerable, and another El Niño is forecast.
tcnv.link
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"The fear is that 2026 could mark a “tipping point”. These are moments when an ecosystem changes really suddenly, often in a way that can’t easily be undone."
PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation UK on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs 👇
PML's Dr Samantha Garrard writes for The Conversation UK on what the year ahead could mean for #CoralReefs 👇
✨ Dim the light, lower the noise ✨
From the Perseid shower over Lake Velence to Lisbon streets, nature speaks when we look & listen
In 2025 we welcomed new partners: @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, FCiências.ID & UNSW, expanding our research 🐸🏞️
Season's Greetings & Happy New Year from AquaPLAN! 🎉
From the Perseid shower over Lake Velence to Lisbon streets, nature speaks when we look & listen
In 2025 we welcomed new partners: @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, FCiências.ID & UNSW, expanding our research 🐸🏞️
Season's Greetings & Happy New Year from AquaPLAN! 🎉
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
✨ Dim the light, lower the noise ✨
From the Perseid shower over Lake Velence to Lisbon streets, nature speaks when we look & listen
In 2025 we welcomed new partners: @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, FCiências.ID & UNSW, expanding our research 🐸🏞️
Season's Greetings & Happy New Year from AquaPLAN! 🎉
From the Perseid shower over Lake Velence to Lisbon streets, nature speaks when we look & listen
In 2025 we welcomed new partners: @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social, FCiências.ID & UNSW, expanding our research 🐸🏞️
Season's Greetings & Happy New Year from AquaPLAN! 🎉
AquaPLAN at ENLIGHT Conference in Novi Sad 🌃
Our coordinator Elena Maggi highlighted how light & noise pollution interact in aquatic ecosystems, calling for integrated strategies to protect biodiversity🏞️
Learn more 👉 aquaplan-project.eu/enlight-conf...
Our coordinator Elena Maggi highlighted how light & noise pollution interact in aquatic ecosystems, calling for integrated strategies to protect biodiversity🏞️
Learn more 👉 aquaplan-project.eu/enlight-conf...
ENLIGHT Conference: AquaPLAN highlights aquatic multi-stressor research - AquaPLAN
Funded by the EU Horizon Europe Programme (along with UKRI), AquaPLAN is a €2.6 million, 4-year project that aims to quantify the combined impacts of Light and Noise Pollution (LNP) on aquatic biodive...
aquaplan-project.eu
December 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
AquaPLAN at ENLIGHT Conference in Novi Sad 🌃
Our coordinator Elena Maggi highlighted how light & noise pollution interact in aquatic ecosystems, calling for integrated strategies to protect biodiversity🏞️
Learn more 👉 aquaplan-project.eu/enlight-conf...
Our coordinator Elena Maggi highlighted how light & noise pollution interact in aquatic ecosystems, calling for integrated strategies to protect biodiversity🏞️
Learn more 👉 aquaplan-project.eu/enlight-conf...
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🌊 EMBRC’s @marcobolo.bsky.social is finding solutions to problems faced by #TheWatersWeShare. To help, scientists can:
➡️ Standardise data
➡️ Recommend the MARCO-BOLO Data Management Plan
➡️ Understand EOVs & EBVs & how they support monitoring
➡️ Use trusted data repositories
#MarineEcology 🧪
➡️ Standardise data
➡️ Recommend the MARCO-BOLO Data Management Plan
➡️ Understand EOVs & EBVs & how they support monitoring
➡️ Use trusted data repositories
#MarineEcology 🧪
Europe’s waters are under pressure - from rivers to coasts to the deep sea💧
Join our campaign and help protect life in The Waters We Share! 💙
See what you can do: marcobolo-project.eu/the-waters-w...
#TheWatersWeShare #LifeBeneathTheWaves #KnowOurWatersBetter #AquaticPersonalityQuiz
Join our campaign and help protect life in The Waters We Share! 💙
See what you can do: marcobolo-project.eu/the-waters-w...
#TheWatersWeShare #LifeBeneathTheWaves #KnowOurWatersBetter #AquaticPersonalityQuiz
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🌊 EMBRC’s @marcobolo.bsky.social is finding solutions to problems faced by #TheWatersWeShare. To help, scientists can:
➡️ Standardise data
➡️ Recommend the MARCO-BOLO Data Management Plan
➡️ Understand EOVs & EBVs & how they support monitoring
➡️ Use trusted data repositories
#MarineEcology 🧪
➡️ Standardise data
➡️ Recommend the MARCO-BOLO Data Management Plan
➡️ Understand EOVs & EBVs & how they support monitoring
➡️ Use trusted data repositories
#MarineEcology 🧪
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First day of the ENLIGHT conference done! 🎉 We had an amazing workshop today, and tomorrow brings a second day full of new opportunities and knowledge. 💡✨
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#ENLIGHT2025 #lightpollution #darkskyprotection #amphibians #novisad #belgrade #promis2023 #ibiss #pmf #sciencefund
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#ENLIGHT2025 #lightpollution #darkskyprotection #amphibians #novisad #belgrade #promis2023 #ibiss #pmf #sciencefund
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
First day of the ENLIGHT conference done! 🎉 We had an amazing workshop today, and tomorrow brings a second day full of new opportunities and knowledge. 💡✨
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#ENLIGHT2025 #lightpollution #darkskyprotection #amphibians #novisad #belgrade #promis2023 #ibiss #pmf #sciencefund
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#ENLIGHT2025 #lightpollution #darkskyprotection #amphibians #novisad #belgrade #promis2023 #ibiss #pmf #sciencefund
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Main day at our conference Facial expression analysis revealed a 94% smile rate, not bad. Sounds like ENLIGHT lived up to its name.
Thank you all for being a part of it.
P.S. smiles were not produced by either AI or coercion. The guy in the middle with checkered shirt was excluded from analysis.
Thank you all for being a part of it.
P.S. smiles were not produced by either AI or coercion. The guy in the middle with checkered shirt was excluded from analysis.
November 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Main day at our conference Facial expression analysis revealed a 94% smile rate, not bad. Sounds like ENLIGHT lived up to its name.
Thank you all for being a part of it.
P.S. smiles were not produced by either AI or coercion. The guy in the middle with checkered shirt was excluded from analysis.
Thank you all for being a part of it.
P.S. smiles were not produced by either AI or coercion. The guy in the middle with checkered shirt was excluded from analysis.
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📢 Save the Date: Biodiversity Monitoring Week is coming! #BioMonWeek2026
📅4-8 May
📍Montpellier (FR)
The new European forum for cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, gathering researchers, practitioners, policymakers, private sector & students. Don't miss out!
#BiodiversityData
📅4-8 May
📍Montpellier (FR)
The new European forum for cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, gathering researchers, practitioners, policymakers, private sector & students. Don't miss out!
#BiodiversityData
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢 Save the Date: Biodiversity Monitoring Week is coming! #BioMonWeek2026
📅4-8 May
📍Montpellier (FR)
The new European forum for cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, gathering researchers, practitioners, policymakers, private sector & students. Don't miss out!
#BiodiversityData
📅4-8 May
📍Montpellier (FR)
The new European forum for cooperation and innovation in biodiversity monitoring, gathering researchers, practitioners, policymakers, private sector & students. Don't miss out!
#BiodiversityData
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📢 Our @aquaplan.bsky.social Coordinator, Prof. Elena Maggi, is attending the ENLIGHT Conference in Novi Sad this weekend! 🇷🇸👋
📸 Dragan Branković | Location: village Duboka (Kučevo) Serbia
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📸 Dragan Branković | Location: village Duboka (Kučevo) Serbia
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November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
📢 Our @aquaplan.bsky.social Coordinator, Prof. Elena Maggi, is attending the ENLIGHT Conference in Novi Sad this weekend! 🇷🇸👋
📸 Dragan Branković | Location: village Duboka (Kučevo) Serbia
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📸 Dragan Branković | Location: village Duboka (Kučevo) Serbia
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QUIZ TIME! Human health, wildlife, ecosystem processes—what do these all have in common? They’re directly affected by the light and noise pollution all around us. Find out how:
earthshare.org/quiz-november-2025-light-noise-pollution/
earthshare.org/quiz-november-2025-light-noise-pollution/
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
QUIZ TIME! Human health, wildlife, ecosystem processes—what do these all have in common? They’re directly affected by the light and noise pollution all around us. Find out how:
earthshare.org/quiz-november-2025-light-noise-pollution/
earthshare.org/quiz-november-2025-light-noise-pollution/
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New research from Jack Manera, Bob Wong & co shows boat noise changes how shrimp and gobies behave, but not their partnership. Read more 👉 https://www.monash.edu/science/news-events/news/2025/when-shrimp-hear-the-engines-roar-how-boat-noise-rattles-marine-besties-but-not-their-friendship/
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New research from Jack Manera, Bob Wong & co shows boat noise changes how shrimp and gobies behave, but not their partnership. Read more 👉 https://www.monash.edu/science/news-events/news/2025/when-shrimp-hear-the-engines-roar-how-boat-noise-rattles-marine-besties-but-not-their-friendship/