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🌊 Boosting iron supply in the anaemic Southern Ocean enhances phytoplankton blooms and the ocean’s uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
🧊 'News & Views' @natgeosci.nature.com by Dr Marion Fourquez @utas.edu.au examines a new perspective on where the iron came from in the past.
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🧊 'News & Views' @natgeosci.nature.com by Dr Marion Fourquez @utas.edu.au examines a new perspective on where the iron came from in the past.
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Dusting off the iron hypothesis
Nature Geoscience - Erosion by the West Antarctic Ice Sheet can supply iron to the Southern Ocean, with iron solubility as important as iron quantity in shaping ocean productivity and carbon...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
🌊 Boosting iron supply in the anaemic Southern Ocean enhances phytoplankton blooms and the ocean’s uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
🧊 'News & Views' @natgeosci.nature.com by Dr Marion Fourquez @utas.edu.au examines a new perspective on where the iron came from in the past.
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🧊 'News & Views' @natgeosci.nature.com by Dr Marion Fourquez @utas.edu.au examines a new perspective on where the iron came from in the past.
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🤝 The COOKIES voyage is led by @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au The research is supported by a grant of sea time on RV Investigator from the CSIRO Marine National Facility.
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
🤝 The COOKIES voyage is led by @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au The research is supported by a grant of sea time on RV Investigator from the CSIRO Marine National Facility.
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The results also have implications for proposed ocean‑based carbon dioxide removal strategies, such as iron fertilisation.
The research team includes Annika Oetjens, Prof Zanna Chase, Prof Peter Strutton and Dr Tyler Rohr.
@imas-utas.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @antarctic.bsky.social
The research team includes Annika Oetjens, Prof Zanna Chase, Prof Peter Strutton and Dr Tyler Rohr.
@imas-utas.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @antarctic.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The results also have implications for proposed ocean‑based carbon dioxide removal strategies, such as iron fertilisation.
The research team includes Annika Oetjens, Prof Zanna Chase, Prof Peter Strutton and Dr Tyler Rohr.
@imas-utas.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @antarctic.bsky.social
The research team includes Annika Oetjens, Prof Zanna Chase, Prof Peter Strutton and Dr Tyler Rohr.
@imas-utas.bsky.social | @utas.edu.au | @antarctic.bsky.social
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🌊 An important new study led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au shows the Southern Ocean may be storing 40 to 60 per cent less carbon at certain depths than many climate models assume.
Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/southern-oce...
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Southern Ocean may store less carbon than climate models assume - ACEAS
New research led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens and colleagues at the University of Tasmania reveals that the Southern Ocean may be storing less carbon than climate models assume – with import...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🌊 An important new study led by ACEAS PhD researcher Annika Oetjens from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au shows the Southern Ocean may be storing 40 to 60 per cent less carbon at certain depths than many climate models assume.
Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/southern-oce...
Learn more ▶️ antarctic.org.au/southern-oce...
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🌊 Ocean fronts are boundaries where different water masses collide. They cover about 1/3 of the global ocean but account for nearly 3/4 of total ocean CO2 uptake, absorbing about 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon each year.
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Anim: Kuroshio current by NASA
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Anim: Kuroshio current by NASA
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 AM
🌊 Ocean fronts are boundaries where different water masses collide. They cover about 1/3 of the global ocean but account for nearly 3/4 of total ocean CO2 uptake, absorbing about 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon each year.
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Anim: Kuroshio current by NASA
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Anim: Kuroshio current by NASA
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TIA entomologist, Dr Justin Cappadonna, has deployed codling moth sensors in Tasmania that are providing real-time codling moth monitoring for sustainable apple production.
The project is testing the application of automated sensor technology to detect codling moths in Tasmanian apple orchards. 🍎
The project is testing the application of automated sensor technology to detect codling moths in Tasmanian apple orchards. 🍎
Codling moth sensors for sustainable apple production
YouTube video by Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
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January 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
TIA entomologist, Dr Justin Cappadonna, has deployed codling moth sensors in Tasmania that are providing real-time codling moth monitoring for sustainable apple production.
The project is testing the application of automated sensor technology to detect codling moths in Tasmanian apple orchards. 🍎
The project is testing the application of automated sensor technology to detect codling moths in Tasmanian apple orchards. 🍎
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Insects play a crucial role in Tasmanian agriculture - supporting crop production, soil health and natural pest control. However, climate change has the potential to significantly disrupt these systems, increasing the risk of pest outbreaks and crop damage.
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January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Insects play a crucial role in Tasmanian agriculture - supporting crop production, soil health and natural pest control. However, climate change has the potential to significantly disrupt these systems, increasing the risk of pest outbreaks and crop damage.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4bHBorh
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4bHBorh
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Did you see our researchers on ABC yesterday? Check it out www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
None in family history, yet 'cancer still found us in the worst way'
Abbey was "joy on two legs" and now she is gone, another lost to brain cancer. Somehow her family must carry on, as the fight continues for more funding to bring this horror disease to an end.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Did you see our researchers on ABC yesterday? Check it out www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Congratulations to a team of researchers, led by ACEAS Chief Investigator Dr Linda Armbrecht from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au, who recently set off on the Cook Ice Ecosystems and Sediments (COOKIES) voyage aboard the CSIRO RV Investigator.
Learn more: antarctic.org.au/cookies-blog...
Learn more: antarctic.org.au/cookies-blog...
COOKIES Blog #1 – Cook Ice Shelf research: why it’s important - ACEAS
The Cook Ice Shelf sits in a remote part of East Antarctica, but it plays a major role in Earth’s climate system. Follow our blog of the COOKIES voyage to learn about the research!
antarctic.org.au
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Congratulations to a team of researchers, led by ACEAS Chief Investigator Dr Linda Armbrecht from @imas-utas.bsky.social at @utas.edu.au, who recently set off on the Cook Ice Ecosystems and Sediments (COOKIES) voyage aboard the CSIRO RV Investigator.
Learn more: antarctic.org.au/cookies-blog...
Learn more: antarctic.org.au/cookies-blog...
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3️⃣ The discovery, made on the 2024 Multidisciplinary Investigations of the Southern Ocean ( #MISO ) voyage with @utas.edu.au, @imas-utas.bsky.social, @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social and CSIRO, highlights how climate-driven changes in Antarctica’s icescape can drastically reshape deep-ocean circulation.
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
3️⃣ The discovery, made on the 2024 Multidisciplinary Investigations of the Southern Ocean ( #MISO ) voyage with @utas.edu.au, @imas-utas.bsky.social, @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social and CSIRO, highlights how climate-driven changes in Antarctica’s icescape can drastically reshape deep-ocean circulation.
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A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania
Daniel Goodwin, Fred Gale, Heather Lovell, Kim Beasy, Hannah Murphy & Marion Schoen
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doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#hydrogen #Tasmania #governance
A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania
Daniel Goodwin, Fred Gale, Heather Lovell, Kim Beasy, Hannah Murphy & Marion Schoen
@utas.edu.au
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#hydrogen #Tasmania #governance
A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania
Hydrogen generated using renewable energy can support decarbonisation in priority sectors where it has sustainability benefits compared with alternatives. To help navigate the governance of sustain...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Published online:
A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania
Daniel Goodwin, Fred Gale, Heather Lovell, Kim Beasy, Hannah Murphy & Marion Schoen
@utas.edu.au
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#hydrogen #Tasmania #governance
A three-perspective problem? Sustainability governance of renewable hydrogen certification in Tasmania
Daniel Goodwin, Fred Gale, Heather Lovell, Kim Beasy, Hannah Murphy & Marion Schoen
@utas.edu.au
doi.org/10.1080/1523...
#hydrogen #Tasmania #governance
We’ve gathered the top ten talks from our Island of Ideas 2025 public talks series – the ones that sparked the biggest conversations and stayed with us long after the final word: www.youtube.com/c/IslandofId...
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
We’ve gathered the top ten talks from our Island of Ideas 2025 public talks series – the ones that sparked the biggest conversations and stayed with us long after the final word: www.youtube.com/c/IslandofId...
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What an incredible showing from @utas.edu.au Menzies and Tassie-based MS community members at MS Australia’s #MSResearchConf2025 in Brisbane! With the theme Causes | Care | Cures it was an inspiring few days of sharing #MultipleSclerosis research, knowledge, sparking ideas and building connections 🧠
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 AM
What an incredible showing from @utas.edu.au Menzies and Tassie-based MS community members at MS Australia’s #MSResearchConf2025 in Brisbane! With the theme Causes | Care | Cures it was an inspiring few days of sharing #MultipleSclerosis research, knowledge, sparking ideas and building connections 🧠
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👏 Congratulations to Dr Holly Emery @utas.edu.au for her standout presentation at MS Australia’s #MSResearchConf2025 in Brisbane! She shared insights from her important research into how changes in psychosocial factors shape self-concept in people with #MultipleSclerosis
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
👏 Congratulations to Dr Holly Emery @utas.edu.au for her standout presentation at MS Australia’s #MSResearchConf2025 in Brisbane! She shared insights from her important research into how changes in psychosocial factors shape self-concept in people with #MultipleSclerosis
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👏 Congratulations to ACEAS Deputy Director, Professor Zanna Chase (@utas.edu.au), who has been appointed to the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts for 2026.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
👏 Congratulations to ACEAS Deputy Director, Professor Zanna Chase (@utas.edu.au), who has been appointed to the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts for 2026.
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#Tasmania in Action is now live – 8 practical case studies made with TLC, @utas.edu.au & partners. They’re full of lessons from people who’ve spent years working on the ground. If #conservation is your world, you’ll find something useful here. sites.google.com/ourcommonpla...
Tasmania in Action: Case Studies for Conservation Learning
Lake St Clair at dawn from Narcissus Hut (Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park). Photo credit Dan Broun, PWS
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 AM
#Tasmania in Action is now live – 8 practical case studies made with TLC, @utas.edu.au & partners. They’re full of lessons from people who’ve spent years working on the ground. If #conservation is your world, you’ll find something useful here. sites.google.com/ourcommonpla...
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Congrats to @utas.edu.au’s Professor Mark Hovenden & team on the success of their ARC Discovery Project (4 years, $1.18M): Protecting the #peatysoils that store #Australia’s water!
November 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Congrats to @utas.edu.au’s Professor Mark Hovenden & team on the success of their ARC Discovery Project (4 years, $1.18M): Protecting the #peatysoils that store #Australia’s water!
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Details about the Heard Island and McDonald Islands #HIMI campaign #AAD @arcsaef.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @imas-utas.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social
www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2025/au...
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Australian Antarctic Program heads to Heard Island – Australian Antarctic Program (News 2025)
In September 2025, RSV Nuyina will take scientists and expeditioners to Heard Island and McDonald Islands, in the Southern Ocean. It will be the Australian Antarctic Program's first dedicated environm...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Details about the Heard Island and McDonald Islands #HIMI campaign #AAD @arcsaef.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @imas-utas.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social
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www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2025/au...
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🌊 We work to turn our research @utas.edu.au into real-world impact, to inform decision-making that recognises the centrality of #Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to the global climate system.
A special report (best viewed on a large screen or laptop) ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/research-and...
A special report (best viewed on a large screen or laptop) ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/research-and...
October 31, 2025 at 2:56 AM
🌊 We work to turn our research @utas.edu.au into real-world impact, to inform decision-making that recognises the centrality of #Antarctica and the Southern Ocean to the global climate system.
A special report (best viewed on a large screen or laptop) ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/research-and...
A special report (best viewed on a large screen or laptop) ▶️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/research-and...
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Dr Linda Armbrecht @utas.edu.au giving a keynote at the Dorothy Hill Symposium at UQ. Linda was the recipient of the Dorothy Hill award for Early Career geoscientists for her work in developing the methods for extracting sedaDNA from marine sediments around Antarctica.
November 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Dr Linda Armbrecht @utas.edu.au giving a keynote at the Dorothy Hill Symposium at UQ. Linda was the recipient of the Dorothy Hill award for Early Career geoscientists for her work in developing the methods for extracting sedaDNA from marine sediments around Antarctica.
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@sednasociety.bsky.social (and Women in #Ocean #Science) are hosting a #webinar highlighting great work that our #marine #eDNA #community is doing! Be sure to tune in for some valuable #insights on new #results in the #eDNA field.
@ednaquaplan.bsky.social @csiropublishing.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
@ednaquaplan.bsky.social @csiropublishing.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
@sednasociety.bsky.social (and Women in #Ocean #Science) are hosting a #webinar highlighting great work that our #marine #eDNA #community is doing! Be sure to tune in for some valuable #insights on new #results in the #eDNA field.
@ednaquaplan.bsky.social @csiropublishing.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
@ednaquaplan.bsky.social @csiropublishing.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
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More than half of Tasmania’s largest wetland system in kanamaluka / the Tamar River has vanished since European settlement, new research published in @springernature.com Estuaries and Coasts shows: utas.au/hB
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
More than half of Tasmania’s largest wetland system in kanamaluka / the Tamar River has vanished since European settlement, new research published in @springernature.com Estuaries and Coasts shows: utas.au/hB
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Sea Change Australia has launched a national call for questions from the country’s seafood sector.
The call invites commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture operators, processors, and supply chain workers to ask their most pressing questions about climate change and how to adapt.
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The call invites commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture operators, processors, and supply chain workers to ask their most pressing questions about climate change and how to adapt.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sea Change Australia has launched a national call for questions from the country’s seafood sector.
The call invites commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture operators, processors, and supply chain workers to ask their most pressing questions about climate change and how to adapt.
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The call invites commercial and recreational fishers, aquaculture operators, processors, and supply chain workers to ask their most pressing questions about climate change and how to adapt.
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A sobering and yet inspirational presentation by Saul Griffith at @utas.edu.au last night. We can reduce emissions and save money by electrifying everything - and there's absolutely no time to waste. The biggest applause of the night came from a call for our politicians to make it happen.
October 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
A sobering and yet inspirational presentation by Saul Griffith at @utas.edu.au last night. We can reduce emissions and save money by electrifying everything - and there's absolutely no time to waste. The biggest applause of the night came from a call for our politicians to make it happen.