Rita Franco-Santos
@franco-santos.bsky.social
Marine ecologist | Postdoctoral fellow working on the Blue Carbon potential of kelp forests| Member-at-Large @ASLO.org Board of Directors | #OceanDecade's #ECOP Programme regional coordinator | Diver, hiker, traveller | Views are my own
Are you an aquatic sciences activity expert💡🧪🤿🦐🌊? Want to share it with those performing the task for the first time? @ljfalkenberg (#ASLO_Bulletin) and I invite professionals from all career stages to submit an abstract to our #ASLOSIL26 session! aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
October 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Are you an aquatic sciences activity expert💡🧪🤿🦐🌊? Want to share it with those performing the task for the first time? @ljfalkenberg (#ASLO_Bulletin) and I invite professionals from all career stages to submit an abstract to our #ASLOSIL26 session! aslo.org/aslo-sil-2026/
The 🌊 @aslo.org's Global Outreach Initiative funds ASLO members to conduct education & engagement projects in their communities. We proudly announce the 2025 awardees and that we're funding members from Pakistan, Morocco, and Colombia for the first time💙!
tinyurl.com/2025GOI
tinyurl.com/2025GOI
October 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The 🌊 @aslo.org's Global Outreach Initiative funds ASLO members to conduct education & engagement projects in their communities. We proudly announce the 2025 awardees and that we're funding members from Pakistan, Morocco, and Colombia for the first time💙!
tinyurl.com/2025GOI
tinyurl.com/2025GOI
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Call for Abstracts: The #ASLO_ECC invites #ECR to apply for the next "Amplifying Voices" webinar on interdisciplinary approaches to enhance understanding of aquatic systems. Share your work globally!
🗓️ Webinar: 20 Nov (10 AM / 6 PM EST)
Abstracts due Oct 20: www.aslo.org/amplifying-v...
#ASLO
🗓️ Webinar: 20 Nov (10 AM / 6 PM EST)
Abstracts due Oct 20: www.aslo.org/amplifying-v...
#ASLO
October 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Call for Abstracts: The #ASLO_ECC invites #ECR to apply for the next "Amplifying Voices" webinar on interdisciplinary approaches to enhance understanding of aquatic systems. Share your work globally!
🗓️ Webinar: 20 Nov (10 AM / 6 PM EST)
Abstracts due Oct 20: www.aslo.org/amplifying-v...
#ASLO
🗓️ Webinar: 20 Nov (10 AM / 6 PM EST)
Abstracts due Oct 20: www.aslo.org/amplifying-v...
#ASLO
📢Attending #OSM26?
🌿🌊Working on Blue Carbon Ecosystems?
📅Submit an abstract to our session by 20 Aug!
Chairs: Bill Austin, Hilary Kennedy, @erinkpeck.bsky.social, Xiuzhen Li, @franco-santos.bsky.social
Co-convenors: @peremasque.bsky.social, Andre Rovai
Convened on behalf of the GO-BC Programme
🌿🌊Working on Blue Carbon Ecosystems?
📅Submit an abstract to our session by 20 Aug!
Chairs: Bill Austin, Hilary Kennedy, @erinkpeck.bsky.social, Xiuzhen Li, @franco-santos.bsky.social
Co-convenors: @peremasque.bsky.social, Andre Rovai
Convened on behalf of the GO-BC Programme
July 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
📢Attending #OSM26?
🌿🌊Working on Blue Carbon Ecosystems?
📅Submit an abstract to our session by 20 Aug!
Chairs: Bill Austin, Hilary Kennedy, @erinkpeck.bsky.social, Xiuzhen Li, @franco-santos.bsky.social
Co-convenors: @peremasque.bsky.social, Andre Rovai
Convened on behalf of the GO-BC Programme
🌿🌊Working on Blue Carbon Ecosystems?
📅Submit an abstract to our session by 20 Aug!
Chairs: Bill Austin, Hilary Kennedy, @erinkpeck.bsky.social, Xiuzhen Li, @franco-santos.bsky.social
Co-convenors: @peremasque.bsky.social, Andre Rovai
Convened on behalf of the GO-BC Programme
Are you an early career🌊ocean professional heading to #AMSA2025 in a few days? Check out the pre-conference workshop on Scientific Publishing organised for you by the AUS/NZ Node of the #OceanDecade #ECOP Programme with @csiropublishing.bsky.social and supported by #AMSA! Spots still available!
July 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Are you an early career🌊ocean professional heading to #AMSA2025 in a few days? Check out the pre-conference workshop on Scientific Publishing organised for you by the AUS/NZ Node of the #OceanDecade #ECOP Programme with @csiropublishing.bsky.social and supported by #AMSA! Spots still available!
📢In our recent #ASLO_Bulletin piece📝(doi.org/10.1002/lob....), @erinkpeck.bsky.social and I talk about our experiences as active @aslo.org members and how contributing can be personally & professionally fulfilling. We also pay homage to our grandparents👵🏻👴🏻👴🏻, whose recent passing inspired this piece ❤️
Of Loss, Love, and Lasting Friendships
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
📢In our recent #ASLO_Bulletin piece📝(doi.org/10.1002/lob....), @erinkpeck.bsky.social and I talk about our experiences as active @aslo.org members and how contributing can be personally & professionally fulfilling. We also pay homage to our grandparents👵🏻👴🏻👴🏻, whose recent passing inspired this piece ❤️
📢Recent publication (co-led with Sam Eggins) on Hg in Antarctic krill 🦐!
We provide fortnightly (2013-2019) records (🔓 data: doi.org/10.25919/dvm...) and compile published values to create a baseline for continued monitoring of Antarctic ecosystems.
Read open access: doi.org/10.1071/EN24...
We provide fortnightly (2013-2019) records (🔓 data: doi.org/10.25919/dvm...) and compile published values to create a baseline for continued monitoring of Antarctic ecosystems.
Read open access: doi.org/10.1071/EN24...
Mercury concentration in Antarctic krill varies in time and space and with individual size
Environmental context Several predators that eat Antarctic krill may be unintentionally ingesting toxic substances. Studying aspects of krill life to understand the effects of potential increases in A...
doi.org
July 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
📢Recent publication (co-led with Sam Eggins) on Hg in Antarctic krill 🦐!
We provide fortnightly (2013-2019) records (🔓 data: doi.org/10.25919/dvm...) and compile published values to create a baseline for continued monitoring of Antarctic ecosystems.
Read open access: doi.org/10.1071/EN24...
We provide fortnightly (2013-2019) records (🔓 data: doi.org/10.25919/dvm...) and compile published values to create a baseline for continued monitoring of Antarctic ecosystems.
Read open access: doi.org/10.1071/EN24...
📢 #students #ECOPs #marinescientists
Looking for professional development opportunities? Join our webinar tonight to hear about the cool programs offered by @aslo.org
🎙️ "Development opportunities for ECOPs with ASLO"
📆 Wednesday, 7 May
🕑 13:00 BST / 12:00 UTC
✍️ Register: lnkd.in/d2pFHmbJ
Looking for professional development opportunities? Join our webinar tonight to hear about the cool programs offered by @aslo.org
🎙️ "Development opportunities for ECOPs with ASLO"
📆 Wednesday, 7 May
🕑 13:00 BST / 12:00 UTC
✍️ Register: lnkd.in/d2pFHmbJ
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
📢 #students #ECOPs #marinescientists
Looking for professional development opportunities? Join our webinar tonight to hear about the cool programs offered by @aslo.org
🎙️ "Development opportunities for ECOPs with ASLO"
📆 Wednesday, 7 May
🕑 13:00 BST / 12:00 UTC
✍️ Register: lnkd.in/d2pFHmbJ
Looking for professional development opportunities? Join our webinar tonight to hear about the cool programs offered by @aslo.org
🎙️ "Development opportunities for ECOPs with ASLO"
📆 Wednesday, 7 May
🕑 13:00 BST / 12:00 UTC
✍️ Register: lnkd.in/d2pFHmbJ