🌊🐟🌍 Exciting News!  I’m thrilled to announce that I am starting a faculty position KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)--KAUST BESE   As part of this, I am truly excited to launch the Integrated Reef Fisheries Lab — Building collaborative, data-driven solutions to enhance the sustainability of reef fisheries and aquatic food systems now and into the future. Our aim is to integrate disciplines and harness data science and collaboration to co-create solutions that (i) enhance the sustainability of reef fisheries and (ii) build aquatic food systems that are sustainable, equitable, and climate-resilient.   📢 We are looking for passionate and collaborative people to join the team and shape its future! 🧪 Open Postdoctoral Projects - Assessing the spatial and temporal variability in aquatic foods’ contributions to human nutrition: https://lnkd.in/daH_v3Yn  - Developing economic reference points for multispecies reef fisheries: https://lnkd.in/dn2W_Ke6 🧪 Open Research Specialist/Assitant jobs - Data science for marine socio-ecological systems: https://lnkd.in/dvr-26aE We also have exciting fully funded or open PhD, Masters and Visiting Student opportunities built within an international network of collaborators. See here (https://lnkd.in/dwuhWAyC) or here (https://lnkd.in/dPMGxSZE) information on how to apply, or feel free to contact me if you have funding and would like to work in these areas. 🎓 Example PhD Projects  - Assessing data-poor Invertebrate fisheries  - Climate-induced community composition turnover on reefs and its implications for climate-resilient fisheries management 🎓 Example Master’s Projects -Assessing the sustainability and food security implications of global reef fish trade  - Embracing uncertainty to enhance predictive understanding of reef systems 🎓 Example Visiting Student Research Project - Harnessing data-science to enhance the sustainability of Red Sea fisheries and aquatic food systems - Applying ecosystem overfishing indicators to coral reefs - Developing predictive models of seaweed nutrient content If you’re passionate about sustainability, fisheries, aquatic food systems, and open data-driven science — we want to hear from you! Please share widely 🙂 🙏 A huge thank you to my previous (Sean Connolly Joshua Cinner Aaron MacNeil Christopher Golden) and current supervisors (Christina Hicks @NickGraham) whose support and mentorship have been invaluable in making this vision a reality.  I also want to thank my new collaborators and partners (especially Michael Berumen) for their support and insightful discussions. I look forward to working alongside these and other brilliant colleagues and stakeholders so, together, we can protect and sustain reef fisheries and aquatic food systems for generations to come! 🌊🐠🌍 | 40 comments on LinkedIn

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MBON and the AIR Centre will host a workshop focused on mobilising marine biological observation datasets to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Climate Change: The Wicked Problem That Touches Everything Credit to Behavior x Climate. Follow them for more valuable insights. Original Post _________ Climate change is not just an “environmental issue.” It’s a wicked problem — one that connects to almost every global challenge we face. Look closely at this web of impacts: ⚡ Environmental ripple effects: Forests and wetlands lost → less natural carbon storage Soil degradation, desertification, and water scarcity → food systems collapse Melting glaciers → sea level rise → ecosystem collapse and marine pollution Extreme weather events → air pollution and biodiversity loss 💔 Social ripple effects: Heatwaves and disease spread → public health crises Disrupted crops → food insecurity and conflict over resources Migration pressures → climate refugees and housing insecurity Economic instability → energy poverty, labor market disruptions, and mental health challenges Every thread leads back to the same center: climate change is not isolated — it multiplies risks across society, economy, and nature. This is why solutions cannot be siloed. Fighting climate change means: ✅ Investing in renewable energy and resilient infrastructure ✅ Protecting forests, peatlands, and oceans as natural carbon vaults ✅ Building social safety nets for vulnerable communities ✅ Global cooperation — because no border can stop these ripple effects 💡 The takeaway: If we treat climate change as “just an environmental problem,” we’re missing the bigger picture. It’s a human problem. An economic problem. A justice problem. And solving it means rethinking everything together. 👉 Do you agree that tackling climate change is really about tackling every global challenge at once? __________ 📣 Found this post helpful? Feel free to share it with your network! 👉Follow Sustainability Infographics 📊 to learn from the industry's best visuals. #ClimateChange #Sustainability #GlobalChallenges #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #NetZero #Resilience Credit: Antonio Vizcaya Abdo | 13 comments on LinkedIn

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An international team of scientists working with Queensland Museum's CoralBank have made groundbreaking findings that rewrite the family tree of one of the world's most iconic coral groups and describ...

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