Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
@imas-utas.bsky.social
Located at the gateway to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, IMAS is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for marine and Antarctic research and teaching: www.utas.edu.au/imas
CRICOS provider code: 00586B
CRICOS provider code: 00586B
A stereoscopic camera system that mimics human vision, combined with AI, is transforming how scientists and industry collect important data on Giant Crabs across southern Australia. Giant crab fisheries lack consistent and representative length-frequency data. Read the story 👉 tinyurl.com/38w6fxe6
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A stereoscopic camera system that mimics human vision, combined with AI, is transforming how scientists and industry collect important data on Giant Crabs across southern Australia. Giant crab fisheries lack consistent and representative length-frequency data. Read the story 👉 tinyurl.com/38w6fxe6
IMAS science has taken centre stage alongside industry at the 10th Tasmanian Seafood Awards. Two of our research teams have been recognised for their outstanding contributions after winning two awards.
Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/y6j3nxu5
📸 Nina Hamilton
Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/y6j3nxu5
📸 Nina Hamilton
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
IMAS science has taken centre stage alongside industry at the 10th Tasmanian Seafood Awards. Two of our research teams have been recognised for their outstanding contributions after winning two awards.
Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/y6j3nxu5
📸 Nina Hamilton
Read the full story 👉 tinyurl.com/y6j3nxu5
📸 Nina Hamilton
It was an adventure of a lifetime for George Hamaty, who returned home after being aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator researching life in the aftermath of Tonga’s explosive volcanic eruption. George joined the voyage as a co-biologist. Read about George's experience 👉 tinyurl.com/3c97pubc
October 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It was an adventure of a lifetime for George Hamaty, who returned home after being aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator researching life in the aftermath of Tonga’s explosive volcanic eruption. George joined the voyage as a co-biologist. Read about George's experience 👉 tinyurl.com/3c97pubc
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.
QR code 👇
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.
QR code 👇
An IMAS-led study reveals the environmental footprint of fish feeds depends more on where feed ingredients are sourced than on whether they are fish- or plant-based. It shows that knowing where & how ingredients are produced is key to reducing environmental footprint 🐠https://tinyurl.com/3fk5sjn9
October 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
An IMAS-led study reveals the environmental footprint of fish feeds depends more on where feed ingredients are sourced than on whether they are fish- or plant-based. It shows that knowing where & how ingredients are produced is key to reducing environmental footprint 🐠https://tinyurl.com/3fk5sjn9
The Guide to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for Finfish Aquaculture is out now! It brings together scientific techniques for assessing how finfish aquaculture interacts with marine environments, from soft sediments & seagrass beds to inshore rocky reefs & deep reefs: tinyurl.com/8d7pes9x
October 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The Guide to Environmental Monitoring and Assessment for Finfish Aquaculture is out now! It brings together scientific techniques for assessing how finfish aquaculture interacts with marine environments, from soft sediments & seagrass beds to inshore rocky reefs & deep reefs: tinyurl.com/8d7pes9x
Seabirds foraging at sea face deadly threats from eating plastics & being caught up in fisheries bycatch. A new Honours study reveals colour influences their food choices, and avoiding preferred colours in items like fishing gear & weather balloons could prevent seabird deaths🪶 tinyurl.com/k29kxyh6
October 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Seabirds foraging at sea face deadly threats from eating plastics & being caught up in fisheries bycatch. A new Honours study reveals colour influences their food choices, and avoiding preferred colours in items like fishing gear & weather balloons could prevent seabird deaths🪶 tinyurl.com/k29kxyh6
In a major step for marine conservation, IMAS scientists have released 65 captive-raised red handfish into the wild! It was an exciting moment after an incredible effort by many people over many years - and it's given the red handfish the best possible chance of survival: tinyurl.com/mpbyb56z
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
In a major step for marine conservation, IMAS scientists have released 65 captive-raised red handfish into the wild! It was an exciting moment after an incredible effort by many people over many years - and it's given the red handfish the best possible chance of survival: tinyurl.com/mpbyb56z
Two of our IMAS scientists will soon embark on a multi-year journey with other leading climate experts to draft the 7th #IPCC #climatereport. Profs Melissa Hart & Gretta Pecl will be lead authors for Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability 🪼 www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/pr-ar7-authors/ 🪸
August 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Two of our IMAS scientists will soon embark on a multi-year journey with other leading climate experts to draft the 7th #IPCC #climatereport. Profs Melissa Hart & Gretta Pecl will be lead authors for Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability 🪼 www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/pr-ar7-authors/ 🪸
From the fjords of Norway to the reefs of Bali, Andrew Sullivan’s PhD with IMAS @utas.edu.au is taking him around the world as he investigates how nations are developing policy for a sustainable ocean - and it will help inform future ocean governance. Discover more: tinyurl.com/53xf5svj
August 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
From the fjords of Norway to the reefs of Bali, Andrew Sullivan’s PhD with IMAS @utas.edu.au is taking him around the world as he investigates how nations are developing policy for a sustainable ocean - and it will help inform future ocean governance. Discover more: tinyurl.com/53xf5svj
Deep-sea skates caught accidentally in Southern Ocean fisheries are usually released if they appear unharmed. But their chances of survival after release were unclear until now. IMAS PhD research shows only 1 in 4 survive, and it will improve skate bycatch mmt strategies doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
August 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Deep-sea skates caught accidentally in Southern Ocean fisheries are usually released if they appear unharmed. But their chances of survival after release were unclear until now. IMAS PhD research shows only 1 in 4 survive, and it will improve skate bycatch mmt strategies doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
A Trans-Tasman collaboration between IMAS & @aucklanduni.bsky.social researchers shows Longspined Sea Urchins are a huge threat to NE #NewZealand marine ecosystems. And as the region is at lower latitudes, the impact there could outstrip what we've seen in #Tasmania.
Study: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Study: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
August 14, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A Trans-Tasman collaboration between IMAS & @aucklanduni.bsky.social researchers shows Longspined Sea Urchins are a huge threat to NE #NewZealand marine ecosystems. And as the region is at lower latitudes, the impact there could outstrip what we've seen in #Tasmania.
Study: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Study: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
How do international Antarctic partnerships benefit the life and work of researchers? IMAS/AAPP researcher Dr Alex Fraser said they are "a fantastic way to broaden collaborative networks, especially for young scientists."
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@antarctic.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
❄️ tinyurl.com/suac8efs
@antarctic.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
July 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
How do international Antarctic partnerships benefit the life and work of researchers? IMAS/AAPP researcher Dr Alex Fraser said they are "a fantastic way to broaden collaborative networks, especially for young scientists."
❄️ tinyurl.com/suac8efs
@antarctic.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
❄️ tinyurl.com/suac8efs
@antarctic.bsky.social @utas.edu.au
By turning recycled marine samples into a classroom resource, Megan Chang is creating educational tools for the next generation of fisheries scientists. Megan reused old research samples and materials, including underwater footage. See what she did 👉 tinyurl.com/mrx98y3b
July 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
By turning recycled marine samples into a classroom resource, Megan Chang is creating educational tools for the next generation of fisheries scientists. Megan reused old research samples and materials, including underwater footage. See what she did 👉 tinyurl.com/mrx98y3b
A marine science pioneer, an emerging leader & a scientist with a passion for elevating Indigenous perspectives in marine conservation have taken centre stage as Australian Marine Sciences Association award recipients this year. Dive in to find out what inspires them - and us! tinyurl.com/5utrdvnj
July 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A marine science pioneer, an emerging leader & a scientist with a passion for elevating Indigenous perspectives in marine conservation have taken centre stage as Australian Marine Sciences Association award recipients this year. Dive in to find out what inspires them - and us! tinyurl.com/5utrdvnj
Now is not the time to put funding on ice. Australian Antarctic field programs should be ambitious as the rule not the exception, writes Professor Matt King in today's Mercury Newspaper, republished here: tinyurl.com/2zhpbryk
@antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @deformedearth.bsky.social
@antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @deformedearth.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Now is not the time to put funding on ice. Australian Antarctic field programs should be ambitious as the rule not the exception, writes Professor Matt King in today's Mercury Newspaper, republished here: tinyurl.com/2zhpbryk
@antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @deformedearth.bsky.social
@antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au @deformedearth.bsky.social
Seas the opportunity 🚢 Applications for our 2026 CAPSTAN voyages are now open!
This exciting at-sea experience for university students & trainers is all happening aboard CSIRO's research vessel #RVInvestigator, with two voyage opportunities in 2026.
Apply now: www.csiro.au/capstan
This exciting at-sea experience for university students & trainers is all happening aboard CSIRO's research vessel #RVInvestigator, with two voyage opportunities in 2026.
Apply now: www.csiro.au/capstan
June 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Seas the opportunity 🚢 Applications for our 2026 CAPSTAN voyages are now open!
This exciting at-sea experience for university students & trainers is all happening aboard CSIRO's research vessel #RVInvestigator, with two voyage opportunities in 2026.
Apply now: www.csiro.au/capstan
This exciting at-sea experience for university students & trainers is all happening aboard CSIRO's research vessel #RVInvestigator, with two voyage opportunities in 2026.
Apply now: www.csiro.au/capstan
IMAS / AAPP sea-ice researcher @edoddridge.bsky.social has been awarded the prestigious Dr Peter Smith Medal by The Royal Society of Tasmania, in recognition of his outstanding research on sea-ice changes around Antarctica.
✨Read more: tinyurl.com/5n93seke
📸 Credit Bernard Pryor OAM. @utas.edu.au
✨Read more: tinyurl.com/5n93seke
📸 Credit Bernard Pryor OAM. @utas.edu.au
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
IMAS / AAPP sea-ice researcher @edoddridge.bsky.social has been awarded the prestigious Dr Peter Smith Medal by The Royal Society of Tasmania, in recognition of his outstanding research on sea-ice changes around Antarctica.
✨Read more: tinyurl.com/5n93seke
📸 Credit Bernard Pryor OAM. @utas.edu.au
✨Read more: tinyurl.com/5n93seke
📸 Credit Bernard Pryor OAM. @utas.edu.au
Unprecedented biodiversity loss and climate collapse are threatening livelihoods across the globe. Ecologists have been critical to uncovering the drivers of biodiversity decline. A new study outlines six actions for ecologists in a time of global environmental crisis: tinyurl.com/5n874r97
June 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Unprecedented biodiversity loss and climate collapse are threatening livelihoods across the globe. Ecologists have been critical to uncovering the drivers of biodiversity decline. A new study outlines six actions for ecologists in a time of global environmental crisis: tinyurl.com/5n874r97
Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on it. It empowers communities to make informed decisions about the ocean. The need for ocean literacy is increasing in Australia and abroad, with researchers calling for a national strategy: tinyurl.com/3cmnvs4v
June 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on it. It empowers communities to make informed decisions about the ocean. The need for ocean literacy is increasing in Australia and abroad, with researchers calling for a national strategy: tinyurl.com/3cmnvs4v
Our scientists have explored the history, methods & scale of a largely forgotten industry – commercial giant kelp wild harvesting. Harvested in Tasmania from 1964-1973, it would close within a decade. Knowing why provides insights to help future-proof seaweed industries today🌿 tinyurl.com/yx5svfek
May 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Our scientists have explored the history, methods & scale of a largely forgotten industry – commercial giant kelp wild harvesting. Harvested in Tasmania from 1964-1973, it would close within a decade. Knowing why provides insights to help future-proof seaweed industries today🌿 tinyurl.com/yx5svfek
From East Antarctica to the world: @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social-funded outreach program goes global! Celebrating the power of connection through science on the Denman Marine Voyage 🌏 tinyurl.com/4bw335z3
📸 Antarctic & ice by Pete Harmsen for AAD, outreach by Katharina Hochmuth ACEAS
📸 Antarctic & ice by Pete Harmsen for AAD, outreach by Katharina Hochmuth ACEAS
May 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
From East Antarctica to the world: @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social-funded outreach program goes global! Celebrating the power of connection through science on the Denman Marine Voyage 🌏 tinyurl.com/4bw335z3
📸 Antarctic & ice by Pete Harmsen for AAD, outreach by Katharina Hochmuth ACEAS
📸 Antarctic & ice by Pete Harmsen for AAD, outreach by Katharina Hochmuth ACEAS
IMAS Executive Director, Prof Nicole Webster, has been elected as a Fellow of the #AustralianAcademyofScience in recognition of her dedication to driving innovative research for ocean and climate solutions - and her ocean passion inspires us all! Congratulations Prof Webster! tinyurl.com/mwtha8j3
May 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
IMAS Executive Director, Prof Nicole Webster, has been elected as a Fellow of the #AustralianAcademyofScience in recognition of her dedication to driving innovative research for ocean and climate solutions - and her ocean passion inspires us all! Congratulations Prof Webster! tinyurl.com/mwtha8j3
Huge congrats to our oceanographer Prof Philip Boyd who's been recognised for his ocean science leadership. He is among over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world who've been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of The Royal Society, UK’s nat'l academy of sciences: tinyurl.com/35dushm4
May 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Huge congrats to our oceanographer Prof Philip Boyd who's been recognised for his ocean science leadership. He is among over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world who've been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of The Royal Society, UK’s nat'l academy of sciences: tinyurl.com/35dushm4
A new study has revealed how a large mountain chain buried deep below the East Antarctic ice sheet, grew & partly collapsed more than half a billion years ago. It helps explain why Antarctica’s interior has remained remarkably stable for hundreds of millions of years: tinyurl.com/yka84vfp
May 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A new study has revealed how a large mountain chain buried deep below the East Antarctic ice sheet, grew & partly collapsed more than half a billion years ago. It helps explain why Antarctica’s interior has remained remarkably stable for hundreds of millions of years: tinyurl.com/yka84vfp