Plenary Speaker 2 Announcement!
We’re excited to welcome Dr Melita Samoilys (CORDIO East Africa) as our second plenary speakers for Reef Conservation UK 2025 🪸

Join us in Bangor, Wales on 6th December 2025
Tickets are now live: lnkd.in/ej8FMub3
REGISTRATION ENDS 30th NOVEMBER 2025!!!

Plenary Speaker Announcement!
We’re excited to welcome Professor Chris Perry (University of Exeter) as one of our plenary speakers for Reef Conservation UK 2025 🪸
Take a look at a brief overview of his research and an outline of his talk below.
Tickets are now live: my.zsl.org/reefconserva...

📣 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended!
Great news for reefsearchers and students interested in reef conservation, the deadline to submit your abstract for the 2025 Reef Conservation UK Conference has been extended to Thursday, 19th September at 2 PM!

Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/eNVygyra

Field of view affects damselfish anti-predator responses BUT other metrics of structural complexity do not. Implications for how we measure structure & predict its effects academic.oup.com/beheco/advan...
@jamesboon.bsky.social is on fire today! @lec-reefs.bsky.social @envisiondtp.bsky.social

Third paper from my PhD at @lancasteruni.bsky.social out now. Territorial farming damselfish are more aggressive to smaller neighbours than strangers @envisiondtp.bsky.social #fishinbottles #angrydamsels #nastyneighbours

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New PAPER shows greater depths NOT correlated with more stable communities on Caribbean reefs, contrary to expectations. Led by @jamesboon.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1... @lec-reefs.bsky.social @envisiondtp.bsky.social @opwallscience.bsky.social

🌊 Final call for all reef scientists, conservationists, and enthusiasts! 🌊

Abstract submissions are CLOSING SOON!

📅 Deadline: FRIDAY, 12th September 2025
📅 Conference: 6th December 2025

🔗 Submit your abstract and find all the details here:
www.reefconservationuk.org/rcuk-2025.html

🚨 Abstract submissions for Reef Conservation UK 2025 are now OPEN! 🚨
We’re inviting abstracts for:
📊 Presentations (12 minutes)
⚡ Speed Talks (5 minutes)
📜 Posters

🗓️ Deadline for submissions: 12th September 2025
🔗 lnkd.in/e3maGC3q

💙 Stay connected with us here or on LinkedIn shorturl.at/gfWW9

A huge thank-you to the team at Bangor University’s School of Ocean Sciences for kindly hosting the event!

🪸 Announcing RCUK 2025! 🪸

📅 Saturday December 6th 2025
(With workshops Friday 5th @ 1 pm)

📍 Bangor University’s main campus
Main Arts Lecture Theatre & Prichard-Jones Hall

Call for abstracts opens in July – further details over the coming months.

More info: www.reefconservationuk.org
#RCUK2025

Check out our new blog by @whatalexseas.bsky.social which showcases the exciting research by Tanaya et al 2025. Their new research shows that corals recover faster on artificial reefs after bleaching than on natural reefs! 🪸

www.opwall.com/article/bene...

@whatalexseas.bsky.social giving a superb talk on how citizen science projects can contribute to marine conservation outcomes at the inaugural Ocean Advocate Summit in Bristol last week.

FULLY FUNDED PHD on using #AI to explore the effects of global change on ecological functions of biological colour. Only 6 days left to apply! www.exageo.org/apply/ With me, Chris Cooney (Sheff Uni) @chris-nemeth.bsky.social & David Roy (UKCEH) based at @lec-reefs.bsky.social @dsilu.bsky.social

New paper out last month pooling standardized reef monitoring data from across the globe (including our research site on Hoga, Indonesia) to examine state shifts in reef ecosystems. Results show concerning shifts from reefs dominated by hard corals to more algae-dominated reefs: shorturl.at/4v7dV

Very pleased to participate in the first Ocean Advocacy Summit in Bristol soon, where Alex O’Brien & Catherine Edsell will discuss the importance of citizen science in marine conservation. The summit is on 1st Feb - you can find more here: ocean-advocate.org/ocean-advoca...