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Kristen McSpadden @_krisfish

Marine Scientist | PhD Candidate @uni_newcastle 🥒 🪸 Researching tropical sea cucumber fisheries 🥒 kristen.mcspadden@uon.edu.au 📍Awabakal land (she/her)

Joined April 2021
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Kristen McSpadden@_krisfish
14 Dec 2023
🐟‼️New paper‼️🐟 Check out our research paper: “Imaging sonar reveals diel fish movement throughout a developed Australian estuary” @sawsharkman @TroyGaston_ @chefbennett 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10…

Imaging Sonar Reveals Diel Movement of Fish Throughout a Developed Australian Estuary

Estuaries and Coasts - Estuaries present a unique interface between ocean and freshwater systems and support key fish habitats. While the role of estuaries for juvenile fish has been studied...

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Sea cucumbers in the Torres Strait! Great start to our survey at a Warrior Reef @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @DrKJoyce @sawsharkman @joan_lyq
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‼️ New Paper ‼️ This collaborative paper presents length-weight data for 6 species of sea cucumber harvested in the QLD Sea Cucumber Fishery. These data were collected on the GBR, from 2,421 individuals, across 9 degrees of latitude, from 89 reefs 🥒🪸 mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/12/770

Length–Weight Relationships of Commercial Species in the Eastern Australian Sea Cucumber Fishery

Biological data, such as length–weight relationships, are essential for the management and stewardship of harvested individuals. Sea cucumbers are a lucrative industry globally but many of the...

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Some sea cucumber photos for your viewing pleasure 🥒🪸🩵
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@MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @Uni_Newcastle @UON_research @urchinhunter @sawsharkman @Fishwell
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Beautiful sunset for the student night #ASFB2024
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Excited for ASFB 2024 #asfb2024
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James A. Wong@Jimothy_Fish
12 Nov 2024
I love Blenniids so much Not a single thought going on in there
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Joseph DiBattista@joey_squishfish
17 Sep 2024
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Dr. Vincent Raoult@sawsharkman
25 Jun 2024
What's in this picture? A coral graveyard. Drones have revealed the latest bleaching event led to > 95% bleaching mortality at Lizard Island on the GBR. Heartbreaking to see hectare after hectare of this @MEG_MQ @jcu @Uni_Newcastle See yourself here: geonadir.com/drone-mapping-r…
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Jane Williamson@urchinhunter
9 Jun 2024
And that’s a wrap! After 37 km of ROV surveys, 24 km of BlueBoat surveys, and 189 DNA tissue samples, this trip is over. Thanks to a great team! ⁦@MEG_MQ⁩ ⁦@mqnatsci⁩ ⁦@MQSciEng⁩ ⁦⁦@sawsharkman⁩ ⁦@_krisfish⁩ @joan_lyq ⁦@Patrick__Burke⁩
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Jane Williamson@urchinhunter
3 Jun 2024
Here we go again. Fifth field trip for me so far this year. Back up to Lizard Island and beyond. Thanks for the funding GBRF! ⁦@mqnatsci⁩ ⁦@va_gilliland⁩ @MQSciEng⁩ ⁦@MEG_MQ⁩ ⁦@sawsharkman⁩ ⁦@_krisfish⁩ @joan_lyq ⁦@AnnabellKlinke⁩
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Jane Williamson@urchinhunter
22 May 2024
Great to be back on Heron Island and enjoying playing with our new @bluerobotics BlueBoat. Wish you were here @DrKJoyce! @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @MQSciEng
Image by Paddy Burke

ALT Image by Paddy Burke

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What a fantastic night! Thanks for having me & giving me a microphone for 30 minutes @pintofscienceAU 🤩 Thanks to the Newcastle locals for showing up and caring about science! It was great to see some familiar faces in the crowd.
Kristen McSpadden@_krisfish
9 May 2024
I’ll be speaking @pintofscienceAU about all things imaging sonars! Joint us next Tuesday, at The Happy Wombat, from 7pm, tickets are only $8!! Hope to see you there 🥳
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I’ll be speaking @pintofscienceAU about all things imaging sonars! Joint us next Tuesday, at The Happy Wombat, from 7pm, tickets are only $8!! Hope to see you there 🥳
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Neal Cantin@gbr_neal
16 Apr 2024
2024 Great Barrier Reef bleaching summary now available: aims.gov.au/sites/default/fi… - Fifth mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef since 2016 -Very high (60-90% cover bleached) and extreme (>90%) prevalence of coral bleaching in all three regions of the Great Barrier Reef
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Jez Roff@JezRoff
28 Mar 2024
Mass coral bleaching unfolding at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (March 2024). These events have become “normalised” to the point where it’s easy to forget that 20 yrs ago this would have been an unprecedented and isolated event.
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Prof. Michael Sweet@DiseaseMatters
25 Mar 2024
The same reef from a drone shot in 2023 and just a few days ago (2024) - the bleaching on the northern GBR is next level. The world is on fire (even under the water). Photos from Mar Inn
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Devastating coral bleaching and mortality on Lizard Island. It’s been a long hot summer for these corals 😭💔
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Jane Williamson@urchinhunter
20 Mar 2024
Great to be back at @LizardIsland, this time for the sea cucumber monitoring project with @_krisfish. @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @MQSciEng
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