@KateFraser18

Marine ecologist at @IMASUTAS currently working with @Rare_org on marine reserve design and data-poor fisheries research.

 Hobart, Tasmania
Joined November 2020
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Kate Fraser retweeted
Andrew Darby@looksouth27 Jun 2022
Reminder of the millions of native animals and birds (+feral deer) killed by crop protection permit in recent years in green-washed #Tasmania. Green Rosella? YTB Cockatoo? Black Swan? Unbelievable. Thanks @themercurycomau @BirdLifeTas
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Kate Fraser retweeted
IMAS@IMASUTAS23 Jun 2022
An IMAS-led team have learnt some (literally) blooming amazing things from the #phytoplanktonbloom triggered by smoke from the 2020 Australian #bushfires. What happens to the Southern Ocean #carboncycle when it gets an iron boost? Find out ➡️ bit.ly/3HFqH7L 📸iStock
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Would you like to work with the TLC? We are looking for a Field Ecologist (Graduate). This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to nature conservation in Tasmania. Find out more at tasland.org.au/about-the-tlc… Applications close: 03 July 2022.
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IMAS@IMASUTAS10 Jun 2022
IMAS PhD student @_jenniesmith will be presenting her #LongspinedSeaUrchin research at the Tasmanian Combined Dive Clubs Weekend in Bicheno tomorrow! View the graphic below, and her paper 👉tinyurl.com/3h5tky56 Event details 👉 facebook.com/ccwtasmania #imasresearch @UTAS_
Summarised findings from Jennie's research.

ALT Summarised findings from Jennie's research.

IMAS PhD student Jennie Smith in the field!

ALT IMAS PhD student Jennie Smith in the field!

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Coming to Beaker Street Festival and want to do it all? Check out The Full Beaker! We've packaged up the entire Festival program into a stunning holiday for two. Details and (very limited) tickets available at beakerstreet.com.au/full-bea…
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Kate Fraser retweeted
IMAS@IMASUTAS7 Jun 2022
The launch of our 'CODE RED’ exhibition last night celebrated the efforts of scientists and the community in helping save the #criticallyendangered #redhandfish. Book your visit here 🤿 tinyurl.com/mr47refx #imasresearch @UTAS_ @HandfishProject
The team behind the exhibition and our Red handfish research, with UTAS College of Sciences and Engineering Executive Dean Terry Bailey (far left).

ALT The team behind the exhibition and our Red handfish research, with UTAS College of Sciences and Engineering Executive Dean Terry Bailey (far left).

Our Red handfish gurus last night: (L-R) Dr Andrew Trotter, Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith and Tyson Bessell.

ALT Our Red handfish gurus last night: (L-R) Dr Andrew Trotter, Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith and Tyson Bessell.

(L-R) Labor Primary Industries and Water Spokesperson Janie Finlay and UTAS Vice Chancellor, Professor Rufus Black with IMAS Associate Professor Neville Barrett and Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith.

ALT (L-R) Labor Primary Industries and Water Spokesperson Janie Finlay and UTAS Vice Chancellor, Professor Rufus Black with IMAS Associate Professor Neville Barrett and Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith.

(L-R) Sorell Mayor Kerry Vincent, Australian journalist Charles Wooley and Frank Creely.

ALT (L-R) Sorell Mayor Kerry Vincent, Australian journalist Charles Wooley and Frank Creely.

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✨ Sitting in a sauna, star gazing through a telescope, a whisky in hand... where are we? NOCTURNA, the Beaker Street Festival finale party Tickets on sale Friday 3rd June... or join our mailing list for early access beakerstreet.com.au 📷 Elsewhere Sauna
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When I was sampling the #seagrass meadows in #SharkBay for this project we never expected this to be the outcome! Incredible results well done team! @SeagrassLiz @jane_edgeloe @_MBreed theconversation.com/meet-the…

Meet the world’s largest plant: a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia’s...

A single seagrass plant in Shark Bay is around 4,500 years old, covers 200 square kilometres of seabed, and thrives in harsh conditions.

theconversation.com
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Kate Fraser retweeted
IMAS@IMASUTAS26 May 2022
Two IMAS papers have investigated options to monitor and regulate #rocklobster catches around Tasmania, both to help improve statewide fishery health and rebuild East Coast stocks. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/mtwu4frp #imasresearch #fisheriesscience @UTAS_ 📸: Antonia Cooper
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IMAS@IMASUTAS25 May 2022
Fish are an important source of nutrients that can reduce malnutrition rates. But a new study shows the int'l seafood trade is taking fish from waters of nations facing high levels of malnutrition and diverting catches to wealthier countries: bit.ly/38Oed0u.
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Kate Fraser retweeted
IMAS@IMASUTAS9 May 2022
A #kelprestoration guide just launched shares lessons learned from projects in #Tasmania and around the world. The vision: to build a global alliance of practitioners who will work together to ensure kelp forests flourish in our planet’s changing seas ➡️bit.ly/3MYyNJR⬅️
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IMAS@IMASUTAS11 Apr 2022
Bleaching in sponges has been observed for the first time in the deep-shelf waters off Tasmania’s east coast and it may be an early warning sign of thermal stress from #marineheatwaves, a new IMAS study reports. Dive deeper 🤿 bit.ly/3DXR6LW doi.org/10.1016/j.ecochg.202…
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Kate Fraser retweeted
Scott Ling@ScottDLing12 Mar 2022
Story on recent #giant #kelp out planting efforts and plans to scale-up from the #trees to the #forest via a collaboration b/w @IMASUTAS @ Sea Forest Australia and Eaglehawk Dive Centre @SBennett_131 @CayneLayton @bethaniey15 @UTAS_ theguardian.com/australia-ne… – at Hobart, Tasmania

‘Really worth a crack’: bringing Tasmania’s giant kelp forests back from the brink

Reseeding a half-hectare of seabed with microscopic giant kelp is a modest start to an ambitious aim: rebuilding an entire ecosystem

theguardian.com
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Kate Fraser retweeted
IMAS@IMASUTAS24 Nov 2021
The Tuna Champions program, an education and communication initiative focusing on #southernbluefintuna, has been extended for three years. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/28ynbwfe #imasresearch @UTAS_ @FRDCAustralia 📸: Program founder, IMAS Associate Professor Sean Tracey.
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IMAS@IMASUTAS20 Nov 2021
Congratulations to IMAS early career researcher Dr Kirsty Nash who’s just received a L’Oréal-UNESCO Australia & NZ #ForWomenInScience fellowship! Kirsty’s research explores the link btwn our health, #climatechange & coral reef fisheries bit.ly/3qV0jjG🐠 @CMS_Utas @UTAS_
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CMS_UTas@CMS_UTas7 Nov 2021
@CayneLayton & co-authors are exploring techniques to boost #Kelp resilience to #ClimateChange. Read the article to discover if selective breeding of ‘super #Kelp’ can save our cold water reefs from hotter seas? @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/can-sele…

Can selective breeding of ‘super kelp’ save our cold water reefs from hotter seas?

Can we breed kelp and other keystone species to survive warming and marine heatwaves? These techniques have promise – but they’re not a silver bullet.

theconversation.com
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Last month RLS covered 2000kms & almost 200 surveys in the Oceanic Shoals & Ashmore Reef Marine Parks. Look at @gedgar33 beautiful images from the trip. Find out about our Australian Marine Parks: parksaustralia.gov.au/marine… #LapofAus #ashmorereefmarinepark #oceanicshoalsmarinepark
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what a superstar
IMAS@IMASUTAS18 Oct 2021
IMAS marine ecologist, Professor @GrettaPecl's work establishing the @RedmapMarine program has seen her nominated as a finalist for the 2022 Tasmanian @ausoftheyear Award. Congratulations, Gretta! #ausoftheyear #imasresearch @UTAS_
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IMAS@IMASUTAS13 Oct 2021
IMAS researcher Alison Turnbull’s work to help improve oyster and rock lobster food safety and market access has seen her recognised with the #SeafoodResearchandDevelopment award at the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council awards. #imasresearch @UTAS_ 📸: Nina Hamilton
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@GrettaPecl@GrettaPecl12 Oct 2021
I hope my fellow marine scientists take the time to read this tweet today and think about how we could change what we do for the better
Coastal People Resource Protection Group@CoastalRpg12 Oct 2021
Those who derive their livelihood from the ocean are being overwhelmed by academic intrusion. Usually by studies and wording that they cannot understand. The writings are then used by similarly educated policy makers to make rules excluding historical users from ocean access.
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