Marine biologist at JCU Cairns working on the GBR | Seagrass researcher | Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub coordinator | Scicomm enthusiasthttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3leiomhpi5k2uA little bit of 2024..... It's been a year full of amazing people and incredible field trips. I'm very lucky to be working on some great projects with the best team. But it's also been a year of a lot of rejection for grants, awards and other things. It sucks but that's life!30 Dec 2024 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leiomhpi5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3ldpe67msck2xA year on from cyclone Jasper we are sharing some of our findings from surveys of the intertidal coastal habitats from Cairns to Cooktown. The record breaking floods caused extensive damage to mangroves. We didn't see any live corals on the fringing reefs at all, they were still smothered in mud20 Dec 2024 02:37 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpe67msck2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3ldky3d746c2hFinal field trip of the year wrapped up with the Jabalbina Ranger team! Monitoring subtidal habitats to understand post cyclone recovery of seagrass and corals almost a year after Jasper came through. Great to be able to get some up to date information on seagrass in the region.18 Dec 2024 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldky3d746c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3ld3xot6pfk2rAfter all this time studying seagrass in Queensland I finally found myself some Halophila tricostata. This species is only found in Queensland AND this one was flowering. It's not super rare but we don't see it often so I was very excited to find it off the Daintree!12 Dec 2024 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld3xot6pfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3lcpbplcyt22mNow that December fieldwork is over, it's time to bust out the seagrass reindeers, neptune ball decorations and of course make Franklin pose in his elf hat....07 Dec 2024 08:28 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpbplcyt22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/abbiscott.bsky.social/post/3lce2nqf4yc2sI'm a bit late to the party but very excited to see many old twitter friends here. I'm Abbi and I'm a researcher at James Cook University studying seagrass ecosystems and working with communities here in Cairns and Port-Douglas on coral reef stewardship projects.02 Dec 2024 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:hn2hhdrbvwohn65hw5oeb7h2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lce2nqf4yc2s