Reposted by DavinaLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Shrimp drifting into the weekend like "weeeeeee" 2500m #OkeanosExplorer EX2606 dive 5 #MarineLife 1529
Reposted by DavinaLivestream Oceanographic @livestreamocean.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Okeanos EX2606 dive 5 www.youtube.com/live/qqCqKFX...youtube.comCamera 1: 2026 American Samoa ROV + Mapping Exploration (EX2606)YouTube video by NOAA Ocean Exploration 134
Reposted by DavinaChris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026XENOPHYPHORE! giant bottom living amoebas! at about 5135 m eastern basin, American Samoa #okeanos dive 4 1104
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Finally made Denizen of the Deep in @fathomverse.bsky.social slightly embarrassed about how long that took me 😆 131
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A paper that I am co-author on has been published! My first ever! 110
Reposted by DavinaUQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A global team of researchers, including CBCS’s Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, have created the first complete map of the world’s seagrass for clear shallow water, identifying important areas of seagrass as well as vulnerable regions: cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/project/firs...cbcs.centre.uq.edu.auFirst complete global seagrass map reveals new opportunities for conservation 032
Reposted by DavinaUniversity of Tasmania @utas.edu.au · 07/08/2026Developed by @imas-utas.bsky.social, the Reef Life Explorer tool will now integrate global, long-term reef monitoring data from over 4,800 sites. Examining ecological trends has never been easier and is now accessible to anyone: utas.au/jX 051
Reposted by DavinaProf Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Successful first week on the #RVInvestigator in the Sourhern Great Barrier Reef 🪸. Lots of samples and data - great team, and lots of great science. Everyone finally over their sea sickness. 🌊🐋 0121
Reposted by DavinaProf Helen Bostock @oceanhelen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Some very curious humpback whales 🐋 spy-hopping to check out the ship while we were coring in the southern Great Barrier Reef 🪸 🌊 1214
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Last month, I had the honour of receiving the UQ University Medal for Outstanding Scholarship, for my Honours thesis. It was an absolute privilege to work with @oceanhelen.bsky.social and Professor Anthony Richardson, as well as Wayne Rochester from CSIRO. 110
Reposted by DavinaLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 943 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/Nycf1Ed...youtube.comSite 3C | SOI Divestream 943 - Part 2YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute 022
Reposted by DavinaCephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 06/07/2026this is what I look like btw 0214
Reposted by DavinaDr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Carinaria is a sea snail that swims upside down in the open ocean with a tiny shell perched on its back like a party hat several sizes too small. It's a mostly transparent predator in a party hat, and there is no party. There was never going to be a party. #MolluscMonday #marinelife 3386
Reposted by DavinaLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026They were just saying today is a 14hr dive so still 6 more to go 021
Reposted by DavinaDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Friends, I've spent the last few months developing an online take-at-your-own-pace certificate on finding jobs in marine conservation through Conservation Careers. It's now available for signups! Save 33% if you book soon! I'm happy to answer any questions! www.conservation-careers.com/marine/conservation-careers.comCertificate in Marine Conservation | Conservation CareersCertificate in Marine Conservation 23818
Reposted by DavinaPetra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026REJOICE FOR BEST COMPETITION OF THE YEAR NOMINATE YOUR BUGS www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comNominate your invertebrate of the yearWe’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition 16293135
Reposted by DavinaLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Great zooms on this Enteropneusta during @nautiluslive.org dive on 7.1.26 #MarineLife 1201
Reposted by DavinaSchmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 30/06/2026🚨Not one, but two Magnapinna squid! 🚨 the #doldrums team observed 2 elusive Magnapinna sp., commonly known as bigfin squid, at approximately 4,300 m (about 2.7 miles). Magnapinna is the deepest-dwelling squid. Sightings of these animals are extremely rare — seeing two in one dive is extra exciting! 17676242
Reposted by DavinaLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Bathypterois viridensis @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 935 part 2 #deepwonders #MarineLife 0467
Reposted by DavinaLivestream Oceanographic @livestreamocean.bsky.social · 30/06/2026@nautiluslive.org starting their dive #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/F4xfnxO...youtube.comNautilus Live | Channel 1 StreamYouTube video by EVNautilus 054
Reposted by DavinaDr Craig R McClain @drcraigmc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The metal-rich nodules that deep-sea mining wants to strip off the seafloor also concentrate naturally radioactive material. Disturb them and you mobilize that radioactivity into the food web. #marinelifeoceanographicmagazine.comUnregulated radioactivity - yet another risk deep-sea mining poses - OceanographicA new report on deep-sea mining has exposed the unstudied risk of radioactive contamination in marine food chains. 14020
Reposted by DavinaDr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026First the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), and now Argo! We must continue to FIGHT BACK! 🌊 🦑 ⚒️ 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... Thank you @alexwitze.bsky.social and cc @scrippsocean.bsky.socialnature.comUS funding uncertainties threaten to sink key global oceanography projectsThe United States has led the world in observing the oceans — but cuts and threats of cuts have researchers worried it is no longer a reliable partner. 04224
Reposted by DavinaMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The deep sea's most graceful commuter 💫 This Grimpoteuthis octopus moves through the water using large fins and webbed arms. Those ear-like fins have earned this group the nickname "dumbo octopuses." They use finger-like cirri lining their arms to help detect and capture small prey. 315539
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I've started doing cross stitch. Super pleased with how this jellyfish turned out! 2141
Reposted by DavinaErika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Please do it for my best friend Aabria she’s been having contractions for 5 weeks straight and keeps shouting “ONE MORE STRETCH GOAL” 😭 635354
Reposted by DavinaDr Thom @thomaslinley.com · 21/06/2026Last week's processing was all about the ghost #sharks (#chimera). These are from fisheries bycatch. Love these ancient prototypes that are still rocking it in the deep sea. Their snouts are stitched with a variety of sensors that allow them to detect buried prey. 073
Reposted by DavinaUQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au 001
Reposted by DavinaDr swift parrot @teamswiftparrot.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Baby gang-gangs are too much ❤️ 533763
Reposted by DavinaDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Goblin Sharks Caught on Camera in Their Natural Habitat for the First Timenautil.usGoblin Sharks Caught on Camera in Their Natural Habitat for the First TimeGoblin Sharks Caught on Camera in Their Natural Habitat for the First Time: Two of these mysterious sharks were recorded by deep-sea submersibles. 05711
Reposted by DavinaCoral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Did you know that all parrotfish are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning they start their lives female and transition into males, often changing their coloration and patterning entirely between phases? Life on the coral reef is often non-binary and queer af 💪🌈🌈🌈💪 #coralcitycamera 7555126
Reposted by DavinaDr. Katy Croff Bell @katycroffbell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“This reflects the further lack of understanding that the current administration has of scientific value and scientific merit,” [Craig] McLean said. “By dismantling such a system, we push the United States back yet again into a rear seat in global scientific leadership.” 1116
Reposted by DavinaMónica Medina @momedinamunoz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Meet a very happy batch of our pet juvenile (~2-3 months) upside down jellyfish (Cassiopea xamachana). They need to acquire algal photosymbionts to go from sessile polyp to swimming ephyrae in a process called strobilation 🧪🦠🪸🌊🌿🪼🐙🌎 69516
Reposted by DavinaRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This deep sea creature is as sharp & clear as broken class, & can grow as long as your hand. This giant amphipod, (Cystisoma) only has two colored body parts: the dense orange stomach/egg pouch, & two MASSIVE eyes, which are a glittering holographic orange layer completely covering its head. 📽️ MBARI 10669225
Reposted by DavinaRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Life hack from a marine biologist: When your blue sea dragons need a little snack, remember that they never evolved to swim, so you have to drive the Portuguese man-o-war around and pick them up like a little bus 🎥 by me during field work :) 381478476
Reposted by DavinaLivestream Oceanographic @livestreamocean.bsky.social · 01/06/2026##OkeanosExplorer have gone live with shakedown EX2603 #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/2NqjOcW...youtube.comCamera 1: 2026 ROV Shakedown (EX2603)YouTube video by NOAA Ocean Exploration 031
Reposted by DavinaLivestream Oceanographic @livestreamocean.bsky.social · 29/05/2026@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 926 part 3 #Doldrums #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/pkyJjNi...youtube.comNewly Discovered Vents on the ITR1 Western Flank | SOI Divestream 926 Part 3YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean Institute 042
Reposted by DavinaCoral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 28/05/2026A rare longnose batfish galumphed its way into the Coral City Camera Catalog of Fishes this morning as a brand new species of fish (Number 220) we’ve never seen before after 6 plus years of observing! 👃🦇🐟 #longnosebatfish #batfish #coralcitycameracatalogoffishes #coralcitycamera #elegantoddball 191102178
Reposted by DavinaMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Last week, a team of MBARI researchers participated in the sixth Marine Imaging Workshop, sharing new technology for observing marine life, including artificial intelligence tools to enable real-time classification of ocean animals. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/mbari-r...mbari.orgMBARI researchers share latest AI tools for ocean imagery analysis at Marine Imaging Workshop • MBARILast week, a team of MBARI researchers participated in the sixth Marine Imaging Workshop, sharing new technology for observing marine life, including artificial intelligence tools to enable real-time ... 1184
Reposted by DavinaMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Let’s hear it for the acorn worms 🙌🏽 Did you know that enteropneusts are more closely related to humans than to worms? As they feed on marine snow, they help recycle nutrients and redistribute carbon across the deep seafloor—playing an important role in ocean ecosystems and the global carbon cycle. 36918
Reposted by DavinaUQ Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science @uq-cbcs.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Register now for our CBCS 2026 Winter R Workshops @ UQ if you're ready to take your R skills to the next level! Join us to elevate your R proficiency and become a data manipulation and presentation expert! For more: mathmarecol.github.io/RWorkshop/wi... Any questions: cbcs-workshops@uq.edu.au 012
Reposted by DavinaElizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Last month I came across this little dude in my plankton sample. I didn’t recognise it at first, and then I saw its scales (elytra). It’s a scale worm larva! Scale worms are bristle worms, but with added accessories. #marineplankton 🦑 3304
Reposted by DavinaMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Ancient, elusive, and built for the deep, ghost sharks glide above the seafloor using buoyant oily livers and hunt for prey using their keen sense of smell. These razor-sharp survival skills help them thrive in the ocean’s depths. Dive in: youtu.be/0OMHqn5tvTQ?...youtu.beGhost sharks are denizens of the deep with super sensesYouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) 14721
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Huge news! I have officially started my PhD! I am at Griffith University on the Gold Coast studying jellyfish ecology. 🪼🪼🪼🪼 020
Reposted by DavinaSaimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Draw NUDIS with me next month! 0259
Davina @davinagifford.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Submitted my honours thesis today!!! Time for a rest. 😅 000
Reposted by DavinaMBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 18/09/2025MBARI’s Video Lab has developed the first benchmark dataset for multi-object tracking in deep-sea video. 🤖🌊DeepSeaMOT tests machine learning models in real ocean environments. This publicly available tool will help advance AI for ocean exploration. Learn more: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.03499 13211
Reposted by DavinaThe Saturday Paper @thesaturdaypaper.com.au · 21/09/2025Kathleen Jennings – whose first novel, 2020’s ‘Flyaway’, won a British Fantasy Award and was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award – imbues her narrative with a gloriously gothic sensibility. 'Honeyeater' is a book of real power and beauty. satpa.pe/Cc4uW0Wsatpa.peHoneyeaterToni Morrison once observed that “all water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was”. Morrison was talking about writing, but her thinking was steeped in the fluvial, the tendency of rivers to reassert themselves in the face of human interference. As Morrison said, “ ‘floods’ is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding; it is remembering”. 0166
Reposted by DavinaDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 09/09/2025I’m giving a (rescheduled until Thursday) free public talk about marine biology, ocean conservation, and sharks! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...us02web.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Why Sharks Matter: The science and law of saving threatened sharks from extinction. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...Sharks are some of the most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. Learn all about them with a presentation from marine conservation biologist Dr. David Shif... 15430