In September 2016 I started a new position as an University Academic Fellow in Marine Conservation Science at the University of Leeds in the UK. New country, new colleagues, new students, but still working to save coral reefs!
Conservation planning for turtles, larvae, climate change and more! Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navigate trade-offs among multiple objectives. It seems logical to focus where several objectives can be achieved efficiently, but such multi-objective hotspots may be ecologically inappropriate, or politically inequitable. Here we devise …
In June and July 2015 I set out to the field with my collaborators from The University of the Ryukyus (in Okinawa). I collaborate with the Jamie Reimer’s MISE lab, and was joined by Jamie, Brigitte Sommer (UQ), Masami Obuchi, Masaru Mizuyama, Iori Kawamura, and Hiroki Kise. We counted fish, corals, …
I always thought I’d never write a blog. But recently, we held a workshop about Marine conservation planning that was very interesting: should we restore or protect things, manage or expand protected areas or how can we best ensure seagrass conservation?