Thank you! At an event last night I said "If the word hope doesn't work for you try, 'Never fucking surrender.'" The word hope seems too sunny to a lot of people, but the heart of it as I'm interested in it is: we make the future in the present, if we show up, and that never surrender part.
I know you've got great photos to share @joey-squishfish.bsky.social @annamac.bsky.social @sbirdy.bsky.social @clare-edna.bsky.social @scottjmorrissey.bsky.social
🎤 Conference Showcase Opportunity
Outstanding submissions may be selected (with permission) as official promotional material for the 3rd Australian & New Zealand Environmental DNA Conference.
Your image could appear on:
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🧬📸 Calling all eDNA enthusiasts, researchers, students & practitioners!
We want to see eDNA through your lens 👀
The #eDNAinFocus Photo Competition celebrates the creativity, diversity & real-world impact of environmental DNA research across Australia, New Zealand & beyond 🌏
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Another day, another estuary. Sampling #eDNA to better understand biodiversity in Tilba Tilba Lake
An important aspect our work is communication with local stakeholders, such as the farmers around this estuary
Visits from cute echidnas is an added bonus
#eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social
Photos for the #eDNAinFocus photo competition 📸
@sednasociety.bsky.social
The Sequench team testing our #eQuip PK1 cordless stick sampler—one of our easy, cost-effective devices for collecting eDNA 🧬💧 Essential testing that keeps the eDNA community moving forward.
Show your #eDNA adventures 🧬🌏
Tell me the truth...I'm ready.
New IPBES report finds that $220 billion were directed to conservation & restoration of biodiversity in 2023...
yet $7.3 trillion flowed toward subsidies that directly harm nature.
IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment www.ipbes.net/business-imp...
@ipbes.net
Nadgee Nature Reserve is one of New South Wales' most pristine coastal parks. It has been protected since 1957!
This means the >20k hectare park is home to many threatened species rarely found elsewhere
However, little is known about its estuarine biodiversity due to the challenges accessing them
Update from the field. We achieved a major milestone yesterday by collecting #eDNA samples from Nadgee River
Sampling in Nadgee Nature Reserve is tricky: a 2 hour 4-wheel drive + 20 minute hike through the bush carrying a canoe just to get to the estuary!
#eDNAinFocus @sednasociety.bsky.social
This is exactly why I've even stopped trying to apply to ARC grants. There's simply no point...
“A complete joke”
After the starting gun fires, Australian researchers have to wait 2–3 years before even starting the race.
Really clear article explaining the impossibly long new time-frames for Australian Research Council grants.
By @liammannix.bsky.social
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
🔬 Calling scientists & data managers
We need your expertise to:
✔️ Identify workflow gaps
✔️ Prioritize interoperability
✔️ Align data standards
Turn #eDNA potential into policy-ready solutions for #OceanDays!
📅 Deadline: 06/03/2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd
#Science #Data
Some lovely images in this - 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year www.theguardian.com/environment/...
For all #eDNA scientists on Bluesky: the Southern eDNA Society is running a photo competition to highligt all aspects of eDNA research
Share your photos, include #eDNAinFocus and tag @sednasociety.bsky.social to win!
Back in the field to sample estuaries in NSW. Conditions might not always be ideal, but still having fun!
#eDNAinFocus
@sednasociety.bsky.social
📢 Great news!
We’ve extended the eDNAqua-Plan Community Survey deadline to March 6, 2026—because we love your feedback (and we know you’re busy!)
👉 tinyurl.com/5n7phwdd
#eDNA #FAIRdata #Interoperability #OpenScience #DataStandards #Biodiversity
📢 Postdoc opportunity – Environmental Genomics (Freshwater)
Lincoln University (NZ) is hiring a 2-yr Postdoctoral Fellow to lead cutting-edge eDNA & eRNA research in freshwater systems.
Read more and Apply here: tinyurl.com/yx2x7a8e
Rainforest to Reef - by Steve Simpson
5 days, 5 reasons to apply for a Lectureship @bristolbiosci.bsky.social (Day 3):
Ecology & Reversing the Biodiversity Crisis
Our research includes mapping ecosystems, monitoring ecological change & restoring biodiversity
www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/rese...
Job advert: tinyurl.com/3ebphy34
McMaster University is seeking applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Sedimentary Ancient DNA. The role focuses on improving sedaDNA methods and reconstructing past ecosystems. Salary: CAD $70,000/year. Apply by Feb 24, 2026. More info: [McMaster University](https://www.mcmaster.ca). #postdoc
And remember, good people, apparently we need a ridiculous & inefficient "Nature Repair Market" to properly fund conservation, because government simply can't afford to do it. It's shameful this nonsense persists, & far too many, including some that should know better, are willing to perpetuate it.
See also: “I hate a barnacle as no man ever did before.”
🚨 Reminder: SeDNAs AGM & Board Elections
📅 Wednesday 18 Feb
⏰ 12:30–1:30pm AEDT
💻 Online
🗳️ Want to vote?
You must be a current paid member and attend the AGM.
📢 Calling all #eDNA folks!!
🧬 Abstract submission is open for the #UKEOF UKDNA Working Group Conference 2026 #UKDNAWG26!
🧬 Submit your Abstract via this link! forms.gle/epwnz5PFdrrt...
Everyone who cares about a safe and free Australia should read and share this michaelwest.com.au/this-was-pla... Shocking allegations.
📣 SeDNAs reminders
🗳️ Board nominations close Wed 11 Feb
If you’ve been considering nominating/or nominating someone, now’s the time! We’d love to see a strong & diverse field.
📅 AGM & Board elections
Wed 18 Feb, 12:30–1:30pm AEDT (online)
👉 To vote, you’ll need to be a paid member & attend the AGM
If these cops don't go to jail for this assault, please explain why not, @albomp.bsky.social.
Social cohesion, Minns and Albanese style. ICE thugs would be proud.
Let's get this straight.
Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election.
After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties.
Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Highly independent 2-Year #Postdoctoral #Fellowship in the field of #aquatic #science and #technology 🌍 🔬 🧬 🐟 🚰 🚹 🌊 🛰️ 🥼 at Eawag @eawag.bsky.social
Apply now:
apply.refline.ch/673277/1335/...
