#ecodivers

[evoldir]

Fwd: Postdoc: INRAE_France.WildTroutEcoEvolFeedbackLoops

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: INRAE_France.WildTroutEcoEvolFeedbackLoops > Date: 11 May 2024 at 06:11:45 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Postdoc position: Eco-evolutionary feedback loops in wild brown trout > > > – Laboratories: > > DECOD, Rennes, France. > EGCE, Saclay, France. > CEES, University of Oslo, Norway. > BioSP, Avignon, France. > > – Project description: > We are looking for candidates who are willing to apply on the > ECODIV-INRAE call for postdoctoral fellowships. This call targets > early-career scientists (from PhD students to < 3 years postdocs) to > help them transition towards permanent research positions at INRAE. If > successful, candidates will be granted a 12 to 24-month full-time > postdoc position at INRAE. > > Application is in the form of a 5-page postdoc project co-constructed > with the postdoc candidate. Our group proposes a project coupling > mark-recapture and quantitative-genetic animal models to explore > eco-evolutionary feedback loops acting on body size in fish. The project > uses data collected on stream-resident brown trout native to a small > natural stream (Bellbekken) in Norway. This fish population was the > object of a long-term mark-recapture monitoring programme that included > individual phenotyping and parentage assignment. Specifically, > mark-recapture data are available for > 12000 fish from 1997 to 2009, > including tag id, body size, sex if possible, and age (not complete), > and genotyping data are available for > 3300 offspring genotypes and > > 560 parent genotypes from 2002 to 2007. > > Previous studies have shown that heritability for length at age ranges > from 0.16 to 0.31 in Bellbekken trout, that somatic growth and survival > are negatively density- and size-dependent, and that sexual selection > favours larger-bodied individuals. These previous studies suggest that > trout body size, and possibly other traits such as dispersal propensity, > might be subject to eco-evolutionary feedback loops involving natural > and sexual selection. > > – Information and contact: > If you are interested in this project and proficient in programming and > statistical modelling, please send an E-mail with your CV to: > Eric Edeline: eric.edeline@inrae.fr > Arnaud Le Rouzic: arnaud.le-rouzic@universite-paris-saclay.fr > Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad: l.a.vollestad@ibv.uio.no > Julien Papaïx: julien.papaix@inrae.fr. > > – Timeline: > Application deadline is in July 2024. We will organize interviews until > mid June, so as to let us enough time to co-write the application with > the successful candidate. > > Eric Edeline > UMR DECOD > 65 rue de Saint Brieuc > 35042 Rennes cedex > https://ift.tt/4X5KsQ6 > https://youtu.be/zzHcQO8NvT4 > https://ift.tt/vmdJgux > > > Eric Edeline

[caymanecodivers-blog]

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More baby turtles! A few weeks after mating, a female green sea turtle arrives on the beach and digs a hole in the ground for her eggs. She lays 75 - 200 eggs and then covers the hole with sand. She leaves her eggs to fend for themselves. After two months the eggs hatch and the hatchlings make their way to the water. The newly hatched green sea turtles are very susceptible to predators, exposure, and losing their way. Birds, mammals and other predators love feasting on the young turtles. One of the greatest threats to hatchlings face is light pollution near beach nesting sites. The light from buildings and homes confuses the young turtles so that they crawl towards the light and not the ocean. So if you live near a beach be sure to switch to turtle friendly lights 😊 Footage taken by the Cayman turtle watch program. #turtles #seaturtles #oceanlife #islandlife #ocean #islandvibes #ecofriendly #eco #savetheocean #savethereef #savetheworld #workingtogether #greenseaturtle #caymanislands #cayman #ecodivers #scubadiving (at Grand Cayman) https://www.instagram.com/p/BomnDCfFSrl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1trxgp582e5c2

[tamarindodiving]

Hi there! We are asking for everyone's help for a common cause, which would be the cleanup and proper preservation of OUR seabed here in Costa Rica. Please contact us and help us with a donation of 60$ ! TamarindoDiving divers along with dozens of volunteer divers will be diving in the coastal waters of Tamarindo, starting the "Fundación AWARE" campaign. Help us share this POST in your Stories! LET'S WORK TOGETHER FOR THE OCEAN!!!🐳🐙🐚🌊 Hola a todos. Pedimos la ayuda de todos para una causa común, que sería la limpieza y la correcta conservación de NUESTROS fondos marinos aquí en Costa Rica. Póngase en contacto con nosotros y ayúdenos con una donación de 60 dólares. Los buzos de TamarindoDiving junto con decenas de buzos voluntarios bucearán en las aguas costeras de Tamarindo, iniciando la campaña "Fundación AWARE". ¡Ayúdanos a compartir este POST en tus Historias! ¡TRABAJEMOS JUNTOS POR EL OCÉANO! #help #oceanclean #cleantamarindo #helpus #sharethis #ecology #seaecology #divinghelp #divingclean #ecodiving (at Tamarindo Diving) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTNUtcWHH1R/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ecodiver-india]

a scuba diver on the way to office

[storemontreux]

Ecodiver établit une nouvelle norme au sein de notre assortiment décontracté. Cette collection allie fonctionnalité et design élégant et a été développée avec une attention particulière à la sécurité et au confort. Utilisant des matériaux recyclés, Ecodiver s'inscrit parfaitement dans notre stratégie vers un futur éco-responsable. Le revêtement résistant à l'eau fait de cette gamme le choix parfait pour toutes vos aventures en plein air et vos promenades citadines. #Samsonite #LaGriffeAusoniMontreux https://www.instagram.com/p/CiMpbbLK6EH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[greenwolfcr-blog]

Si desea unirse a Green Wolf Underwater y certificarse para descubrir las maravillas del océano, no duden en contactarnos y con gusto les brindaremos información. Gracias EcoDivers por la aventura del fin de semana con nuestras lobas marinas y el apoyo en la formación de nuestros voluntarios 💙🐺 Recuerden que “Sin Azul No Hay Verde” #GreenWolfUnderwater 💙💚🐺🇨🇷 📸 @ecodiverscostarica (en Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/B76cGNunLLp/?igshid=5m7w0pfa5oby

[fitlifenick]

Dives 3/4, pass test, and that's a wrap. Certified for life, down to 60ft. Time to celebrate🎉🤘🏽😎🌴 Cheers to Sairee Cottage and @elko.em for gifting me the sea🍻 #awholenewworld #preserve #ecodiving #openwaterdiver #swimmingwiththefishes #saireecottagediving #kotao #blkpkr (at Ko Tao)

[scubadivingcostarica]

#Congratulations 🎊🎉🍾🎈 we completed our #reefcheck #ecodiver program here in #costarica #scubadivingcostarica #marineconservation #ecodivemaster #marinebiology #lovetheocean @reefcheckfoundation — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2TtzfYE

[padi-idc-divemaster-courses]

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Stephen posted a video to Instagram: From one of the pelagic studies at #isladelcoco the #morayeel in the corner seems super interested! #marineconservation #ecodiving #underwaterstudies #sharksareawesome #goprocostarica #scubadivingcostarica https://ift.tt/2OLFh06

[mrbobgove]

Reef Check EcoDiver Program      

The international non-profit Reef Check Foundation is dedicated to conserving two ecosystems: tropical coral reefs and California rocky reefs. With headquarters in Los Angeles and volunteer teams in more than 90 countries, Reef Check works to create partnerships among community volunteers, government agencies, businesses, universities and other non-profits.

Reef Check’s goals include educating the public about the value of reef ecosystems and the current crisis affecting marine life. The agency also facilitates collaboration to produce ecologically sound and economically sustainable solutions and stimulates local community action to protect remaining pristine reefs and rehabilitate damaged reefs worldwide.

Getting involved

To those ends, the foundation has created a global network of volunteer teams trained in Reef Check’s scientific methods. Volunteers regularly monitor and report on reef health, and the program welcomes anyone with an interest in the ocean, from children to adults. Divers will learn to identify marine life, conduct surveys, and record the data. The 3-day program includes classroom and fieldwork sessions, starting with an introduction on the importance of coral reefs and the threats they face, survey methods, and target species. The other three sections of the Reef Check EcoDiver program are substrate identification, fish identification and invertebrate identification, each detailed below.

Substrate identification 

After completing the substrate identification component of the course, divers will look at coral reefs like never before. Divers will learn how to identify what’s under each point along a transect line, as well as how to recognize disease and coral bleaching.

ID points include:

Hard coral

Nutrient-indicator algae

Rubble

Soft coral

Sponges

Sand

Recently killed coral

Rock

Silt/clay

 Fish identification

Divers will learn how to differentiate target fish species from non-target fish species, dependent on the location, as well as how to estimate fish size underwater. This section of the course is key, as many of the world’s reefs are heavily overfished. Reef Check tallies certain fish because they are popular food or aquarium fish. Consequently, some reefs may be home to very few of these target species. In the Caribbean, EcoDivers will learn to identify:

Grunts

Margates

Grouper

Nassau grouper

Moray eel

Parrotfish

Butterflyfish

Snapper

Invertebrate identification 

Searching for invertebrates on a reef takes a good eye. Divers will learn not only how to identify invertebrates, but also why Reef Check uses them as indicators for various things. They will also learn how to recognize reef damage and what caused it, and note other human impacts, such as trash and pollution. Divers will learn to identify the following invertebrates in the Caribbean:

Banded coral shrimp

Long-spined black sea urchin

Pencil urchins

Collector urchin/sea egg

Triton

Flamingo tongue

Gorgonians

Lobster 

Improved buoyancy

The Reef Check protocol requires divers to perform simple tasks underwater. These include hovering motionless near the reef, often in an upside-down or horizontal position, identifying and counting target organisms, and writing these observations on a slate. Multiple tasks often require extra concentration underwater and buoyancy control can easily disappear, even for experienced divers. Good buoyancy is therefore essential for collecting high-quality data. As part of your training, your instructor will help you practice buoyancy skills if required and offer useful tips and techniques. Practice will lead to good buoyancy control, which will not only enhance your skills as a Reef Checker, but will also enhance your recreational diving experience in general.

With teams established in more than 90 countries and territories, a multitude of reefs require surveys at nearly every diving destination worldwide. After the dives, divers will enter their data with the instructor’s assistance. Everyone from local marine-park managers, to national fisheries and environment managers and international organizations, including United Nations agencies, will use the data you’ve helped collect to care for coral reefs.

For more information on becoming a Reef Check volunteer, check the website. If you would like to become an EcoDiver at Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas,  send an email to training@stuartcove.com for more information. 

Photos courtesy of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas

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[evoldir]

Fwd: Postdoc: INRAE_France.WildTroutEcoEvolFeedbackLoops

Begin forwarded message: > From: evoldir@evol.biology.mcmaster.ca > Subject: Postdoc: INRAE_France.WildTroutEcoEvolFeedbackLoops > Date: 11 May 2024 at 06:11:45 BST > To: rdmpage@gmail.com > > > Postdoc position: Eco-evolutionary feedback loops in wild brown trout > > > – Laboratories: > > DECOD, Rennes, France. > EGCE, Saclay, France. > CEES, University of Oslo, Norway. > BioSP, Avignon, France. > > – Project description: > We are looking for candidates who are willing to apply on the > ECODIV-INRAE call for postdoctoral fellowships. This call targets > early-career scientists (from PhD students to < 3 years postdocs) to > help them transition towards permanent research positions at INRAE. If > successful, candidates will be granted a 12 to 24-month full-time > postdoc position at INRAE. > > Application is in the form of a 5-page postdoc project co-constructed > with the postdoc candidate. Our group proposes a project coupling > mark-recapture and quantitative-genetic animal models to explore > eco-evolutionary feedback loops acting on body size in fish. The project > uses data collected on stream-resident brown trout native to a small > natural stream (Bellbekken) in Norway. This fish population was the > object of a long-term mark-recapture monitoring programme that included > individual phenotyping and parentage assignment. Specifically, > mark-recapture data are available for > 12000 fish from 1997 to 2009, > including tag id, body size, sex if possible, and age (not complete), > and genotyping data are available for > 3300 offspring genotypes and > > 560 parent genotypes from 2002 to 2007. > > Previous studies have shown that heritability for length at age ranges > from 0.16 to 0.31 in Bellbekken trout, that somatic growth and survival > are negatively density- and size-dependent, and that sexual selection > favours larger-bodied individuals. These previous studies suggest that > trout body size, and possibly other traits such as dispersal propensity, > might be subject to eco-evolutionary feedback loops involving natural > and sexual selection. > > – Information and contact: > If you are interested in this project and proficient in programming and > statistical modelling, please send an E-mail with your CV to: > Eric Edeline: eric.edeline@inrae.fr > Arnaud Le Rouzic: arnaud.le-rouzic@universite-paris-saclay.fr > Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad: l.a.vollestad@ibv.uio.no > Julien Papaïx: julien.papaix@inrae.fr. > > – Timeline: > Application deadline is in July 2024. We will organize interviews until > mid June, so as to let us enough time to co-write the application with > the successful candidate. > > Eric Edeline > UMR DECOD > 65 rue de Saint Brieuc > 35042 Rennes cedex > https://ift.tt/4X5KsQ6 > https://youtu.be/zzHcQO8NvT4 > https://ift.tt/vmdJgux > > > Eric Edeline

[caymanecodivers-blog]

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New education YouTube videos are coming soon to Eco Divers Reef Foundation! Be sure to subscribe on our YouTube page for the new video launch! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU12Ie6hRo_P4Md6M76KcTg #educationalvideos #animation #science #scienceanimation #cartoon #internationalyearofthereef #oceanconservation #eco #savereef #coral #coralreef #savethereef #savetheocean #savetheplanet #ocean #diving #padi #projectaware #ecodivers #cayman #islandlife #blueplanet #bluemind #underwater #waterislife #chasingcoral #dive #scubadiving #scuba (at Grand Cayman)

[wayneooverton]

Reef Check EcoDiver Program      

The international non-profit Reef Check Foundation is dedicated to conserving two ecosystems: tropical coral reefs and California rocky reefs. With headquarters in Los Angeles and volunteer teams in more than 90 countries, Reef Check works to create partnerships among community volunteers, government agencies, businesses, universities and other non-profits.

Reef Check’s goals include educating the public about the value of reef ecosystems and the current crisis affecting marine life. The agency also facilitates collaboration to produce ecologically sound and economically sustainable solutions and stimulates local community action to protect remaining pristine reefs and rehabilitate damaged reefs worldwide.

Getting involved

To those ends, the foundation has created a global network of volunteer teams trained in Reef Check’s scientific methods. Volunteers regularly monitor and report on reef health, and the program welcomes anyone with an interest in the ocean, from children to adults. Divers will learn to identify marine life, conduct surveys, and record the data. The 3-day program includes classroom and fieldwork sessions, starting with an introduction on the importance of coral reefs and the threats they face, survey methods, and target species. The other three sections of the Reef Check EcoDiver program are substrate identification, fish identification and invertebrate identification, each detailed below.

Substrate identification 

After completing the substrate identification component of the course, divers will look at coral reefs like never before. Divers will learn how to identify what’s under each point along a transect line, as well as how to recognize disease and coral bleaching.

ID points include:

Hard coral

Nutrient-indicator algae

Rubble

Soft coral

Sponges

Sand

Recently killed coral

Rock

Silt/clay

 Fish identification

Divers will learn how to differentiate target fish species from non-target fish species, dependent on the location, as well as how to estimate fish size underwater. This section of the course is key, as many of the world’s reefs are heavily overfished. Reef Check tallies certain fish because they are popular food or aquarium fish. Consequently, some reefs may be home to very few of these target species. In the Caribbean, EcoDivers will learn to identify:

Grunts

Margates

Grouper

Nassau grouper

Moray eel

Parrotfish

Butterflyfish

Snapper

Invertebrate identification 

Searching for invertebrates on a reef takes a good eye. Divers will learn not only how to identify invertebrates, but also why Reef Check uses them as indicators for various things. They will also learn how to recognize reef damage and what caused it, and note other human impacts, such as trash and pollution. Divers will learn to identify the following invertebrates in the Caribbean:

Banded coral shrimp

Long-spined black sea urchin

Pencil urchins

Collector urchin/sea egg

Triton

Flamingo tongue

Gorgonians

Lobster 

Improved buoyancy

The Reef Check protocol requires divers to perform simple tasks underwater. These include hovering motionless near the reef, often in an upside-down or horizontal position, identifying and counting target organisms, and writing these observations on a slate. Multiple tasks often require extra concentration underwater and buoyancy control can easily disappear, even for experienced divers. Good buoyancy is therefore essential for collecting high-quality data. As part of your training, your instructor will help you practice buoyancy skills if required and offer useful tips and techniques. Practice will lead to good buoyancy control, which will not only enhance your skills as a Reef Checker, but will also enhance your recreational diving experience in general.

With teams established in more than 90 countries and territories, a multitude of reefs require surveys at nearly every diving destination worldwide. After the dives, divers will enter their data with the instructor’s assistance. Everyone from local marine-park managers, to national fisheries and environment managers and international organizations, including United Nations agencies, will use the data you’ve helped collect to care for coral reefs.

For more information on becoming a Reef Check volunteer, check the website. If you would like to become an EcoDiver at Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas,  send an email to training@stuartcove.com for more information. 

Photos courtesy of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas

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[ecodiver-india]

kayaking in the Mangrove Forest

[storemontreux]

Ecodiver établit une nouvelle norme au sein de notre assortiment décontracté. Cette collection allie fonctionnalité et design élégant et a été développée avec une attention particulière à la sécurité et au confort. Utilisant des matériaux recyclés, Ecodiver s'inscrit parfaitement dans notre stratégie vers un futur éco-responsable. Le revêtement résistant à l'eau fait de cette gamme le choix parfait pour toutes vos aventures en plein air et vos promenades citadines. #Samsonite #LaGriffeAusoniMontreux https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7OwTeqqZ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[coolasakuhncumber]

Ok so I’ve been having this thought recently and I think it would work better spoken and with hand gestures but here goes. You know how you sometimes meet people and it’s like ‘You’re nice and funny and cool and SO COMPETENT and I can totally see why you’re married and I’m not jealous of your partner at all but just think you’re super dateable and glad you’ve found someone’? Well there’s *so* many of them in my division. But also I think I’m low key crushing on my DLO and EcoDiv guys which is ridiculous and silly but they’re so much fun and I want to be their friend and have them think I’m interesting but I don’t know how to relate to them because I know nothing about work and they’re ~semi important~