Matt Cato

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Had an incredible time at #SETACVienna this past week. So much impactful toxicological work going on! Being a volunteer meant I could aid all the hard work of SETAC staff. Getting to know and spend time with volunteers, SETAC staff, and ECORISC students during the week made my time even more special

Great week with the @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social team at Dale Fort supporting their Marine Science Camp. Students spent time learning about seabirds, rockpools, plankton and even let me ramble on about coral reefs. Thank you @thembauk.bsky.social for giving me this opportunity. Anemones are so cool!

We examined the microbiome of Madracis aurentenra, an urban coral off the coast of the Colombian Caribbean. Interesting dynamics between Endozoicomonas and Vibrionaceae 🧪🪸 #MicroSky peerj.com/articles/192...

ECORISC CDT - 2025 Conference Venue: Conference Aston Location: Aston University, Aston St, Birmingham B4 7ET Start Date/Time: 10:30 Wednesday 11th June 2025 Finish Date/Time: 15:00 Thursday 12th June 2025

In June my CDT will be running a conference in Birmingham tailored for ecotoxicologists. We’ll be showcasing our research projects as well as generating discussions surrounding the environmental risk of chemicals in the environment. Please register soon if interested!

Been waiting on this one 🙌🏻 will be using this like a bible for the next few years to come. Fantastic effort from all involved!

💡 Did you know, #corals exposed to #LightPollution at night are spawning one to three days outside of their optimum reproductive periods.... which could reduce the likelihood of coral eggs being fertilised and surviving to produce new adult corals 🪸

Sunscreen’s potential impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, new study reveals The chemicals found in sunscreens are becoming an increasing presence in our ocean. But there are still significant gaps in our understanding of how they might affect marine ecosystems, according to a

A #NewStudy, led by Anneliese Hodge (PhD researcher at PML and @plymuni.bsky.social / @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social), highlights that an estimated 6,000-14,000 tonnes of #sunscreen is released into coral reef zones annually: pml.ac.uk/news/sunscre...

Calling coral reef scientists, oceanographers, isotope ecologists: new post-doc at Lancaster Environment Centre with me @lec-reefs.bsky.social @renatoamorais.bsky.social @remotereefs.bsky.social @drmanateena.bsky.social

Deadline 28 Feb | Apply👇 | 🦑 🧪 🌊 🌍
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Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer used on farms pose cancer risk, EPA says Environmental Protection Agency officials warn of toxic PFAS found in sewage often spread on pasture

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Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef - Nature Communications Coral reefs have been severely affected by anthropogenic stress. Using long term data from the Great Barrier Reef, this study found temporal changes in the latitudinal diversity gradient, and stronger...

Great Barrier Reef fish reveal that large-scale macroecological patterns have changed significantly 🐟🐠

We found that changes in latitudinal diversity gradient & rising species turnover were strongly correlated with shifts in coral composition

Out now in Nature Comms www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Evidence for microbially-mediated tradeoffs between growth and defense throughout coral evolution - Animal Microbiome Background Evolutionary tradeoffs between life-history strategies are important in animal evolution. Because microbes can influence multiple aspects of host physiology, including growth rate and susce...

Another 🚨 new paper alert! We found some of the first evidence of a microbially-mediated life history tradeoff in tropical corals driven by dominance of our fave bacterial symbiont, Endozoicomonas! Read more about it here: animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Re-connecting ecosystems: Integrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restoration Ecosystems are intrinsically linked, such that management actions in one ecosystem can influence adjacent ecosystems. However, adequate data, and even…

🚨New paper alert! With an amazing group of collaborators, we explore potential indicators for assessing the impacts of island restoration on nearshore tropical marine ecosystems (plus it's my first senior author paper - a mini milestone!). Check it out here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Our nationwide months-long investigation found that bathing waters are polluted by drugs, chemicals, pathogens and ‘superbug genes’ that can make antibiotics ineffective. 1/

First Cryo-born Coral Babies Settled on Great Barrier Reef During the October coral spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef, reproductive biologists from Taronga Conservation Society Australia have used

CORAL REEF NEWS: First Cryo-born Coral Babies Settled on Great Barrier Reef

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#coralreefs #coralreefnews #coralspawning #coralsettlement #coralhealth #coralsurvival #coralconservation #coralcryo #coralbreeding #coralecology

Hi Angel could I please be added to the list? Cheers!

You can keep up with the whole LEC REEFS gang via our starter pack! 🐟🪸🎣🏝️

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Thank you! Great resource :)

Reaching out to the community on here. I’m in the process of assessing antibiotic impacts on a strain of denitrifying bacteria but first need to dissolve my antibiotics in solvent. Anyone got recommendations on which solvent is best to use that won’t have an impact on my bacteria?! (will be <1% v/v)

We have updated our Starter Pack again! Please follow these fantastic researchers who are tackling chemical pollution.

Let us know if you would like to be added!

Lucky to have such a supportive and friendly group at Lancaster University as part of ECORISC CDT.

Tonight we had our Christmas meal. I thought Christmas jumpers were a necessity?!

I’ve made a starter pack, and don’t know if it will work, but hopefully we can construct a nice #microbiology community on @bsky.app !

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Hi David I’d love to be added to this starter pack! Thanks

Hi I’d love to be added to this starter pack! Thanks

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Hi I’d love to be added to this starter pack! Thanks

Hi I’d love to be added to this starter pack! Thanks

Hi I’d love to be added to this starter pack! Thanks

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Hi I’d love to be added to this starter pack if possible. Thanks :)