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Jess Henkens

@JessHenkens

PhD candidate @ecosystem_Lab @flinders @SouthernSharkEG | Researching the diet and movement of Southern Bluefin Tuna in Southern Australia 🐟 | 🌈

Joined February 2020
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Found numerous small squid (<12 cm) in southern bluefin tuna stomachs from Port Macdonnell. Any ideas on the species? @ALCESonline
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Lauren Meyer@Meyer_Sci19 Jul 2024
Rare octopus squid found dead in Southern Ocean dissected by researchers at @Flinders abc.net.au/news/2024-07-19/r…
'Exceptionally rare' octopus squid dissected by researchers at SA university

'Exceptionally rare' octopus squid dissected by researchers at SA university

School-age, university students and keen members of the public have gathered to observe a rare public dissection of a 140kg octopus squid found off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

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Congrats to @Meyer_Sci for her @Flinders Research Student Mentorship Award. Lauren always put all our lab's students first and spends countless hours mentoring them into becoming the best scientists. Well deserved award!!
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Check out @Meyer_Sci podcast interview on #BeyondJaws @lostsharksguy @podLewin podcasts.apple.com/au/podcas…
From Mountains to Oceans: Dr. Lauren Meyer's Adventure in Shark Science

From Mountains to Oceans: Dr. Lauren Meyer's Adventure in Shark Science

Podcast Episode · Beyond Jaws: Exploring Shark Science and Conservation · 26 February 2024 · 1hr 10min

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Sampling for my honours is officially finished!! Approximately halfway there, now for a course topic in Palau 🤿
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✨New paper alert!✨ Our research on the trophic role of deep-sea squid in the Great Australian Bight has been published in @FrontMarineSci. The study was led by Beth Jackel from @Flinders and assessed rarely encountered squid 🦑 Read the paper here: bit.ly/3R0oUz2
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Standard media craze but always interesting to see predator-prey interactions within top predators. If you’ve seen or heard about orcas-sharks interactions, check out 2nd photo and contact us on [email protected]
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Back from a recent trip from Kangaroo Island @lucindahats has been collecting water samples from across the island. The water samples will be assessed for #platypus eDNA to assist in detecting remnant platypus populations. 🧬
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PhD opportunity within the @SouthernSharkEG and @eyehartneuro with me, @lauraryansci and #NathanHart Deadline 15th of August👇
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How does #shellfishrestoration Influence sediment characteristics? Ryan Baring will be exploring this question in his presentation on the Glenelg oyster reef and its #seascape interactions with seagrass 🌱 Ryan is presenting at #AMSA2023 in room 7 at 4:15pm 🦪
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@JessHenkens is presenting her research on the diet and distributions of Southern bluefin tuna (#Thunnus_maccoyii) at the #AMSA2023 conference 🐟 📢 Jess will be presenting on regional and indo-pacific tuna in room 6 at 4:15pm
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Are you attending to the #AMSA2023 conference? We have four exciting oral presentations from our marine lab members with subjects ranging from beach management ⛱️, shellfish reefs 🦪 and tuna trophic ecology 🐟 More info to come 📢
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Third time point & we dropped cameras on the mimics. Time for processing & fish ID!🤳🏼🐡 @ecosystem_lab
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Jesse Kelly@jestkelly1 Jun 2023
Had a great chat about #Taningia with @alexlariley from @NautilusMag for this. Why do these huge #deepsea #squid have the largest know photophores (light-producing organs) in the animal kingdom? Have a read here: nautil.us/the-mystery-of-the…
The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea - Nautilus

The Mystery of the Largest Light in the Sea - Nautilus

This giant squid has the world’s biggest light-producing organs. But why?

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A fair bit of change from installation to 6-weeks. Excited to see what we’ll find at the next time point!🐟🦀 #Pinnabicolor #shellfishreefrestoration
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This week the lab has started with a trip to the Windara #shellfish reef to collect water and oyster samples 🦪 Windara was built in 2018 and is the first and largest shellfish reef in Australia. Research by @BecSuttonSmith will assist in understanding #restoration outcomes – at Ardrossan, South Australia
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Check out these huge tuna that @JessHenkens sampled for her #fisheries PhD research 🎣 Jess attended the 41st Port MacDonell Tuna comp and obtained samples from local fishermen that will be used to investigate the diet and migration of these fishes 🐟 🐟 – at Port MacDonnell, South Australia
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We are in need of samples of baleen whale tongue for an upcoming project based on #orca picky eating habits. If you or anyone you know can help, please get in contact with @Meyer_Sci or I! 🐋👅
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Two days of ripper weather deploying #Pinna mimics for my honours project! @ecosystem_lab
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We are investigating #orca prey specialisation on specific organs, and we need your help! We have examples of #whale tongues in low and high latitude regions, #shark livers in S. Africa, and #sunfish intestines in Mexico. Any other specific organs or regions with picky orcas?
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