Super pleased to have received the @TheFSBI Medal and to share the stage with fellow medallists @NickDulvy (Le Cren Medal) and @SofiaGracAranha (Huntingford Medal) ! And what a great symposium it has been so far @fsbi2023 #FSBI2023 @rui_vieira19 @otolithgirl @C_Adams1758

Not everything about a scientific workshop is serious. Some light moments from the recently concluded Indo -European Workshop on 'One Health Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands' @KUFOS1 @uhasselt @MPM_Vanhove @stevenlockett #wetlands

I love sharing my experiences working on freshwater biodiversity conservation, and why conserving freshwater taxa matters! Thanks to the MES Asmabi College Kodungaloor for the invitation to deliver a talk at the International Conference on Riparian Ecosystems. #freshwater

More than 120 meiofauna and inter-disciplinary ecosystem researchers spanning all the continents gathered in Kolkata at the 19th International Meiofauna Conference @19imco @IAMeiofauna @oceancensus @ITMERG1

Today's high point - receiving an invite to serve on the editorial board of a journal in which I published my first paper around 20 years ago 🥳 An absolute honour !!! 🐟🐠

Day 4: Community mapping exercise at the International Workshop on 'One-Health Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands' @KUFOS1 @uhasselt @MPM_Vanhove @WetlandsInt #OneHealth

@KUFOS1 @MPM_Vanhove @CMK_Uhasselt @uhasselt Yes! Vembanad is part of the discussions, case studies and group exercises.

Preparations to start day 4 of the International Workshop on 'One-Health Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands' @KUFOS1 @MPM_Vanhove @CMK_Uhasselt @uhasselt

Catching up with friends, colleagues and next-gen scientists are one of the highlights of scientific gatherings. With the team from @WarrierAnish Lab from @MAHE_Manipal @AnjaliTamrakar5 @GokulValsan 'One-Health Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands' @KUFOS1

The six-day International Workshop on 'One-Health Monitoring of Tropical Wetlands' kicked off at @KUFOS1 on Monday with 35 participants and five trainers, representing six countries @MPM_Vanhove @uhasselt @AmitKumar_ak14 @wii_india @WetlandsInt @manojkmohan #OneHealth

Good morning from Kochi! #sunrise

Is this for real? 🤔 🤔🤔 Tomorrow @airindia ticket rates: Delhi to Kochi: 94000 INR Delhi to Sydney: 58000 INR Delhi to JFK: 57000 INR 3 hours of flight time compared to 12 and 17 hours flight time!!! #Indigo #IndiGoCrisis #indiaflightcrisis @IATA @DGCAIndia @IndiGo6E

At @icar_nbfgr Kochi centre, sharing my experiences of writing taxonomic papers with an enthusiastic bunch of early career researchers #taxonomy #systematics #scientificwriting #ichthyology

It was a pleasure hearing from @RiteshEconomics @WetlandsInt on the state of India's national wetland program Tropical Biosummit 2025 @KUFOS1 #wetlands #ramsar @RamsarConv

Will be talking about why critical riverine habitats are important for securing the future of endemic and threatened freshwater fishes of the Western Ghats #freshwater #freshwaterfish #endemicfish #conservation

Friend and science communicator extraordinaire @ExaltFibs gave a cracker of a talk on conservation of polar wetlands #TropicalBiosummit2025 @KUFOS1 #wetlands #poles #southpole #ocean

It was great listening to @ksivakumarwii sharing his experiences of developing and implementing some of India's most exciting and effective marine conservation projects #dugong #Dolphins #turtles #whales 🦈🐬🐋🐳 #marineprotectedareas Tropical Biosummit 2025 @KUFOS1

Tropical Biosummit 2025 @KUFOS1, kicked off with @jorg_freyhof from Museum fur Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) Berlin talking about current and future perspectives on wetland conservation and restoration #Wetlands

Last week @KUFOS1 hosted Tropical Biosummit 2025 focusing on the future of Wetlands! Lots of interesting talks and discussions with >300 delegates and 20 speakers from five countries! Stay tuned for highlights from the conference.... #Wetlands #Wetlandconservation

Caught up with @stevenlockett and @jorg_freyhof at historic #Fortkochi, the Big B house and the Whale Shark Campaign @wti_org_india #whaleshark

Candid moment from Tropical Biosummit 2025 @KUFOS1