Sonia J. Rowley
@SoniaJRowley
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Scientist • Gorgonians • Evolution • Rebreather • University of Hawai'i • Research Associate @ExplorersClub • @NHM_London https://t.co/3unOhYVi9n
Hawaii, USA
Joined January 2013
Shining a light on some of the most beautiful 🪸 works of nature, products of evolution over time. Looking forward to sharing more on my upcoming expedition to Micronesia 🧜♀️📝🤓. #gorgonian #octocoral #mesophotic #rebreather
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Expedition Research: Timor-Leste 🇹🇱 December 2025. Participate in research to depths where no one has been before. DM or follow the link 🔗 below for details:. 🔗 #expedition #expeditionresearch #timorleste #rebreather #diving #womendoingscience
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No Gastropods were harmed in the making of this video 🐚🎬🎥🪸. 🎥 @bdnumber6 on a @jjccr_official @gopro.😄by both of us!! 🔊 Sound Up to hear us helium giggling 🤭 Much fun is to be had at mesophotic depths!. @divesoft @LightandMotion_ @DiveShearwater .#gorgonian #mesophotic
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Mesophotic Gorgonian Octocorals 🪸 of the Indo-West Pacific. Images taken from 70-125 m (230-410 ft) deep. Not too shabby really 🙃. @LightandMotion_ @CCRExplorers @INDONESIAinLOVE @SoniaJRowley @Sony
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18th June 8 am HST/2 pm EST- Come explore what we know about mesophotic environments, incredible new species to science, & my upcoming expeditions to complete a decade's worth of research + new locations where no one has been before! 🪸 .
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Sonia is a research scientist at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, and Applied Research Laboratory. She’s using cutting-edge rebreather diving...
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Expedition research is cultural 🤗 & in Pohnpei, FSM, we enjoy & learn about the intricacies of the natural world 🪸 Join us as we complete >a decade of research at mesophotic depths >160m (525 ft) 🧜♀️🤍🪸✨. 🔊Up!!
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Gorgonian 🪸 Octocorals and their friends of the Wakatobi Marine National Park, SE Sulawesi, Indonesia. We explored remote islands and depths that none have been before 🧜♀️ Exploration at it’s finest 😎. #gorgonian #octocoral #mesophotic #indonesia
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RT @DrChrisKellogg: Amplifying the CCMI's launch of the Wheaton Women in Ocean Science Award for early career women in science; seeking 1 p….
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Whilst progress has been made over the last 30 years in terms of women’s representation within the scientific community, the discipline of ocean science
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Nothing has disturbed me more than the needless waste that continues to destroy our marine environment: bycatch, where ~3/4 of the catch is destroyed for no good reason.
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Looking forward to Pohnpei 🪸🐠🧜♀️🤓. CCR Expedition Research where we get to encounter all these wonderful endemic species and unique environments found nowhere else in the world 🌎. #gorgonian #mesophotic #ccr #rebreather #micronesia #endemic
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Atoll life 🪸✨🐟 @unesco FSM. Ahnd (Ant) & Pakin Atolls, magical and mysterious places at depth and in the shallows. Endemism and abundant marine life vulnerable to our existence. #mesophotic #gorgonian #rebreather #soniajrowley #exploration .August Expedition - FSM 🪸
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RT @petemumby: New international PhD scholarship jointly at universities of Queensland and Exeter (UK) on coral reef MPAs. Natural and soci….
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RT @MikoZapalski: #Mesophotic #corals? Predatory #fish? . You can find it in final and full version of our paper on Wee Jasper (NSW, #Austr….
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