Virginia Gilliland
@va_gilliland
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@FulbrightPrgrm scholar with @MEG_MQ 🐠🪸| @DavidsonCollege & @NOAA Hollings alum (she/her)
Joined March 2022
Another incredible field trip to the GBR with @MEG_MQ, this time joined by a new helper🦘! Huge thanks to @FulbrightAUS for this opportunity 🐠 @mqnatsci @MQSciEng
Did you know: Kangaroos are actually phenomenal swimmers! 🦘@FulbrightPrgrm Scholar, @va_gilliland discovered this when conducting field research with our little mascot, Fulbraroo (AKA Scubaroo) on the #GreatBarrierReef 🪸 Pics: Kristen McSpadden, @Uni_Newcastle/@Macquarie_Uni
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And that’s a wrap! After 37 km of ROV surveys, 24 km of BlueBoat surveys, and 189 DNA tissue samples, this trip is over. Thanks to a great team! @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @MQSciEng @sawsharkman @_krisfish @joan_lyq @Patrick__Burke
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Great to be back on Heron Island and enjoying playing with our new @bluerobotics BlueBoat. Wish you were here @DrKJoyce! @MEG_MQ @mqnatsci @MQSciEng
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An honor to attend this year’s Gala @ParlHouseCBR and meet the rest of the 2024 cohort, thank you for an incredible week @FulbrightAUS @FulbrightPrgrm @USEmbAustralia 🎉🙏
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🐟‼️New paper‼️🐟 Check out our research paper: “Imaging sonar reveals diel fish movement throughout a developed Australian estuary” @sawsharkman @TroyGaston_ @chefbennett 🔗
link.springer.com
Estuaries and Coasts - Estuaries present a unique interface between ocean and freshwater systems and support key fish habitats. While the role of estuaries for juvenile fish has been studied...
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First ever conference & came away with an award for best student poster. Can’t believe it!!! So grateful to my supervisors for their dedicated support. #ASFB2023 #IPFC2023
Proud supervisor moment with @_krisfish getting best poster for her work with fish imaging sonars! @ipfc2023 @AustSocFishBiol
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Happy Halloween! 👻 Some truly spook-tacular pumpkin artistry on display here from #Fulbright Scholars @va_gilliland, Camille Sicangco and @jschaef3r 🎃 #PumpkinCarving @FulbrightPrgrm
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New research by NCCOS and partners has found that bigger, taller artificial reef structures host more fish than smaller, shorter structures. Also, spatially isolated reef structures tend to have more fish than structures closer together. Learn more: https://t.co/kWibqilANe
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Stoked to be back on Kalinda for more #seacukescience! Going to conduct ROV and drone surveys from Townsville to Cairns over the next two weeks, fingers crossed for some nice weather @GBRFoundation @MEG_MQ @UON_research @jcu
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New Research: Spatial extent and isolation of marine artificial structures mediate fish density: Installations of artificial structures in coastal oceans create de facto habitat for marine life. These structures encompass wide varieties of… #MarineScience
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New artificial reef research 🐟🐟 So grateful to have worked with this incredible team!! https://t.co/kTkqBDSTHF
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Head over to @MEG_MQ for some fishy facts this week 👀🐠
Next up, Virginia! @va_gilliland is a @FulbrightPrgrm scholar from North Carolina, USA studying reef fish communities and marine management of the Great Barrier Reef. Stay tuned for some great fish facts this week! @mqnatsci @STEMwomenMQ @FulbrightAUS
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Still cannot believe I was on the field last night volunteering for @FIFAWWC during the opening game in Sydney. So grateful for all the opportunities to be a part of the international sports community while abroad!! @FulbrightAUS
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So nice catching up with you!! Safe travels on the rest of your Watson and back to the US!
Who would have imagined a year after graduation to be reconnected with @va_gilliland in Australia learning more about her work related to marine biology. Then having the opportunity to go scuba diving and enter her sea world! @DavidsonAlums @DavidsonCollege @FulbrightAUS #Abroad
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From our Coastal & #MarineEcology track: A new #MetaAnalysis evaluates the impact of non-native #SubmergedAquaticVegetation on native fauna https://t.co/kCaJBu3XPN
#OpenAccess #NSFFunded @NSF @EmoryWellman @trackenberg @va_gilliland @sci_Ellet @M_W_McCoy @ECUResearch
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Our new paper just published! Huge thanks to @EmoryWellman and to @DavidsonBiology for supporting this collaboration. Interested in responses of nekton to native vs. non-native SAV? 🌱🐟🦀 Check it out: 📰: https://t.co/3ptV66Rw7U
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Members of the MEG lab (and some special guests) had a great night at the Governor for #PintAU23. Thanks @pintofscienceAU for putting on the event!
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