Laura Smith
banner
laura-m-smith.bsky.social
Laura Smith
@laura-m-smith.bsky.social
Marine biologist based in Australia studying the sailfish 🐟
My long-awaited first PhD paper is finally out!! I did spend way too much time on it, so if you wanna at least have a squiz of the plain language summary or the abstract then I'd appreciate it 🐟🎣🛥🌊

relationalthinkingblog.com/2025/09/29/p...

doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Reposted by Laura Smith
"Improving citizen science: Co-creating recommendations with researchers and the public"

A pre-print about an exciting project with Science for All, supported by the Australian Citizen Science Association & the Australian Academy of Science

doi.org/10.1101/2025...
#citizenscience #public #science
October 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Reposted by Laura Smith
Rachael Robertson gives #ASFB2024 an entertaining and eye-opening insight into #leadership on an #Antarctic base.

Some useful takeaways:
✅ in a team, “respect trumps harmony every time”
✅ integrity means no triangles – air issues directly
✅ emperor penguins are #teamwork inspiration
November 19, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Reposted by Laura Smith
#ASFB2024 got underway yesterday with the “Frontiers of Fish Tagging: Innovations and Ethics” pre-conference workshop🎉💡

Ethical tagging:
✅ upholds data integrity
✅ prioritises FISH welfare
✅ aligns with modern animal research

Thanks to the ASFB Fish Welfare Committee and sponsors #Innovasea 🙏
November 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM