Matt
@msouza.bsky.social
Current Environmental Science PhD Candidate @ Deakin University
Global Change ecology. Restoration. Seagrass/Corals/Inverts/fish. Invasive species, Predator/prey relationships; Coastal marine habitat, marine diseases. weather/climate
Global Change ecology. Restoration. Seagrass/Corals/Inverts/fish. Invasive species, Predator/prey relationships; Coastal marine habitat, marine diseases. weather/climate
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2025 was a mix bag for me, new place all the way on the otherside of the World in Australia, wasn't able to be with family for the first time for Xmas, First year of PhD went well, joined an ultimate frisbee group, but then tore my ATFL in June.
2025 was a mix bag for me, new place all the way on the otherside of the World in Australia, wasn't able to be with family for the first time for Xmas, First year of PhD went well, joined an ultimate frisbee group, but then tore my ATFL in June.
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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2025 was a mix bag for me, new place all the way on the otherside of the World in Australia, wasn't able to be with family for the first time for Xmas, First year of PhD went well, joined an ultimate frisbee group, but then tore my ATFL in June.
2025 was a mix bag for me, new place all the way on the otherside of the World in Australia, wasn't able to be with family for the first time for Xmas, First year of PhD went well, joined an ultimate frisbee group, but then tore my ATFL in June.
And people wonder why I fight back against the whole go vegan thing with no context. Agriculture has many many issues.
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
And people wonder why I fight back against the whole go vegan thing with no context. Agriculture has many many issues.
We need to make a better effort at getting boys in K-12 interested in nature and the natural sciences. Part of our problem and why we have MAGA is because of the lack of interest. There are not enough programs that support k-12 boys.
November 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
We need to make a better effort at getting boys in K-12 interested in nature and the natural sciences. Part of our problem and why we have MAGA is because of the lack of interest. There are not enough programs that support k-12 boys.
this position as a CO-PI of a major monitoring program, how much do you think they should be making?
October 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
this position as a CO-PI of a major monitoring program, how much do you think they should be making?
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It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
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Giant hammerhead shark reeled in at Corpus Christi beach
It was the third-largest hammerhead shark the Texas fishing guide caught this year.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this”
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Went to Port Phillip Bay VIC this past week to do some seagrass fieldwork
September 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Went to Port Phillip Bay VIC this past week to do some seagrass fieldwork
Confirmation passed, now for more analysis and to get rid of this upcoming field season :)
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Confirmation passed, now for more analysis and to get rid of this upcoming field season :)
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Hurricane season forecast for April. 14-17 tropical storms, 7 to 10 Hurricanes, with 3 to 6 Major hurricanes with ACE of 160-170. Its a bit of a different way of doing my analog seasons this year involving Code, AI, and NOAA data/maps.
Hurricane season forecast for April. 14-17 tropical storms, 7 to 10 Hurricanes, with 3 to 6 Major hurricanes with ACE of 160-170. Its a bit of a different way of doing my analog seasons this year involving Code, AI, and NOAA data/maps.
Tropical Activity outlook for the Atlantic, GOM & Caribbean 2025
Next 10-day outlook. () No tropical activity over the next 10 days. 2025 Atlantic hurricane season Prediction Main Points: Average to above average number of storms but could be a high ACE type of …
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April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Hurricane season forecast for April. 14-17 tropical storms, 7 to 10 Hurricanes, with 3 to 6 Major hurricanes with ACE of 160-170. Its a bit of a different way of doing my analog seasons this year involving Code, AI, and NOAA data/maps.
Hurricane season forecast for April. 14-17 tropical storms, 7 to 10 Hurricanes, with 3 to 6 Major hurricanes with ACE of 160-170. Its a bit of a different way of doing my analog seasons this year involving Code, AI, and NOAA data/maps.
seagrass mapping continues. 2 more days of fieldwork, and then the data analysis and making of maps begins for the first chapter and confirmation document.
April 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
seagrass mapping continues. 2 more days of fieldwork, and then the data analysis and making of maps begins for the first chapter and confirmation document.
By the end of this upcoming week, we should have two, if not three, estuaries mapped and drop-cammed. Would mean 2 left.
March 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
By the end of this upcoming week, we should have two, if not three, estuaries mapped and drop-cammed. Would mean 2 left.
12+ degree heating weeks Papua New Guinea and west coast of Australia. Extensive coral bleaching is on going and temperatures are still increasing in these areas and degree heating weeks are increasing for the north coast of Australia. Great Barrier Reef is warming as well #coralbleaching #Australia
March 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
12+ degree heating weeks Papua New Guinea and west coast of Australia. Extensive coral bleaching is on going and temperatures are still increasing in these areas and degree heating weeks are increasing for the north coast of Australia. Great Barrier Reef is warming as well #coralbleaching #Australia
1. Atlantic warm anomalies concentrated Sub-tropics
2. ENSO. neutral/weak-La-Nina Cool pool strength & orientation in question. Warmth off west coast of Central & south America could out compete WCAR/GOM.
3. How cool does the MDR/equator of Atlantic get.
How neg does the IDO get
Average season?
2. ENSO. neutral/weak-La-Nina Cool pool strength & orientation in question. Warmth off west coast of Central & south America could out compete WCAR/GOM.
3. How cool does the MDR/equator of Atlantic get.
How neg does the IDO get
Average season?
March 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
1. Atlantic warm anomalies concentrated Sub-tropics
2. ENSO. neutral/weak-La-Nina Cool pool strength & orientation in question. Warmth off west coast of Central & south America could out compete WCAR/GOM.
3. How cool does the MDR/equator of Atlantic get.
How neg does the IDO get
Average season?
2. ENSO. neutral/weak-La-Nina Cool pool strength & orientation in question. Warmth off west coast of Central & south America could out compete WCAR/GOM.
3. How cool does the MDR/equator of Atlantic get.
How neg does the IDO get
Average season?
Looking @ MJJ period SSTs show a neutral to cool neutral /weak la Nina, -PDO and Atlantic warmth concentrated in the sub-tropics over the MDR along with a negative -IOD.
February 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Looking @ MJJ period SSTs show a neutral to cool neutral /weak la Nina, -PDO and Atlantic warmth concentrated in the sub-tropics over the MDR along with a negative -IOD.
NOAA is changing the status of Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. When I went on vacation in the USVI they were everywhere, when I went for my MS at UVI in 2019, there are no big ones left. One of the harder corals in restoration
February 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
NOAA is changing the status of Pillar Coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act. When I went on vacation in the USVI they were everywhere, when I went for my MS at UVI in 2019, there are no big ones left. One of the harder corals in restoration
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... DaSc contributed to the die off event in the Caribbean in 2022, and has since killed off populations of Diadema on the west coast of Africa, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. This is a marine pandemic
Detection of the Diadema antillarum scuticociliatosis Philaster clade on sympatric metazoa, plankton, and abiotic surfaces and assessment for its potential reemergence
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February 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
www.int-res.com/abstracts/me... DaSc contributed to the die off event in the Caribbean in 2022, and has since killed off populations of Diadema on the west coast of Africa, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean. This is a marine pandemic
not one of the estuaries I am currently working in, it was once the opening of the Merri prior to the water way being altered which has no seagrass. This estuary though water looked like death, had massive amount of birdlife and even had patches of seagrass though the patches didn't look good
January 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
not one of the estuaries I am currently working in, it was once the opening of the Merri prior to the water way being altered which has no seagrass. This estuary though water looked like death, had massive amount of birdlife and even had patches of seagrass though the patches didn't look good
2 days of fieldwork @ the SURRY estuary, second estuary done... Next week the Moyne. Certainly starting to see a pattern of which estuaries have seagrass and which don't
January 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
2 days of fieldwork @ the SURRY estuary, second estuary done... Next week the Moyne. Certainly starting to see a pattern of which estuaries have seagrass and which don't
looked at the one course I have to do, its up on the site, yet all the links are broken so I can't get a head start on any of the reading or writing assignments bummer
January 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
looked at the one course I have to do, its up on the site, yet all the links are broken so I can't get a head start on any of the reading or writing assignments bummer
Old man winter has been putting a clinic after the past handful of years sleeping. Another round of arctic air is about to move into the lower 48. A cold front swings through this weekend, spreading showers later saturday/saturday night this sets up our next wave of low pressure late sunday
January 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Old man winter has been putting a clinic after the past handful of years sleeping. Another round of arctic air is about to move into the lower 48. A cold front swings through this weekend, spreading showers later saturday/saturday night this sets up our next wave of low pressure late sunday
Last winter California had record rain and snowfall one extreme, this year, they go back to dry and warm with historic wind and fire weather. Going one extreme to another. This will continue to occur, this is climate change.
January 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Last winter California had record rain and snowfall one extreme, this year, they go back to dry and warm with historic wind and fire weather. Going one extreme to another. This will continue to occur, this is climate change.
This is why I don't want standard time all year long. I rather that light in the afternoon and evening.
December 15, 2024 at 7:24 AM
This is why I don't want standard time all year long. I rather that light in the afternoon and evening.
Joined a fellow lab member out to thunderpoint to do some drone work
December 5, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Joined a fellow lab member out to thunderpoint to do some drone work
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My 2024/2025 winter outlook #wx #winter #winter2025
1. Warm and dry south
2. cool central Canada to Northern Rockies to Great Lakes
3. NW & NE takes turns with winter
More details in blog.
My 2024/2025 winter outlook #wx #winter #winter2025
1. Warm and dry south
2. cool central Canada to Northern Rockies to Great Lakes
3. NW & NE takes turns with winter
More details in blog.
December 1, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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My 2024/2025 winter outlook #wx #winter #winter2025
1. Warm and dry south
2. cool central Canada to Northern Rockies to Great Lakes
3. NW & NE takes turns with winter
More details in blog.
My 2024/2025 winter outlook #wx #winter #winter2025
1. Warm and dry south
2. cool central Canada to Northern Rockies to Great Lakes
3. NW & NE takes turns with winter
More details in blog.
I try to post my winter predictions within a week before Thanksgiving but I been busy. Here is a teaser of analogs for this upcoming season, Think -EPO, TNH, ENSO, QBO and sun cycle. Will post full prediction for this upcoming season this weekend or Monday. #weather #winter2025
November 29, 2024 at 8:18 AM
I try to post my winter predictions within a week before Thanksgiving but I been busy. Here is a teaser of analogs for this upcoming season, Think -EPO, TNH, ENSO, QBO and sun cycle. Will post full prediction for this upcoming season this weekend or Monday. #weather #winter2025