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Platycephalus speculator (Southern Blue Spotted Flat Head) spotted by Stewart Bennett

Tasmania, Verified on 19 Nov 2018

Observed while snorkeling in Marine Reserve
Tailor spotted by Paul Harvie

Tasmania, Verified on 13 Nov 2018

I caught 4 Tailor in 4 casts last week high up the River Derwent at the Powerboat Ramp 5-6km above the Bridgewater Bridge. All returned.
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus. (gold-spotted sweetlips) spotted by Paul Byers

Western Australia, Verified on 12 Nov 2018
King George Whiting spotted by owen bailey

Tasmania, Verified on 15 Oct 2018
Snapper spotted by owen bailey

Tasmania, Verified on 15 Oct 2018

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Bioluminescence: the ocean’s shining light

Bioluminescence is undoubtedly a wonder of the natural world that’s capable of captivating the imaginations of those who witness the phenomenon, including the father of evolution Charles Darwin whose first notebook entry while aboard the famous Beagle voyage remarked that:

“The sea was luminous in specks and in the wake of the vessel, of a uniform slightly milky colour. When the water was put into a bottle, it gave out sparks…”

Given the awe-inspiring visuals that bioluminescent marine critters provide, it’s worth diving a little deeper to understand how and why these species glow.

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