Why log a Redmap species in QLD?
May 17, 2013
Find out what is on the move around Queensland, and how local fishers and divers can work with Redmap!
The West Australian: Marine life adapts to warm seas
May 14, 2013
"Whale sharks off Perth, irukandji jellyfish at Ningaloo Reef and humpback whales giving birth 2000km from their usual calving grounds have left biologists baffled as they investigate whether an ocean heatwave is to blame for marine life turning up in unexpected places," writes Michelle Wheeler in the West Australian. Read the full article here.
Redmap Tasmania Report Card released!
May 6, 2013
Redmap has developed a ‘report card’ to assess and report potential shifts in species ranges using the observations made by divers and fishers in Tasmania (where Redmap started 3 years ago before it launched nationally!). Check out which fish may be on the move in the Report Card.
ABC news: Disappearing giants of the ocean
April 23, 2013
As sea temperatures rise scientists and divers are watching Tasmania's giant kelp forests disappear, says ABC's 7.30 Tasmania. Watch the video here.
WA marine world threatened
April 3, 2013
The marine heatwave in Western Australia in the summer of 2010-2011 was up to 5 degrees warmer than usual in some regions! And WA scientists are worried that rising sea temperatures threaten to change the marine environment, writes the West Australian newspaper. Read the full article here.
Citizen science goes high tech
March 15, 2013
Mobile technology is enabling people to become productive in ways they never thought possible and recently the scientific community has been looking to tap into that productivity by enlisting citizen scientists, writes Brett Smith for redOrbit.com. Read the full article here.
A wave of change with sea temperature rise
March 13, 2013
The Advocate newspaper writes about a "wave of change with sea temperature rise" in Tasmanian waters and interviews Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl. Read more here.
100+ Redmap sightings!
Feb. 13, 2013
This red emperor was spotted near Geraldton in WA, south of its usual range, by Redmap member Jon Jarvis. Australian fishers and divers have logged over 100 marine critters since Redmap Australia launched in mid-December! See some recent sightings around the country here.
