This photo of a nudibranch (a seaslug) was emailed between scientists in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and finally the Northern Territory before it could be identified. Read why this rare Redmap sighting excited Redmap scientists.
More than 20 Redmap Champions will now wear the Redmap t-shirt and help promote the project to fishers, divers, boaters and the community throughout Western Australia!
The University of Adelaide says warmer oceans and higher CO2 levels will destroy sharks' hunting ability, making them smaller and weaker. Read the full story in SBS World News.
Warming seas and the migration of species will change the marine environment on our doorstep, according to Queensland researchers. Read more in the Sunshine Coast Daily.
A Gold Coast marine biologist is harnessing the power of social media in a bid to turn everyone into a citizen scientist. Facebook page Humpbacks and High-Rises (HHR) may only have just over 1,000 followers, but almost every one of those followers is engaging in whale watching research and conservation. Read more at The Brisbane Times.
Some notes on how to identify fishes...
Watch this video of science in action at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) (which is part of the University of Tasmania).
The 2015-16 Recreational Sea Fishing Guide is out now. Pick up a copy now from Service Tasmania shops, tackle shops or read it online.
Fisher education can help protect vulnerable shark populations, a new study has found. The research showed that recreational anglers were more supportive of shark management and conservation if they had prior knowledge of shark conservation. Read the full story in Science Daily.
