It's not all doom and gloom in the oceans! New research shows seagrass, mangroves and salt-marsh ecosystems can adapt to and help mitigate climate change impacts. Defences include being major CO2 sinks, dissipating waves and reducing coastal erosion, according to the University of WA. Read more.
In a study out today in the journal Science, researchers say that the middle depths of a part of the Pacific Ocean have warmed 15 times faster in the past 60 years than they did during the previous 10,000 years, writes USA Today. Read the full story here.
"A species of cold water plankton is struggling to adapt to changes in sea temperature as the oceans warm," writes the Standard newspaper. "As a vital food source for many common types of fish, the extinction would put pressure on the fisheries relying on abundant catches and potentially force consumers to eat different species of fish". Read the full story here.
Redmap has launched a free phone application to complement our website!
Logging an unusual marine sighting is about to get easier! Redmap launches its new phone app at the Under the Sea Film Festival at Avoca Beach in NSW. Check out the pics of the new app.
The Conversation writes an excellent piece covering ocean warming and its evil twin, ocean acidification. Read the full story here.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports "it's the little things we need to worry about in climate change". And it's the tiny creatures of the sea, krill, that are showing signs of damage by ocean acidification. Read the article here.
Chocolate rations, “crazy” fish and the spread of ancient diseases probably don’t spring to mind when you think of climate change. We scanned the news for reports of the more unusual impacts of rising temperatures.
About 75 per cent of Redmap photos are uploaded by scuba divers! Read these amusing dive stories from citizen scientists around the country.
As the world's climate and oceans become warmer jellyfish species from across the globe are spreading quickly and vastly, writes ABC's Bush Telegraph. Read the full article here.
