ABC news: Disappearing giants of the ocean
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
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
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
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!
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.
ABC news: Fish in hot water as climate changes
The east coast of Australia is a warming "hotspot" and marine ecosystems are feeling the heat, writes ABC environmental reporter Sarah Clarke. Read the article here: Fish in hot water as climate changes.
Citizen science gets the thumbs up
How reliable is citizen science data? Pretty good, according to theconversation.edu.au (but Redmappers already knew this!). Read the article here: Citizen science can produce reliable data
Heatwave causing jellyfish blooms?
The dangerous irukandji jellyfish is not usually found as far south as Fraser Island, Queensland. Yet six people have been hospitalised after irukandji stings on Fraser Island beaches over the past few weeks. ABC radio's PM team explore if warmer temperatures have anything to do with this: Heatwave causing massive jellyfish blooms.
Moving marine postcodes
Ocean ecosystems are changing and some fish are on the move around Australia.
Seafood chowder? Oceans are getting warmer
Australian seas are getting warmer, but it's not quite seafood chowder yet.
