In this season’s newsletter we’ll introduce you to new members of the Redmap team, give you access to a range of Redmap resources including new posters, papers and report cards all thanks to your Redmap sightings, marine heatwave information, a sneak peak at the new NSW Marine Match card game and more!
Citizen scientists are changing the way we understand our oceans 🌊🔬
Thanks to thousands of observations submitted through Redmap, Reef Life Survey, and iNaturalist, researchers discovered that 91% of marine species range extensions around the Australian continent were previously undocumented in scientific literature. This highlights the critical role of citizen science in detecting early signs of climate-driven changes across Australia's vast coastlines.
Have you noticed a paper nautlius “shell” washing up along southern Tassie’s coastline lately? Catch Dr Barrett Wolfe’s ABC Hobart Radio interview where he discusses all things paper nautili!
Redmap sightings have contributed to a new paper in the Journal of Global Change Biology exploring the physiological mechanisms underpinning tropicalization — the poleward range shifts of tropical species in response to ocean warming🌡️
In our Spring 2023 newsletter, we'll introduce you to some new faces in the Redmap team, give you a comprehensive guide for distinguishing Southern Rock Lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and Eastern Rock Lobsters (Sagmariasus verreauxi), share insights on fisheries and climate, highlight some fascinating citizen science projects, plus an interview with David Maynard, one of Redmap's pioneering observers and throw in some other interesting stuff too!
Dr Barrett Wolfe discusses his latest paper, titled Continental-Scale Assessment of Climate-Driven MarineSpecies Range Extensions Using a Decade of Citizen Science Data, which uses citizen science data, including Redmap data with 3CR Radio
Dive into our Winter 2022 newsletter — what have Redmappers have spotted on the move in TEN YEARS of Redmap Australia? Also learn about a fascinating giant kelp mystery and some of the latest marine science findings around Australia.
The Redmap Report Card reveals Australia's fishers, divers and other ocean users have been instrumental in detecting dozens of marine species moving south around Australia.
Dive into our newsletter kicking off 2021 to learn about exciting new Redmap species to look out for on your beachcombing, fishing and diving trips! We've got some additional ways you can help researchers with your invaluable citizen-science input, details on the new version of our smartphone apps, and as always we'll share some fascinating stories from the latest marine science findings around Australia.
