How does climate change impact tropical fisheries in northern Australia? That's the question leading a three-year research project by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). Using existing data, the study is reviewing how warming seas affect important tropical fish species like Barramundi, Spanish mackerel and coral trout.
Prof Natalie Moltschaniwskyj from the University of Newcastle spent a week on the Sapphire Coast giving four community presentations about Redmap. Keen audience members now feel ready to brush up on their species identification and photography skills and then upload their own data to the interactive website. Read more here.
Redmap is a fantastic citizen science project that's taking a giant nationwide leap from its starting point in Tasmania, writes the Narooma News. Read the article here.
If you are thinking of starting a citizen science program - and wondering how to make it successful - then you should join this live online seminar (aka "webinar") on July 18. It will be co-hosted by Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl and other successful Australian citizen science program leaders.
New research published in the science journal Nature has revealed the impacts of climate change on global fisheries. An analysis of fish catches and water temperatures show that ocean warming has already affected global fisheries in the past four decades, driving up the proportion of warm-water fish being caught. Read more here.
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.
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.
Marine species around Australia are starting to change their marine postcodes as coastal waters become warmer, writes Redmap NSW manager Assoc Prof Natalie Moltschaniwskyj in the Newcastle Herald. Read the article here.
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.
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.
