Tasmania has just had two rare sightings of the giant Oarfish - ABC’s Joel Rheinberger spoke with Dr Barrett Wolfe (Redmap) about what these unusual sightings might mean. For over a decade, Redmap has been using citizen science to track out-of-range species as early signs of environmental change.
Marine Match NSW: Dive into Redmaps new playing card game featuring 14 iconic marine species in vibrant watercolour, each with expert-curated facts to spark curiosity and conversation. Perfect for all ages, play classics like Memory, Matching Pairs and Go Fish, all while learning about the amazing biodiversity of the NSW reefs.
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!
Redmap helps scientists track fish movements with a sustained marine heatwave off Western Australia! 🎣
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
We are always so excited to welcome new members to the Redmap Team so everyone give a big welcome to our newest members Tyson and Daniel.