WHEN manta rays (Mobulidae) are sighted along Broome’s beautiful coast, there’s always great excitement and sharing of photos on social media. So a presentation by manta ray researchers visiting Broome brought manta fans out in droves. Read more at Science Network WA.
The usually tropical loving dugong is more at home in warm Queensland waters - but Redmap volunteer Michael Standen spotted this one in southern NSW. See his sighting here!
Will Victorians catch more tropical fish in the future? Read the Redmap article in the summer edition of Fishing Lines Magazine. (page 8).
Australia's plankton population, a vital key in the human food chain, has moved 300 kilometres south in 30 years, new research has found. Scientists attributed the shift to the warming oceans caused by climate change. In some regions there was also a shift from cold-water to warm-water plankton species. Read about this new research in ABC News.
YOU can do it reef walking, snorkelling or scuba diving. It is a great way to spend your holidays, and you can help save the world's coral reefs in the process. The University of Queensland's CoralWatch citizen science project contributes to important research projects designed to help manage and save coral reefs from the impacts of humans and climate change. Read more in The Sunshine Coast Daily.
Commercial fishermen and marine scientists are bracing for a possible ocean heatwave that could damage fish stocks and bleach coral reefs. Read more at the West Australian.
Birders and whale watchers are documenting wildlife sightings and revealing shifts in animal movements in the planet's northern hinterlands. These patterns are key for understanding how melting sea ice is influencing species' ranges, and health, in the decades to come... Read the full story in Live Science.
We know that climate change is driving changes in the world’s oceans. Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing. But the question is whether marine species can adapt at the rate at which these changes are occurring? Read the full story in The Conversation.
Redmap NSW has just won the Community Award at the Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards. Congratulations!
Redmap has received more than 1500 sightings of marine life around Australia that people deemed uncommon in their local seas. This edition of Redmap news reviews the citizen science including the Top 3 sightings per state. Also, read interviews with Redmap members around Australia and other marine news! Check out the newsletter here.