Report an aquatic pest to NSW DPI
Report any aquatic pest you come across - like Tilapia (pictured), which impact native fish populations - to the NSW Department of Primary Industries using their online form.
Top 10 Oddest Sightings of 2014
Steven 'Sealberg', a shark with a naughty nickname, and a wine bottle all made it onto Redmap’s annual Top 10 Oddest Sightings. This list is completely subjective. And mainly based on strange-looking species, odd photos or sightings with great stories behind them...
Redmap in The Tasmanian Naturalist!
Citizen science is becoming an important tool for monitoring changes in the earth's vast oceans. And the traditional world of science is starting to take note. Redmap has written an article for the journal The Tasmanian Naturalist! The piece reviews how Redmap is collecting a long-term record of verified observations of out-of-range species that adds to the data available from traditional scientific surveys. Read the full article here.
A shark's tale
The coastal city of Newcastle is in the midst of a media frenzy, thanks to a string of shark sightings close to popular swimming beaches, writes the CSIRO. What's going on here? Read the article here.
Ocean climate change hotspots mapped to help fishing industry adapt
Researchers have mapped climate change hotspots in the world's oceans to allow better fisheries management and commercial fishing decisions, writes ABC News. Australian scientists led by Dr Gretta Pecl [Redmap founder!] at the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) have developed an approach to help fishery managers and the fishing industry adapt. Read the full story here.
Assessing fish sensitivity to climate change
Redmap founder Gretta Pecl developed a method for rapidly assessing how sensitive to climate change our key commercial species are likely to be. In rapidly warming regions so much is changing - and fast - so we need quick methods to identify what species are most at risk in order to expend further research dollars wisely.
Giant east Antarctic glacier melting with warmer oceans
Warming ocean water is said to be melting the largest glacier in east Antarctica, underscoring climate change's assault on the continent's ice cover, writes the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the story here.
The oceans are warming so fast, they keep breaking scientists' charts
NOAA once again has had to rescale its ocean heat chart to capture 2014 ocean warming, writes The Guardian newspaper. Read the full article here.
Climate change does not bode well for picky eaters
Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins evolved different diets that reduce competition for food so they can better co-exist. But a new study shows that only one of these species has a flexible diet that is more suited to the rapidly changing conditions in Antarctica. Read which penguin is less fussy in The Science Daily.
Warm oceans drive hottest year on record
Unusually warm seas helped drive annual global temperatures to a record level in 2014 and are likely to ensure this year has a similarly hot start, writes the Sydney Morning Herald. Read the full article here.