Between December 2010 and April 2011, sea temperatures off the WA coast reached 3C above average, and for two weeks peaked at 5C above average, write researchers from the University of Western Australia and Florida International University in WA Today. The effects were drastic. Corals bleached, and the makeup of the usually temperate south west marine ecosystems shifted to more tropical. Read the full article in WA Today …
A Tasmanian researcher has found octopuses from Sydney are reproducing in Tasmanian waters, writes ABC News. The common Sydney octopus was thought to have migrated south because of rising ocean temperatures. The creature was usually found between southern Queensland and southern New South Wales. Read the full story here.
One of the perks of working for Redmap is getting to meet lots of local fishers and divers. One of our loggers in Queensland gives us a look into his fishing life. Richy has been fishing for 26 years and recently logged a Scalloped Hammerhead on Redmap QLD. Here we ask him a few questions about his favourite pastime.
Read about the latest Redmap Tasmania sightings in Fishing Today, or view the full Fishing Today magazine (Aug/Sept 2014) .
We’d like to think scientists take the naming of marine species quite seriously, but…this is not always the case. Here are some of the more amusing (and sometimes outrageous) names given to sea life.
While the the idea of having a tropical reef on Sydney's doorstep sounds attractive, the reality is that climate change is not good news for the temperate reefs and life of Sydney's Harbour. Read the full story published on The Conversation here.
ABC Science writes: Previous estimates of global ocean warming have been significantly underestimated due to historically sparse temperature data from the Southern Ocean, new research has found. Read the full article here.
Fish can live in almost any aquatic environment on Earth, but when the climate changes and temperatures go up many species are pushed to the limit, writes Science Daily. Read the full article here.
An estimated 35,000 walruses gathered on a beach in Alaska as summer sea ice fell to its sixth lowest in the satellite record; and caused flights to be rerouted to reduce the risk of planes causing a “catastrophic stampede”, writes the UK's The Guardian newspaper. Read the full article here.
Corals along the WA coast have struggled in unusually warm sea temperatures during 2011-13. The University of Western Australia study concluded corals experienced reduced growth rates despite looking healthy, writes Kerry Faulkner on ScienceNetwork WA. Read the full story here.