Fishers and divers around Australia have been sharing their knowledge with Redmap since December 2009. This animation by Cecilia Villanueva shows all the amazing out-of-range and unusual observations submitted over that time! 'Listed' species are the ones Redmap highlights as species of interest on the website and 'other' species are ones you have recognised as out of place or rare. Dots often represent multiple sightings in one spot!
Redmap founder Associate Professor Gretta Pecl explains all about Redmap in this video.
This video was produced for Redmap's Eureka Award nomination in 2016.
From studying octopus fisheries to tagging rock lobsters and teaching kids about the marine world: the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) is at the forefront of Australian marine research. Now you can keep up-to-date with IMAS's latest marine research in the new Marine Matters newsletter. Read Issue #1!
This is a great photo of a great seahorse (Hippocampus kelloggi) spotted by a diver near Sydney! It's also quite a special sighting, according to new Redmap NSW coordinator Dr Troy Gaston.
The southerly migration of voracious tropical fish and urchins as oceans warm is threatening precious kelp forests along the east coast of Australia. Read the full story at ABC News.
Video: Dr Adriana Vergés from the University of NSW and Sydney Institute of Marine Science.
Citizen science. It’s frequently plugged in the media these days, but what exactly is it, and does it really warrant all the attention? In a nutshell, citizen science is crowdsourcing for science, writes Kieryn Graham at Vaguely Accurate.
What's been spotted lately around Australia? What happens to the community's sightings and photos of uncommon fish? Read the latest marine news in a short Redmap update.
... and climate change is making it worse. Read the full story in the Huffington Post.
Explorer and marine biologist Enric Sala talks about Leonardo DiCaprio’s new documentary, Before the Flood. Read the full story in National Geographic.