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Alopias superciliosus (Bigeye Thresher Shark) spotted by Jonah Yick
Tasmania,
Big Eye Thresher Shark caught by Leo Miller while fishing over the continental shelf off Eaglehawk Neck
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Snapper spotted by Jonah Yick
Tasmania,
Two small snapper caught out of Storm Bay, using squid for bait.
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Snapper spotted by Jonah Yick
Tasmania,
A small snapper caught in Storm Bay
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Snapper spotted by Storm Eastley
Tasmania,
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Zebrafish spotted by WoodbridgeMDC
Tasmania,
Screenshot from baited underwater camera deployed off Woodbridge Jetty by the marine discovery centre
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Increasing opportunity for kingfish in Tasmanian waters
Sightings of yellowtail kingfish in Tasmanian waters have been regularly logged with Redmap since the program began. These records are particularly valuable because they indicate that kingfish from eastern Australia could be on the move south, suggesting that some dedicated scientific research may be necessary to get to the bottom of what’s going on.
In this article, PhD student and kingfish project leader Curtis Champion describes recently published findings that show the ocean conditions favoured by kingfish are moving further south, and importantly, indicate that an increase in the number of months each year that these conditions persist off Tasmania is very likely in the future.
