Redmap July newsletter
This edition covers some quirky fish facts, reveals the winners of the Redmap video competition, a news story with Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl and other marine news! Read the July newsletter here.
Could fine dining keep Tamania's reefs healthy?
Urchin eggs, or roe, are considered a delicacy in many countries. But harvesting Tasmania's pest urchins may wield more than fine dining around the world. Since 2009, commercial fishermen have harvested 600,000 urchins off north-eastern Tasmania. Will this industry help to control urchin populations from devastating Tasmania's reef ecosystems into unproductive ‘barrens’? A three year study at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) will determine the effectiveness of …
Fishy facts
Here are some facts about marine life you never even knew you wanted to know!
Rare fish migrations brighten Tassie waters
The yellow-bellied sea snake, loggerhead sea turtle and angel shark are among dozens of new weird and wonderful marine species turning up in Tasmanian waters as oceans warm, writes the Mercury. Read the full story, which includes an interview with Dr Gretta Pecl, here.
Code Red: announcing Redmap's video comp winners!
And the winners of the 2014 Redmap video competition are.....
Competition videos: Australia interprets Redmap
Watch these 35 fantastic entries into the Redmap video competition! Redmap asked Australians to make a 45-second video about Redmap and ocean warming. We received every type of video from mocumentaries to skits, animations, interviews and wonderful underwater footage.
Glacier melting past point of no return
Scientists from NASA and the University of California Irvine are warning that a group of melting glaciers in West Antarctica appear to have reached the point of no return, writes ABC's The World Today. Professor Eric Rignot talks to ABC radio about the 20 years of satellite data that maps the retreat of the glaciers. Read more here.
Redmap video competition
Make a 45-sec video about Redmap and raise awareness of ocean warming. There are $5,000 in cash prizes to be won! Anyone can enter and any style of video is welcome. So get on your creative caps and submit your 45-sec video by 1 May 2014! See competition details here.
Redmap April newsletter
This edition covers Redmap's video competition, our oddest-looking sightings (like warty prowfish and yellow sea slugs), and other marine news. Read it here.
Top 6 Oddest Sightings
A yellow sea slug, warty prowfish and roundbelly cowfish all made it onto Redmap’s Top 6 Oddest Sightings. Check out this completely subjective list – and what the scientists have to say about them.
