Australia's plankton population, a vital key in the human food chain, has moved 300 kilometres south in 30 years, new research has found. Scientists attributed the shift to the warming oceans caused by climate change. In some regions there was also a shift from cold-water to warm-water plankton species. Read about this new research in ABC News.
YOU can do it reef walking, snorkelling or scuba diving. It is a great way to spend your holidays, and you can help save the world's coral reefs in the process. The University of Queensland's CoralWatch citizen science project contributes to important research projects designed to help manage and save coral reefs from the impacts of humans and climate change. Read more in The Sunshine Coast Daily.
Commercial fishermen and marine scientists are bracing for a possible ocean heatwave that could damage fish stocks and bleach coral reefs. Read more at the West Australian.
Birders and whale watchers are documenting wildlife sightings and revealing shifts in animal movements in the planet's northern hinterlands. These patterns are key for understanding how melting sea ice is influencing species' ranges, and health, in the decades to come... Read the full story in Live Science.
We know that climate change is driving changes in the world’s oceans. Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing. But the question is whether marine species can adapt at the rate at which these changes are occurring? Read the full story in The Conversation.
Redmap NSW has just won the Community Award at the Annual NSW Coastal Management Awards. Congratulations!
Redmap has received more than 1500 sightings of marine life around Australia that people deemed uncommon in their local seas. This edition of Redmap news reviews the citizen science including the Top 3 sightings per state. Also, read interviews with Redmap members around Australia and other marine news! Check out the newsletter here.
Australian fishers, divers and beachcombers have documented some 1500 sightings of marine life they considered uncommon in their local seas. Many of the Redmap sightings were species out of their usual home range (distribution); and others were valuable observations of rare or poorly-studied species that we'll track over time. And it looks like the scuba divers beat the fishers for uploading the most sightings on Redmap! Here's a snapshot of Redmap's citizen …
Commercial diver Bryan Denny has no regrets starting his career as a teenager when he'd skip school to fish with local abalone divers. Read about his life on the sea and the changes he's seen over the years.
A recent article in The Conversation detailed how Redmap volunteers are helping scientists track movements in marine species around Australia's vast coastline. Read the article here.
