New research published in the science journal Nature has revealed the impacts of climate change on global fisheries. An analysis of fish catches and water temperatures show that ocean warming has already affected global fisheries in the past four decades, driving up the proportion of warm-water fish being caught. Read more here.
Mobile technology is enabling people to become productive in ways they never thought possible and recently the scientific community has been looking to tap into that productivity by enlisting citizen scientists, writes Brett Smith for redOrbit.com. Read the full article here.
It's arrived! ABC Rural and the Country Hour has covered the recent launch of Redmap in Queensland. Listen to the radio interview and read the online article here.
The Advocate newspaper writes about a "wave of change with sea temperature rise" in Tasmanian waters and interviews Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl. Read more here.
This red emperor was spotted near Geraldton in WA, south of its usual range, by Redmap member Jon Jarvis. Australian fishers and divers have logged over 100 marine critters since Redmap Australia launched in mid-December! See some recent sightings around the country here.
The east coast of Australia is a warming "hotspot" and marine ecosystems are feeling the heat, writes ABC environmental reporter Sarah Clarke. Read the article here: Fish in hot water as climate changes.
Ocean ecosystems are changing and some fish are on the move around Australia.
Australian seas are getting warmer, but it's not quite seafood chowder yet.
The log-a-fish website, Redmap, has now launched around Australia! But it all began in Tasmania with reports of some wayward snapper.
Together they have over 100 years of experience on or in the ocean: three mariners talk about changes they’re seeing in their local seas. And it’s not all bad news…
