Redmap is offering one scholarship to a student to study the new Marine Biology unit XAS101 A Practical Introduction to Temperate Marine Biology offered as part of the University of Tasmania College Program.
This edition celebrates citizen science and Redmap's community observations! Noteworthy observations include a once-in-a-Century jellyfish sighting, a giant squid and dolphinfish. Also, we need your help if you live in WA: become a Redmap WA Champion! And high school students may be interested in a new marine biology course offered by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Read the latest Redmap news.
The jellyfish Cephea cephea was spotted only once before in Australia: almost 100 years ago in Queensland. Then 14-year old diver and marine enthusiast Georgia Poyner collected this rarely-seen jelly in southern NSW and logged her sighting on Redmap!
Some unusual catches are being logged on Redmap, writes Yvette Barry in Fishing World. Check out this dolphinfish that was caught in southern Western Australia! Read the full story here.
You’ve heard of the Great Barrier Reef – but what about its southern equivalent? The Great Southern Reef covers 71,000 square km. Its kelp forests contain unique and diverse marine life by global standards, and it contributes more than A$10 billion to Australia’s economy each year. Read the full story in The Conversation.
The State Government is supporting the development of a new third party certification that will showcase the premium credentials of South Australia’s oyster industry. The South Australian Oyster Growers’ Association (SAOGA) has received $25,000 in State Government funding for its oyster industry project, through Round 1 of the Building South Australia’s Premium Food and Wine Credentials grant program. Read the full story in PIRSA News.
Citizen Science in Australia recognised today as a major contributor to our knowledge through the release of an Occasional Paper from the Office of Chief Scientist of Australia - authored by Redmap founder Gretta Pecl and three other very passionate champions of citizen science in Australia.
Marine species that already roam far and wide throughout our oceans are extending their territories further and faster in response to climate change, according to new research involving the University of Southampton and an international team of biodiversity experts. Read more about this story here.
This is the first article in a series looking at how key species such as bees, insects and fish respond to environmental change, and what this means for the rest of the planet, writes The Conversation. Read the full about why marine life are on the move: here.
The next of a series of public fishing events to help gather data on Murray Cod will take place on 13 June. The event, hosted by the Riverland Fishing Club at Lyrup Boat Ramp will allow fishers to provide catch information that will add to current understanding of the condition of Murray cod stocks. PIRSA Director Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy, Sean Sloan, said the fishing events are gathering momentum and …
