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.
It looks like the gloomy octopus may be moving its home further south; followed by crimson banded wrasse and rock cale. Redmap has developed a ‘report card’ to assess and report potential shifts in the ranges of fish and marine species along the Tasmanian coast. And all using the observations collected by divers and fishers in Tasmania (where Redmap started 3 years ago before it launched nationally). Check out which fish may be …
As sea temperatures rise scientists and divers are watching Tasmania's giant kelp forests disappear, says ABC's 7.30 Tasmania. Watch the video here.
A 6.5kg snapper was caught at Blackmans Bay recently and logged on Redmap. Snapper is found in the north of the state but is still an unusual sight in the south! Read more about this catch in the Mercury newspaper here.
Redmap was part of this year's Seafest in Triabunna, a festival about all things marine. The Redmap and IMAS stands attracted hundreds of people curious about the project. Kids were drawn to our table to guess the number of lolly snakes in a fish tank (there were 448!). And 120 people answered the IMAS-Redmap quiz to go in the draw for an ipad.
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.
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.
Divers and fishermen along Tasmania's East Coast have started to find green rock lobsters, writes the Mercury newspaper. This species is more common in mainland waters but has been reported on Redmap Tasmania, says Dr Gretta Pecl. Read the full article 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 latest effect of ocean warming may be the arrival of tropical jellyfish into Tasmanian waters, writes the Mercury newspaper. Read the article here.
