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.
The Western Australian node of Redmap is seeking volunteers interested in acting as Champions (or ‘ambassadors’) for the project...
WA RESEARCH has revealed adult mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) are likely to be negatively impacted by climate change, but that juveniles may actually benefit from its effects. Read the full story in Science Network WA.
RESEARCHERS are surprised at thriving coral growth at Rottnest Island, predicting its smaller coral communities could grow into a reef similar to the one that existed there in the Last Interglacial, approximately 130,000 years ago. Read the full story in Science Network WA.
A recent study by local researchers tagged and tracked 11 tiger sharks off Ningaloo Reef in WA’s north west for between seven and 517 days and determined the apex predator travels thousands of kilometres more than expected. Read the full story in Science Network WA.
THE freshwater mussel Westralunio carteri has vanished from nearly half its former range, prompting the bivalves entry onto WA’s threatened species listing. Read the full story in Science Network WA.
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.
A major climatic event has caused tropical fish that are usually found off Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef to swim south to tackle seaweed forests off the Mid West coast, marine scientists say. The fish are in such numbers and eating the kelp with a voracity not seen before anywhere else in the world. Read the full story in ABC News.
A COMMUNITY marine monitoring project is using underwater video technology to survey fish species on shallow reef systems off Albany, writes the Science Network WA. Read about this innovative citizen science project here.
