Lobster populations rise and fall for many reasons. But in its new report, the commission singled out one factor that is probably driving the recent changes: The ocean is getting warmer. Read the full story in The New York Times.
NEW research has contradicted previous assumptions that warmer waters allow plankton to flourish, writes news.com.au. AN international study, involving researchers from the University of Western Australia, has found although increased carbon dioxide levels would promote growth of the microscopic organism, the associated warming of ocean temperatures would inevitably impede its growth.
WARMING ocean temperatures and subsequent southward migration of species are likely to bring significant change to the marine environment on our doorstep. Read the full story in the Sunshine Coast Daily.
It is understandable that people discussing global warming focus on air temperatures. Lower atmospheric temperatures are shown on the news and weather reports every day. We walk around in the air. We breathe it in. We talk about how hot it’s been this summer, how warm last winter was, or how this is the hottest day on record. But global warming is all about water. Water, not the atmosphere, drives the …
Marine species will be forced on a mass migration away from the equator, causing unpredictable devastation for ocean ecosystems if nothing is done to curb climate change. Read more in NT News.
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.
A scientifically literate general public ranks high on the wish list of biological researchers. According to a poll taken at a recent synthetic biology conference, scientists see a public uninformed about biotechnology as a threat to their work. Instead they want the 'man on the street' to understand and support what goes on in the lab. Read more in Nature.
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.
