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.
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.
How reliable is citizen science data? Pretty good, according to theconversation.edu.au (but Redmappers already knew this!). Read the article here: Citizen science can produce reliable data
The dangerous irukandji jellyfish is not usually found as far south as Fraser Island, Queensland. Yet six people have been hospitalised after irukandji stings on Fraser Island beaches over the past few weeks. ABC radio's PM team explore if warmer temperatures have anything to do with this: Heatwave causing massive jellyfish blooms.
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…
