Will oceans boil away? (don't panic just yet!)
"Yes", writes National Geographic, "a billion years from now, as the sun gets brighter. But could we make it happen sooner through climate change?" Read the article here.
Rivers and wetlands may also feel the heat
From ABC Radio NT: Kakadu National Park is home to some of Australia's most iconic wetland landscapes, but will the environment always look the way it does now? Scientists are trying to find out how the region's tropical river systems work, and what might happen to them as the climate changes. Read the full ABC article here.
You call this a job? Andrew Hart on TV's Hook, Line and Sinker
Andrew Hart knows his job blurs the line between work and play. The host of TV fishing show Hook, Line and Sinker explains why it's hard work not to love fishing for the cameras around Australia.
Salty stories from "Redmappers"
Redmap has received more than 330 sightings since its national launch five months ago. But who are "Redmappers"? They’re fishers, divers and beachgoers who send Redmap photos of uncommon marine life! Meet some of Redmap's "citizen scientists" who are mad-keen anglers (next issue: divers!).
Climate change and tropical fisheries
How does climate change impact tropical fisheries in northern Australia? That's the question leading a three-year research project by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). Using existing data, the study is reviewing how warming seas affect important tropical fish species like Barramundi, Spanish mackerel and coral trout.
Ready to log on to Redmap
Prof Natalie Moltschaniwskyj from the University of Newcastle spent a week on the Sapphire Coast giving four community presentations about Redmap. Keen audience members now feel ready to brush up on their species identification and photography skills and then upload their own data to the interactive website. Read more here.
Narooma news: Help monitor sea creatures with Redmap
Redmap is a fantastic citizen science project that's taking a giant nationwide leap from its starting point in Tasmania, writes the Narooma News. Read the article here.
How to set up a citizen science program: webinar
If you are thinking of starting a citizen science program - and wondering how to make it successful - then you should join this live online seminar (aka "webinar") on July 18. It will be co-hosted by Redmap founder Dr Gretta Pecl and other successful Australian citizen science program leaders.
Fisheries feel the heat around the globe
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.
Citizen science goes high tech
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.
