Come and meet some of the Redmap team at the Sydney International Boat Show from Thursday 30 July to Monday 3 August. We are at the DPI Fishcare stand (booth 520) in the Sydney Exhibition Centre @ Glebe Island. This is your chance to grab some free Redmap giveaways like floating keyrings and stickers; and talk to us about any uncommon fish you've spotted in your local seas. And be …
SMARTPHONE technology is enabling ordinary citizens to help scientists discover new species, make observations and investigate environmental issues, writes The Daily Telegraph.
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.
Marine species that already roam far and wide throughout our oceans are extending their territories further and faster in response to climate change, according to new research involving the University of Southampton and an international team of biodiversity experts. Read more about this story here.
This is the first article in a series looking at how key species such as bees, insects and fish respond to environmental change, and what this means for the rest of the planet, writes The Conversation. Read the full about why marine life are on the move: here.
FOUR volcanoes discovered off the coast of Sydney are not at risk of erupting but could hold answers about Australia’s rich mineral deposits, writes news.com.au. The cluster of volcanoes, thought to be about 50 million years old, were found by chance about 250km east of Sydney during a voyage by the CSIRO’s new research vessel, Investigator.
AS well as extinct volcanoes, scientists on the latest research voyage by CSIRO’s Investigator have gained amazing insights into the life and times of juvenile fish along the East Australian Current (EAC). Read the full story in The Mercury.
In 2015, mankind will take about one trillion photos. Up until 2010, 3.8 trillion photos had been taken. If taking photos solved climate change, 2015 would cause the earth’s climate to be cesspool-level stagnant, writes Discover Magazine Online. As we know, taking photographs does not solve climate change — If only. Still, citizen science projects like RedMap use photography to collect data on our changing environment. Read the full …
It's depressing news for fish lovers but a new study has found dwindling fish stocks will mean consumption patterns will have to dramatically change within a decade, writes ABC Radio. The University of Tasmania research found nations and industries are competing for fish and it will soon no longer be viable to use the resource for both food and products like fertiliser. Read the full story and listen to the …
Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the New South Wales Government found warmer oceans could affect the way shellfish take up naturally occurring paralytic shellfish toxins, which are produced by certain species of microalgae, writes ABC News. Read the full ABC story here.
