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4h ago
Swordfish are rarely seen on beaches, let alone South Australian ones. Mark Drummond, a fisherman, says it's the kind of find that will only come "once in a lifetime ..read more
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5d ago
The former head of the SA Museum's whale research team says the collection of specimens and the performing of necropsies have ceased due to a lack of funding and staff ..read more
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5d ago
Scientists last year raised the alarm — twice — about the fate of Tasmania's endangered Maugean skate after its population was found to have declined by 47 per cent. But while the salmon industry maintains that all's well, it has also asked for a shift in goal posts to redefine a 'healthy' harbour to a 'viable' one ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
1w ago
Two weeks have passed since the latest mass stranding event in Western Australia in which 31 pilot whales died, but marine experts want to see the conversation around these events change ..read more
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1w ago
A Senate inquiry into funding issues at the Australian Antarctic Division releases its final report, which calls for Australia to consider a second resupply vessel to ensure the significant scientific capabilities of the nation's trouble-plagued icebreaker are not wasted ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
1w ago
Having waited years for a new calf at Ningaloo Reef, researchers say the sight of a new baby killer whale is especially good news after several calves were lost on WA's northern coast ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
They've been gently coaxed out of the plastic bag and into the big, bad underwater world where they are exposed to the elements. Now, researchers have big hopes this small group of red handfish will not only survive, but thrive — the species is depending on it ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Many Australians prefer to be as far from a shark as possible, but scientists are concerned that some people are getting too close to critically endangered species ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Scientists have undertaken seven voyages totalling more than 100,000 kilometres and eight months at sea to build the most up-to-date snapshot of Antarctic blue whale distribution ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Australia's zero greenhouse gas ambitions could be at risk if a vast reserve of carbon stored beneath the gin-clear waters off WA is released to the atmosphere, says a leading marine ecologist ..read more