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Mission accomplished: Rare handfish population returned to wild after riding out marine heatwave in tank

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by Clancy Balen

2h 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

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Swimming with baby hammerhead sharks should be a no-go, scientists say

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by Peter de Kruijff

2h 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

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Antarctic blue whales are the largest animals on the planet but tricky to find

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by Tom Melville

2h 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

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Shark Bay's pristine beauty hides a ticking carbon time bomb, scientist warns

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by Sean Murphy

2d 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

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Dozens of whales beach themselves in WA's south in mass stranding event

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by Bridget McArthur

1w ago

Authorities are responding to a pilot whale stranding in WA's south-west, with dozens of animals in distress. ..read more

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Fishers are reporting more encounters with sharks. So are numbers rising or declining?

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by Joanna Prendergast

1w ago

Global concern about shark sustainability is at odds with the experience of some WA anglers who are reporting more encounters with the animals. So for the first time data collected off the state's coast will confirm the numbers ..read more

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Houseboat resident's crocodile encounter among multiple weekend sightings putting Far North Queenslanders on alert

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by Conor Byrne, Amanda Cranston, and Charlie McKillop

2w ago

Two problem crocodiles have been targeted for removal by rangers after one came within "inches" of a marina houseboat resident and two canoeists spotted another while training ..read more

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Council frustrated by costly dead whales calls for state government to foot removal bill

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by Jacqueline Lynch

2w ago

Ahead of the yearly whale migration up WA's coastline, a regional council is worried about being lumped with "staggering" bills for removing washed-up whale carcasses ..read more

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Drone pilot films rare ocean phenomenon off NSW south coast

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by Bernadette Clarke and Eddie Williams

3w ago

When Terry Dixon took his usual walk around the Tathra headland on the New South Wales far south coast, he encountered a rare phenomenon brought on by heavy rainfall ..read more

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Mushy fish syndrome, the catch no angler wants to hook, becoming more 'prominent' in NSW

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by Scott Levi and Keira Proust

1M ago

It turns fish flesh into mush, is difficult to detect, and there are fears the parasite is moving further south in New South Wales waters ..read more

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