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23.01.2022 New Blog Post on our recent surveys in Sydney! Massive shoutout to John Turnbull for coordinating the Sydney surveys and for the great write-up! And huge thanks to all our wonderful vollunteers for their hard work despite the unusual socially-distant circumstances! The Ian Potter Foundation

21.01.2022 Live footage of a Giant Cuttlefish breeding event from our mates at Ocean Imaging!

21.01.2022 Happy World Oceans Day!

21.01.2022 Beautiful footage of deep water sponge gardens on the Great Southern Reef!

21.01.2022 New Blog Post! . 2020 has seen the world come to an almost complete stand-still but the need to collect robust data and to continue monitoring the marine environment remains a high priority Fortunately, an easing of restrictions in WA in early April provided a perfect opportunity for a team of [socially-distanced] RLS divers to head out & complete the 13th consecutive year of monitoring at Rottnest Island. ... . . . Massive shout out to Paul Day for all the hard work he put in to make this year's Rotto trip happen, and for the great write-up! Thanks also to all our fabulous volunteers for their efforts! Also a huge thank you to the Rottnest Island Authority for allowing us to continue to monitor the beautiful marine environment around Rottnest Island, and to Boating West for their vessel support! See more

20.01.2022 In the lead-up to our 'Sydney's Changing Reefs' webinar, get to know tomorrow's presenter RLS volunteer & NSW coordinator, John Turnbull, and find out how RLS citizen scientists are monitoring trends in marine life across Sydney and Australia-wide as part of the RLS Lap of Aus. This awesome video was produced by our mates at Ocean Imaging, using vision & interviews from John Turnbull. Also shoutout to The Ian Potter Foundation for supporting the RLS Lap of Aus and the creati...on of this video! Don't forget to register for tomorrow's webinar: https://utas.zoom.us/we/register/WN_yhei75tcTyaa-98ZKrTXrA #LapofAus

19.01.2022 Update on the RLS #LapofAus & COVID-19. Stay safe and look after each other

19.01.2022 The RLS Summer/Autumn Newsletter is now available!! https://mailchi.mp/06914a4/rls-summerautumn-newsletter-2020

18.01.2022 Youtube celebrity Hank Green talking all things Handfish! Check it out for some amazing footage of grumpy Red Handfish by RLS volunteers Rick Stuart-Smith and Antonia Cooper!

18.01.2022 Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! To celebrate the incredible diversity of life on our reefs, here's an amazing seascape taken on an RLS survey at Raja Ampat, Indonesia - one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world! ... DYK: RLS volunteers have recorded a mind-bending 819 reef species at Raja Ampat, and that's not including coral and plant species! No wonder they call Raja the 'species factory' of the sea! Rick Stuart-Smith

18.01.2022 You certainly can't say we haven't looked!!

18.01.2022 Everyone knows a Foxfish.... #socialdistancing #covid19

17.01.2022 New paper out today in Biological Conservation on all things Reef Life Survey: our origins, our methodology, our strengths & limitations, our scientific & management outcomes, our successes & our big plans for the future! Seems a great opportunity to say a massive THANK YOU to all of the individuals and organisations that have contributed to RLS over the last 12 years! RLS would never have become the success it is without your committment, hard work, passion & support!! G...raham Edgar Bill Barker Margo Smith Ella Clausius Jemina Stuart-Smith Antonia Cooper Neville Barrett Sammy Berty Griffin Liz Oh Scott Ling German Soler John Turnbull Stuart Kininmonth Daniela Ceccarelli Paul Day Sue Baker Ben K Jones Ian Shaw Joe Shields Natali Lazzari Yanir Seroussi Tom Davis Meryl Larkin Andrew Green Jamie Hicks Ivan A Hinojosa Rick Stuart-Smith Mikel Becerro Amanda Bates Jon Lefcheck Alejandro Perez-Matus Jacqui BP Rodrigo Riera Peter Mooney Danny Brock Jose Sanabria-Fernandez Marlene Davey Derek Shields See more

16.01.2022 New research out this week by researchers at UNSW uses ten years of Reef Life Survey data to show that temperate reef fish communities across southeast Australia display strong latitudinal patterns in food web structure. As species shift their distributions polewards due to climate change, we can now expect there will also be shifts in food web structure, which will likely cause changes to reef habitat and impact predators. Full text available here: https://reeflifesurvey.com//latitudinal-patterns-in-troph/

16.01.2022 Our Australian Marine Parks are having a positive effect on the marine life which call our oceans home. Surveys undertaken in 2018 by Reef Life Survey Foundat...ion (RLS) across the North-west Marine Parks network off Western Australia revealed that, since the last survey in 2013, the highly protected sites at Ashmore Reef Marine Park had increased fish biomass, the number of fish species, and the density of macroinvertebrates. Coral communities also showed signs of continued recovery, with total live coral cover and richness of corals and algae increasing throughout much of the network. These positive results also suggest that the increased presence of the Australian Border Force ensuring compliance with marine park regulations in the region, has likely contributed to the recovery of populations of large fish. The full article about the Reef Life Survey study is now available on our Science Atlas http://bit.ly/36N65bj Andrew Green, Reef Life Survey

16.01.2022 Stuck working from home? Missing the Big Blue? Why not join us (figurately speaking, of course) on an RLS survey of Second Valley Lasseters Reef, SA! This awesome 360 video of Lasseters Reef was captured by Stefan Andrews from Ocean Imaging and was taken during an RLS survey conducted by the awesome team at the Department of Environment & Water, SA!

16.01.2022 Happy Earth Day! To celebrate, here's a beautiful photo from the 71% water bit !

15.01.2022 Reef Life Survey is excited to announce we'll be hosting a free online webinar on Sydney's Changing Reefs: Monitoring trends in marine life thanks to citizen science! Join RLS volunteer & Sydney Coordinator John Turnbull as he discusses the changes occurring across Sydney's reef ecosystems, and how RLS citizen scientists are recording & monitoring these changes! You can register for the zoom webinar here https://utas.zoom.us/web/register/WN_yhei75tcTyaa-98ZKrTXrA... Or join us on Facebook Live! #LapofAus The Ian Potter Foundation

14.01.2022 Unbeleafable !

13.01.2022 New study out in Nature Ecology & Evolution today uses Reef Life Survey data to explore the impacts of long-term ocean warming on fish body size!

13.01.2022 Cure those working-from-home blues with this great little blog post from our recent survey trip to Port Phillip Bay, Victoria! Massive thanks to those involved and to Antonia Cooper for the great write-up! . .... These surveys form part of the current Beneath the Bay project which is funded by the Port Phillip Bay Fund ( DELWP PortPhillip) and supported by Deakin University and Parks Victoria! #LapofAus

11.01.2022 Definitely a bucketlist species! Have you been lucky enough to spot a Leafy Seadragon before?

11.01.2022 The RLSF AGM was held on Monday, so we can officially announce this year's Scoresby Shepherd Award recipients! Every year, in honour of Dr Scoresby Shepherd a key benefactor and founding board member the RLSF presents two awards (aptly named The Scoresby Shepherd Awards) to RLS members for their exceptional contributions to RLS throughout the financial year. Congratulations and a massive thank you to Colleen Morris and Yanir Seroussi for taking out this year’s awards. ... Colleen donates many hours each year to RLS and this year, in particular, her financial and business knowledge has been invaluable in keeping the RLSF running smoothly, this year she is the successful recipient of the Outstanding Contributions Award. Yanir has been an active diver with RLS for 9 years and contributed many hours to creating the Frequency Explorer and Species Identification Flash Cards (https://reeflifesurvey.com/frequency-explorer/) which is a fantastic resource for RLS divers. This year, Yanir has participated in a number of RLS survey trips and is the successful recipient of the RLS Survey Award for the most number of surveys completed in the financial year. We give huge thanks to everyone who has volunteered their time and effort to RLS over the 2020 financial year, we couldn't do it without you!

10.01.2022 Long snouted Boarfish (Pentaceropsis recurvirostris) on an RLS survey at Kangaroo Island, SA! https://reeflifesurvey.com/sp/pentaceropsis-recurvirostris/ #GreatSouthernReef ... #LapofAus See more

09.01.2022 Today kicks off National Volunteer Week, so we'd like to say an absolutely massive THANK YOU to all of our wonderful, hard-working volunteers! #NVW2020 Volunteering Australia

08.01.2022 The RLSF 2020 Annual Report is now available!! Massive thanks to all the organisations and individuals who contributed to another hugely successful year for RLS! The Ian Potter Foundation Parks Australia Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS University of Tasmania Minderoo Foundation Aquenal Pty Ltd Australian Ocean Data Network AODN Integrated Marine Observing System - IMOS Cradle Coast NRM Handfish Conservation Project Parks Victoria DELWP PortPhillip State NRMN WA

07.01.2022 Well that's adorable

07.01.2022 New blog post to help you get your daily dose of Vitamin Sea while you're social distancing over the long weekend! Ft. dreamy underwater photos! Massive thanks to all our volunteers for their hard work over the two weeks, and special thanks to Kris O'keeffe for the awesome write-up. #LapofAus #AustralianMarineParks #LHMarinePark... The Ian Potter Foundation Lord Howe Island Board Parks Australia Australian Marine Parks NSW Department of Primary Industries PRO DIVE Lord Howe Island Lord Howe Island Tourism Marine Explorer See more

07.01.2022 Wanna know how ocean warming is affecting the average body size of fishes? Check out this video that explains the results of our new Nature Ecology & Evolution paper!

05.01.2022 Have you registered for our free online webinar yet?! The panel has just been announced and features RLS NSW coordinator, John Turnbull, RLS co-founders/ marine ecologists, Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith and Prof. Graham Edgar, and RLS logistics extraordinaire, Toni Cooper! You can register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3eWA2Io... or join us on facebook live! See more

04.01.2022 This is ray-ly, ray-ly cool!

04.01.2022 Name a Red handfish competition - via The Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment. Thanks to Woolworths for distributing this children's newsletter st...ate-wide! Reef Life Survey Foundation (RLS) Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies - IMAS Marine Biodiversity Hub Seahorse World University of Tasmania Download: https://bit.ly/3cjUWRa

03.01.2022 The recording of last week's 'Sydney's Changing Reefs' webinar is now up the RLS website! Massive thanks to all who attended the webinar and to John Turnbull, Dr. Rick Stuart-Smith, Prof. Graham Edgar & Antonia Cooper for their time on the Q&A panel!

03.01.2022 Is this a type of sea star? A relative of the sea star, basket stars are filter feeders that are most recognisable by the twirly appendages that branch out w...hen collecting their meals. The small hooks and spines found all over their many arms are useful when latching onto prey. Often found perched on sponges, soft corals and rocks they will uncoil their arms to form what looks like a feeding basket to capture their prey. When they sense a predator around, their branches fold back into themselves forming a tight ball giving them the appearance of a type of sponge or coral to elude a potential attack. Ocean Imaging

02.01.2022 A good news story to get you through the rest of your monday!