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https://theconversation.com/falls-in-whale-sightings-rare-seabirds-appearing-is-something-unusual-happening-in-the-south...
01/08/2026

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Could marine heatwaves in the cold Southern Ocean be making animals and birds migrate? It’s possible – but we need better monitoring to know.

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28/07/2026

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University of Tasmania researchers have launched a major upgrade to Reef Life Explorer, giving scientists, conservation teams and the public a clearer online view of protected reefs worldwide.

The IMAS-built platform draws on more than 36,000 underwater surveys at 4,800 shallow reef sites and now compares changes inside and outside marine protected areas.

Upgrade lead Ella Clausius said reefs face pressure from fishing, ocean warming, harmful algal blooms and other impacts, and “we can’t manage what we can’t measure”.

The tool tracks 21 reef-health measures from sharks to sea urchins, supports the 30% ocean protection goal by 2030 and is available at

https://tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/analysis-as-neil-the-seal-departs-what-of-the-ongoing-death-toll-of-nameless-seals...
12/07/2026

https://tasmanianinquirer.com.au/news/analysis-as-neil-the-seal-departs-what-of-the-ongoing-death-toll-of-nameless-seals-at-tasmanian-salmon-farms/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgNmZGlkFlCmHZyHFtT8LWX8MmqnYcwopQ7S9wxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeekPN2ikmd_Pc0q3rdTlpV7U_KZZt77BKxrnvD1EedLnQrbHWJdPhH9JICA8_aem_usorUiT61wUvP0CfwEGXDw

While Neil the Seal dominated the headlines, a major salmon company quietly updated its website to acknowledge the death of an unnamed Australian fur seal at one of its fish farms.

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