Destinations Best winter escapes in Australia …winter break than to head to where it’s almost always summer? Winter is when the clear skies and aqua water look their finest. Go snorkelling on one of the world’s…
News Living fossil found in Grampians NP …“The rarity of the ancient greenling and its small size mean the species is difficult to locate. The adults are only present from late spring to summer, while the aquatic…
Science & Environment Life through the eyes of a turtle …condition, she was able to move her head and actually hold it up. This was a positive response, and in her current state, a good sign. At the Aquarium complex…
News Bigger groups make better choices …living in a relatively uncluttered environment, such as bird flocks in open skies, herds of mammals and many aquatic habitats also use the same social gathering methods. Professor Stephen Simpson,…
Reader Photos Flickr photo of the week: reef cuttlefish Congratulations to this week’s AG Flickr group member Carl Chapman, for his aquatic image, Reef Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) and Acropora cerealis coral, taken on the Great Barrier Reef. LAUNCH A GALLERY of more…
News Seahorses return to Sydney swimming baths …at the Port Stephens Fisheries Institute. “It’s likely to be the latter.” There are also plans to reintroduce captive-bred seahorses from the Sydney Aquarium to the area around Watsons Bay…
Awards 2010 AG Awards Spirit of Adventure: Alex Vail, Tane Sinclair-Taylor and Joshua Stewart …and a lot of unsustainable fishing for the aquarium trade.” The adventurers hope to draw attention to the beauty of the Togean Islands, how to protect the culture and the…
News Dugongs at risk from toxic algae …area, pushing through the grassy seabed and grazing on a smorgasbord of tender shoots and roots. Thriving seagrass meadows are vital for these hefty aquatic mammals, which can eat up…
News Sex secrets of sea slugs revealed …dangerous to humans as well as potentially harmful to seafood sources and aquaculture industries. The chemical is a neurotoxin that hinders the actions of nerves and is the same kind…
News Sea creatures set sail on rafts of kelp …believe that prevailing winds and water currents carried the bull kelp and its aquatic hitchhikers on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. They drifted northwards from the Snares and Auckland island chains…