2010 survey expedition schedule out

RLS is planning a big year of surveys in 2010, with the primary goals of filling in spatial gaps around Australia and resurveying key areas. Read more

Featured Photos: Ian Shaw, Aceh

This batch of featured photos are from RLS volunteer and steering committee member, Ian Shaw, taken on a collaborative Reef Life Survey and Wildlife Conservation Society survey expedition in Nth Sumatra earlier this year. Read more

Solitary Islands survey weekend 21-24th August

This year’s RLS survey of the Solitary Islands was a great success with 36 transects surveyed at 15 sites, and three excellent new RLS members taking part. Read more

Sydney survey weekend 31 July – 3rd Aug

We headed up to Botany Bay and Sydney Harbour recently to train a few keen volunteers – Jack O’Connor, George Wotton, Peter McGee, Dave Thomas, Paul Sharp, Silke Stuckenbrock and Karen Raubenheimer. Read more

Ecological effects of marine protected areas on rocky reef communities – a continental-scale analysis

The first peer-reviewed scientific publication arising from data collected by RLS volunteers during the first year of the program has been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series. Click on this story to read the abstract and view the citation details. Please fee free to contact us about obtaining a copy of the full article. Read more

Rottnest Island survey weekend, 24-27 July

This year’s Rottnest Island survey was held from the 24th – 27th of July, and proved to be another cracker. Read more

Andrew Green – first RLS diver to reach 100 transects!

Congratulations to Andrew Green for being the first RLS diver to reach the remarkable acheivement of 100 full transects – and in only a little over a year! Read more

Port Stephens survey weekend 8th-11th May

Rick, Toni and I headed up to sunny (well, it was then!) Port Stephens recently to train some keen locals in RLS methods. Read more

Mornington Peninsula survey weekend 24th-27th April

RLS ran a training/survey trip in (and outside) Port Phillip Bay from April 24-27. Read more

Sydney Harbour survey weekend Mar 27th-30th

The first RLS Sydney Harbour trip ran 27-30 March, with 7 more volunteers trained: Read more

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