RLS recently surveyed Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve in Western Australia, with the team recording 76 species of fish on method 1 and 35 species of invertebrates and cryptic fishes on method 2.
RLS recently surveyed Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve in Western Australia, with the team recording 76 species of fish on method 1 and 35 species of invertebrates and cryptic fishes on method 2.
Despite the rain, we completed 46 surveys across 26 sites, from Shellharbour to Bouddi, in Sydney Harbour NSW. We went back to our old favourites, like Shelly Beach and Bare Island, and added repeat surveys to new sites which we intend to maintain, like Boat Harbour and Cruwee Cove.
Yanir Seroussi: volunteer RLS diver, data scientist and software engineer extraordinaire.
The plan was to sail from Gladstone out to the southern Coral Sea. We had a narrow weather window so, after a quick stop at Lady Musgrave to get me up to speed with the RLS protocol, we sailed 36 hours straight to Cato Island. Our crew of three included my partner Bruce, Graham Edgar, and myself. It was the first time we had been to the southern Coral Sea...
A recent RLS survey trip to South Australia included training new divers and assisting with Marine Park monitoring of the area. The group of 12 divers teamed up with South Australia Marine Parks and the Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources to complete 28 surveys over three days.
