Researchers worked with Indigenous Rangers to map life in 34 estuaries across NSW using environmental DNA - and made a host of unexpected discoveries.
- Senior Research Scientist in Marine and Estuarine Ecology, Southern Cross University
Every living thing leaves traces in its environment. By sampling water or even air for this environmental DNA, we can know which species live where.
South Africa is home to four other seahorse species, but this was the first time a pygmy seahorse had been observed in South Africa, let alone Africa.
Contrary to dozens of aquariums’ warning signs, flash photography does not affect seahorses.
Much of the world’s ocean is teeming with ‘cryptic’ fish species, which are small and hard to spot. But a new technique shines a light on these fish, which may in turn help to keep our seas healthy.
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