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October 27, 2025

Fish species off icy Heard Island bounced back when illegal fishing stopped and sustainable fishing continued

Joel Williams, University of Tasmania and Nicole Hill, University of Tasmania

For years, illegal fishing vessels operated near Australia’s Heard and McDonald Islands. Here’s what happened after they were stopped.

Berbeda dengan persepsi umum, komunitas dasar laut Antarika begitu beragam. Gambar ini menunjukkan terumbu Timur Antartika yang dalam dengan banyak karang, bunga karang, dan bintang ular. Bisakah kamu melihat gurita? Australian Antarctic Division

August 30, 2018

Sejarah baru, ilmuwan bisa petakan keanekaragaman hayati di laut Antartika

Jan Jansen, University of Tasmania; Craig Johnson, University of Tasmania, and Nicole Hill, University of Tasmania

Kehidupan di dasar permukaan laut ternyata begitu beragam dan separuh dari spesies yang tinggal di sana tidak ditemukan di bumi bagian lain. Ilmuwan telah mampu memetakannya.

In contrast to common perceptions, Antarctic seafloor communities are highly diverse. This image shows a deep East Antarctic reef with plenty of corals, sponges and brittlestars. Can you spot the octopus? Australian Antarctic Division

August 5, 2018

Antarctic seas host a surprising mix of lifeforms – and now we can map them

Jan Jansen, University of Tasmania; Craig Johnson, University of Tasmania, and Nicole Hill, University of Tasmania

Life on the Antarctic seafloor is surprisingly diverse – and half of the species live nowhere else on Earth. Now scientists can accurately map this unique biodiversity.

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