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Tropical fish off Tasmania - What effect on pelagic bird species?

To: Carl Clifford <>
Subject: Tropical fish off Tasmania - What effect on pelagic bird species?
From: Ian May <>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:23:56 +1000
Dear Carl

The reality of this is that most of these fish species have been known to occur here for a very long time.. But recently, a database mapping system (redmap) has been initiated by a group of (environmentalists?) to encourage everybody to report sightings, catches etc of fish. This encouragement has resulted in a huge increase of reported data, however most of the results are not camparable with any previous recording database/method/recording system and hence, the results are not comparable with an established benchmark. It appears that new info is construed as evidence of changed environmental conditions without proper scientific evaluation. In reality, most of this new information has been known by local fishers but not officially recorded. Around the traps, there is a belief that there is a hidden agenda behind much of this, probably a push for research funding to support the interests of a minority group.

Ian May

St Helens, Tasmania

Carl Clifford wrote:

Dear B-A,

It will be interesting to see what changes in the pelagic species seen off our 
east coast, if this trend continues.  
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-17/climate-change-sees-tropical-fish-head-south/4203830?WT.svl=news0

A worrying trend.

Cheers,

Car Clifford



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