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Spawning behaviour of spotted handfish

Spawning behaviour of spotted handfish

Jemina Stuart-Smith August 19, 2019 No Comments
We’d like to introduce you to a student studying spotted handfish reproductive behaviour at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (University of Tasmania) and CSIRO, within the Marine Biodiversity Hub in Hobart. Meet…
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New student working on red handfish!

New student working on red handfish!

Jemina Stuart-Smith July 2, 2019 No Comments
In what is a super positive step for red handfish conservation, we’d like to introduce you to a new PhD student at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at…
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Wildlife Wizards

Wildlife Wizards

Jemina Stuart-Smith March 29, 2019 No Comments
We recently heard about some young Tasmanians taking things into their own ‘hands’ by doing their part to help conservation of Australian wildlife – including red handfish. A keen and…
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Close-up of Red Handfish

Close-up of Red Handfish

john December 12, 2018 No Comments
We were lucky enough to film this Red Handfish hanging out in Frederick Henry Bay (SE Tasmania) recently. This individual was about 7cm long, and didn’t seem to mind some…
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Launching the Handfish Conservation Project

Launching the Handfish Conservation Project

Ella Clausius October 15, 2018 No Comments
The Handfish Conservation Project brings together various individuals and organisations in a collaborative effort to conserve three Critically Endangered Handfish species in Tasmania. The research priorities of the Project will…
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Red handfish population monitoring

Red handfish population monitoring

Ella Clausius October 10, 2018 No Comments
Recent monitoring of the two known Red Handfish populations near Hobart, Tasmania have been conducted by the Reef Life Survey team. The team of volunteer SCUBA divers use underwater visual…
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