Episode 127: Release of captive-reared red handfish into the wild as a conservation measure...and more

In lieu of an interview guest, in this episode Craig reads five articles that come with marine flavours, beginning with a good news story from the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science (IMAS), University of Tasmania, about the release of 65 captive-reared red handfish into the waters of southern Tasmania as a conservation measure for the Critically Endangered species. The article that follows, also from IMAS, reports the results of an Honours study that investigated the food colour preferences of seabirds. The next two articles are media releases from CSIRO; the first being about the recent voyage on CSIRO research vessel RV Investigator, by University of Tasmania scientists, with participants from Tonga, to explore the impacts of the devastating 2022 eruption of Tonga's underwater Hunga Volcano. The second is about the current voyage of scientists aboard RV Investigator, conducting a deep-sea survey of marine life in the Coral Sea Marine Park, off the coast of Queensland. And the episode concludes with a hopeful, good news update from the ABC new website, on the toxic algal bloom (of species Karenia mikimotoi)  that has been heavily impacting the marine environment in some areas of South Australia.