When 'Island Nemo' went missing, locals suspected foul play
By James Tugwell

The little clownfish known as "Island Nemo" was always there for locals and tourists snorkelling in a tropical bay. But then it disappeared and locals suspect foul play.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/missing-nemo-magnetic-island-feared-poached-coral/106773550

#Oceans #Fish #GreatBarrierReef #MarineBiology #Animals #IllegalFishing #JamesTugwell

Shark kills diver at Great Barrier Reef just days after another fatal attack

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/australia-shark-attack-barrier-reef-37198807

Hairy new #fish species discovered in the Great Barrier Reef https://phys.org/news/2026-05-hairy-fish-species-great-barrier.html

Solenostomus snuffleupagus sp. nov., a hairy ghost #pipefish from the Southwest Pacific, with an integrative comparison to S. paegnius https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfb.70497

"These close relatives of seahorses and sea dragons often closely match the color of their surroundings and develop skin filaments that look like algae or coral."

#NewSpecies #GreatBarrierReef #CoralReefs

🐘🌊 Marine biologist David Harasti officially identified the hairy ghost #pipefish after 20 years of searching the #GreatBarrierReef.

Named Solenostomus snuffleupagus for its shaggy resemblance to the #SesameStreet character, this master of #camouflage uses thick skin filaments to blend into #coral, evading researchers for decades.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snuffleupagus-fish-sesame-street/

#marinebiology #science #nature #antarctica #research #oceanography #wildlife #taxonomy #biodiversity #exploration

The anti-whaling ship formally known as the "MV Steve Irwin" is back to work as the "Ship4Good".

"" This is the new mission of the MV Steve Irwin: to inspire and educate, while also bringing some enjoyment, and instilling hope for our oceans and environment.""

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/mv-steve-irwin-sets-sail-conservation-comeback/106600658

https://www.ship4good.com.au/

She will be stationed (?) at Williamstown in MEL (just to mix the metaphore) and hopes to do regular work up the East Coast to the Barrier Reef.

#Conservation #GreatBarrierReef #SteveIrwin #Ship4Good #Environment #Oceans