Extending REDMAP to Queensland (Old ID 26980)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
REDMAP (Range Extension Database & Mapping project) is a citizen science initiative inviting fishers, divers and boater to submit photographs of unusual fish sightings to an interactive website (www.redmap.org.au). The project seeks to inform, engage and educate fishers, divers and boaters about fish that are shifting southwards in accordance with warming waters. This project will continue to roll out this initiative across Queensland through public talks at fishing and diving clubs in conjunction with the distribution of brochures, dive plans and stickers highlighting the fish species for citizen scientists to keep a look out for while they are on or in the water.
Date
30 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2022
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Fish;climate change;range extension
Funding Body
Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation (QDESI)
Amount
30000
Project Team
N/A