Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Port Jackson shark slumber party invites conservation actions
Aug 31, 2026
The seasonal shark aggregation was observed in 2018 and 2024 during surveys funded by the Marine and Coastal Hub and its forerunner, the Marine Biodiversity Hub. The aggregation was considered in the re-zoning of the area as a highly protected National Park Zone in the new South-east Marine Parks Network management plan. It also prompted the identification of an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA) by the…
Southern right whale tracking reveals new calving grounds off South Australia
Aug 28, 2026
The four whales were tagged in June 2024 at Encounter Bay on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula in hub research led by Flinders University. This re-emerging calving ground marks the approximate boundary of Australia’s eastern and western southern right whale populations. Understanding whether the whales head east or west from here is important to correctly defining…
Marine and Coastal Hub offshore wind farm environmental research update, June 2026
Jun 10, 2026
Orchestrating the gigabytes: Project 4.7 update Hub Project 4.7 is developing methods and collating data required to conduct risk assessment for a suite of priority species that could be affected by offshore wind-farm development in Australia. This includes demonstrating the use of whole-of-ecosystem modelling and individual species modelling to estimate the population level impacts and…
‘Western’ southern right whale recovery remains stalled, 2025 survey shows
Jun 3, 2026
The annual aerial survey coincides with the seasonal migration of right whales to these areas where females nurse their young. It began in 1976 and has been supported by the National Environmental Science Program since 2015. In 2025, the survey team counted 646 whales, including 304 female-calf pairs and 38 unaccompanied animals. The number of…
Assessing exposure of pygmy blue whales to existing threats to inform offshore wind farm development
Apr 29, 2026
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Towards the delineation and estimation of the Maugean skate population in Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania
Mar 29, 2026
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