Scientists have seen a doubling of fish biomass over five years inside the fishing exclusion zone on the Great Barrier Reef. The reef is now cited as an example of what can be achieved in marine management. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2010/2829737.htm

Australia is blessed with incredible coastline — bays, beaches, reefs and rocky headlands are our water playgrounds. And we share them with a multitude of marine creatures. But to keep enjoying this amazing diversity these environments need to be manage http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2830467.htm

Australians love seafood, but jellyfish would not be part of most people’s lunch order. That could change. Delegates at an international sustainable seafood summit in Paris have just been told that if overfishing continues, jellyfish burgers or jellyfish http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2809366.htm

When fisheries have plummeted or collapsed, one approach to fix the situation is to set up a marine reserve where fishing is banned. The idea is to provide relief to stressed fish stocks by providing safe habitat where fish can reproduce, and then spread http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/02/marine-reserves-help-fish-recove.html

AMAZING images of marine life off the south coast are included in a new online video released by Save Our Marine Life, an alliance of leading environmental groups, and University of Western Australia scientists. http://albany.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/marine-life-revealed/1754748.aspx

RARE species, the amazing marine life of underwater canyons near Rottnest and submerged mountain ranges off WA’s coast have been captured on film. http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/baited-camera-catches-rare-marine-life-on-film/story-e6frg12c-1225830028874

A new online game, following the adventures of an endangered seal, is helping draw attention to the need for designated marine sanctuaries around Australia’s coast. http://www.gmagazine.com.au/news/1795/game-help-protect-australias-coast

The environmental monitoring program in the wake of last year’s oil spill in the Timor Sea has been described as “superficial”. http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2010/s2801015.htm

WASHINGTON: Thousands of animal species thrive in the ocean depths beyond the reach of sunlight, between 200m and 5000m below the surface, an international team of scientists reported yesterday after nearly 10 years of research. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/the-glory-of-life-in-pitch-black/story-e6frg6so-1225802573474

“SO long, and thanks for all the fish,” Douglas Adams has the dolphins saying as they depart Earth in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2009/10/28/106045_food-wine.html