Plastic waste builds in waterways

Australia has a big problem with plastic waste, with millions of tonnes of household and industrial plastics breaking down in landfill, rivers and the sea every […]

Microplastics flow into Gulf waters

Plastic pollution has been recorded in eight freshwater streams running into Gulf St Vincent, confirming the regular flow of microplastics into local marine environments – and […]

Ocean warming puts dolphins at risk

Ocean warming, noise pollution and fishing are major concerns for dolphins in southern Australia, not just Adelaide and Melbourne metropolitan coastal areas but in particular for […]

Genetic links to dolphin disease outbreak

New research at Flinders University has found genetic variations in South Australia’s bottlenose dolphins  makes them susceptible to a deadly measles-related virus, particularly in heatwave conditions. […]