Fish such as pink snapper, yellowtail kingfish and king george whiting appear to have increased in numbers in southern Tasmania in recent years, a probable indication of warming waters.

If global sea temperatures keep rising as fast as they have in 2023, what’s next for Aussie fishos?

Coral reefs globally are already at risk of a major bleaching event in the current El Nino cycle, with record sea surface temperatures seen across the planet.

Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef and WA’s Ningaloo may be affected.

Tasmania is probably the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for overall ocean warming, Tasmanian fish captures can be seen on the Redmap here … https://www.redmap.org.au/region/tas/

Graphics above adapted from https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_daily/ and https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph/

Have you already seen changes in your area?