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Swordfish use their nose to find and chop up fish, not for foraging, as previously thought. Flickr

Sawfish nose a deadly dismembering weapon, researcher discovers

Sawfish use their long serrated noses to find and dismember hapless fish, an Australian researcher has discovered, debunking a previous assumption that the saw was a simple foraging tool. A sawfish can…
The fishing lobby has pushed for the NSW government to open up marine parks. Flickr

NSW marine park audit chief vows to put science before politics

The chair of an audit into the highly politically charged issue of NSW marine park zoning has vowed to ignore the politics and stick to the science as he conducts his review. The Shooters and Fishers Party…
Whale watcher’s photographs of unique humpback tail patterns can help researchers learn more about migration patterns. Flickr, Marj K

Attention whale watchers: scientists want your snaps

Whale watchers lucky enough to snap a photograph of a humpback whale this season are being asked to send their shots to researchers on the far north coast, who will use the data to better understand migration…

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