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These fins are made for walkin’.

The woman was running along a beach when she noticed the “elusive” animal, experts said.

The elusive fish, found in only south-eastern Australia, moves along the riverbed using pectoral fins that look like hands.

The winners of the Ocean Art Contest show off glimpses of life underwater.

Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do! by Nic Gill, Romane Cristescu, Rachel Tribout published April 2022. The ISBN is 9781486314867. The publisher is CSIRO Publishing. Buy Poo, Spew and Other Gross Things Animals Do! from CSIRO PUBLISHING online.

2021 CBCA Book of the Year Awards: Notables Announced February 24th, 2021 Each year the Childrens Book Council of Australia celebrate great Australian childrens literature with the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. We are thrilled to announce that Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish has been recognised in the 2021 Notables. We’re celebrating the inclusion of Hold On! Saving the Spotted Handfish in the 2021 CBCA Notables list!   The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) is a not for p...

Volunteers hope efforts to remove invasive northern Pacific seastar will make a difference FriFriday 19 updated FriFriday 19 FebFebruary 2021 at 10:05pm A pile of northern Pacific seastars collected in just minutes of diving on Hobarts waterfront. ( Share Print text only Key points: By the time removal efforts began, the species was well established in the Derwent River The volunteer divers are hoping a regular effort over three to five years could help control it But while she loves snapping t...

News Read more on the CSIRO Publishing Blog Find out where author Gina Newton gets her inspiration from, and why the Spotted Handfish story needed to be told: Saving the Spotted Handfish with Dr Gina Newton Reviews "Children of all ages will enjoy this book due to the voice – spoken by the Spotted Handfish, the facts embedded throughout the story about what the Spotted Handfish is and also the story it tells of how the scientists are working to save it." Vanessa Ryan-Rendall, Educate.Empow...