Marine blog #6
June 16, 2026
The tide is turning In the weeks since we imagined the Bruny BlueBioSphere—where the sea is the yin to the island’s yang—the path toward that vision has been lit by
All of Tasmanian’s endemic birds, vibrant wildlife and ecosystems, a dedicated community wedded to sustainability and a simply stunning range of beautiful environments: from dizzying sea cliffs to gentle woodlands – a place to protect for future generations of all life.
The tide is turning In the weeks since we imagined the Bruny BlueBioSphere—where the sea is the yin to the island’s yang—the path toward that vision has been lit by
On Bruny, roadkill is very common, with macropods, possums, native hens and quolls all regularly seen dead on or beside the road. A commercial roadkill Virtual Fence (VF) mitigation device
A blue-print for a living sea where island and sea can breathe as one again Look at Bruny Island not from the road, but from the water. From a boat
Revegtating old pine plantations is difficult. Radiata pines just love to grow here in Tasmania. Interestingly, in California, where they are native, they occupy only a small restricted habitat, but
The Norway mirror: projecting Scandinavian lessons onto Bruny Island and Southern Tasmanian waters Two recent investigations—one an exclusive Guardian report published 4 May, the other a major Sunstone Institute multimedia
Bruny Island sits at the confluence of forces—the cold breath of the Southern Ocean, the dark tannin tongues of the Derwent, and the East Australian Current’s fading pulse. This mixing
The waters surrounding Bruny Island represent one of Australia’s most intricate and productive marine interfaces—a meeting point of the East Australian Current, the Southern Ocean, and the tannin-rich outflow of
The problems facing southern Tasmania’s salmon farming industry have intensified, focusing on antibiotic contamination, political interference in environmental protection, and a deepening public mistrust. The issues are particularly acute around