-
-
Science
Fantastic fish feeding footage
After adding the BBC Life footage of Sailfish feeding to the site last week, Tom Rayner suggested that I look at 'The Last Sardine'.
-
Science
BBC Life - Convict Fish footage
Convict Fish dig extensive tunnel networks from which huge numbers of striped juveniles emerge. This spectacular footage from the BBC Life series showcases the species.
-
Science
BBC Life - Flyingfish footage
If you are a fish, one of the most effective ways to avoid a predator must be to leave the water. Fishes have evolved different strategies to do just that, but few manage to do so as spectacularly as the flyingfishes. It is not uncommon to see a fish glide up to 200 m.
-
Science
BBC Life - Sailfish feeding
This amazing underwater footage shows an aggregation of Sailfish, Istiophorus platypterus, feeding on a school of baitfish.
-
-
Science
BBC Life - Common Seadragon footage
The 'Fish' episode of the BBC Life series aired on television last night. The Common Seadragon footage is simply stunning!
-
Science
Deepsea trench research trip
Australian Museum Senior Fellow, Dr John Paxton will soon be taking part in an expedition to explore the depths of the Peru-Chile Trench.
-
Museullaneous
Pacific Cultures Consultation June 2009: Emerging themes
As part of the front-end planning for a Pacific Cultures exhibition, four separate consultations with Pacific Island communities were conducted in June 2009 to inform the development of the concept brief. These were comprised of two workshops with secondary school students; one with primary schoo
-
Science
Sandtiger Shark Ultrasound
This clip from the BBC shows a Sandtiger Shark being given an ultrasound.
-
At the Museum
Front-end evaluation: Pacific Consultations
As part of the front-end planning for a Pacific Cultures exhibition, four separate consultations with Pacific Island communities were conducted in June 2009 to inform the development of the concept brief. These were comprised of two workshops with secondary school students.
-
Museullaneous
What’s in a Name? Evaluation of exhibition titles
Tips on how to evaluate potential titles/names for exhibitions. Elements of this article first appeared in 'Visitor Behaviour', Fall/Winter, 1997, Numbers 3-4, Page 32
-
-
Education
The Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools
What is the Coalition of Knowledge Building Schools and how does the Museum work with them?
-
Science
Dangerous times for Stripey Snappers
Finding a home on the reef can be a lethal time for baby fishes.
