Featured interviews, news coverage, and public engagement in marine science and conservation.
A Perspective co-authored by Julia L.Y. Spaet, Johann Mourier, and Jodie L. Rummer arguing that gender equity and diverse leadership are essential to the intellectual robustness of shark and ray science, not optional extras.
A Marine Pollution Bulletin paper co-authored by Jodie L. Rummer finding that heavy crude oil exposure under warming scenarios alters escape performance and metabolic enzyme activity in the damselfish Pomacentrus amboinensis.
James Cook University professor of marine biology Jodie Rummer said, "I think that we've had enough lessons in all of science and all of biology that show us that when we remove predators from an ecosystem then it disrupts the whole ecosystem … and it takes us decades, if not a century, to fix it."
Almost all of Asia's oceans experienced marine heatwaves at the same time in 2025, which Jodie Rummer, a marine biologist at James Cook University, said is alarming because so much of the region was affected simultaneously.
James Cook University professor of marine biology Jodie Rummer said there was "no scientific evidence that culling programs work to remove problematic animals" after the Coogee Beach shark attack. "It's not that there are more sharks in the water, it's just that they're in different places at different times than they have [been] historically," she said.
Jodie Rummer discusses Physioshark newborn-shark research in French Polynesia on the FINcast shark-conservation podcast.
WIN News listed Jodie Rummer among interviewees after a fatal WA shark attack, with the bulletin stating the evidence does not show that broad culling programmes reliably improve human safety.
ABC Far North Breakfast interview discussing shark population complexity, depleted shark populations, human-shark interactions, and why culling does not address the underlying risks.
Professor Jodie Rummer said shark management needs to be evidence-based, not driven by fear or retaliation, after the fatal Hull Heads shark attack.
Jodie Rummer said there is no scientifically robust justification for shark culling after the fatal Hull Heads shark-human interaction.
Jodie Rummer disputed claims that shark numbers are increasing and said culling is not a solution after the fatal Far North Queensland spearfishing incident.
Daily Mail Australia coverage of the Michael Jensz shark fatality included in the JCU online media summary alongside Jodie Rummer's shark-management commentary.
ABC PM segment on a University of Wollongong surfboard fin with embedded shark-deterrent technology, featuring Dr Jodie Rummer, Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University.
There's a short interactive quiz built into this episode—take a moment to test your knowledge about fish physiology. Witness firsthand the devastating impact of 31-degree water temperatures as Dr. Jodie Rummer describes the beginning of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef. This episode dives into the physiology of the climate crisis—VO2 max, heart rate, oxygen levels, and how fish adapt when the ocean gets too hot—and what it means for the future of ocean life.
While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the risk
Julia Baird quotes Professor Jodie Rummer: "Sharks do not target people."
After Coogee Beach shark alarms, Professor Jodie Rummer said bull sharks are among the few species that tolerate brackish post-storm water.
Jodie Rummer, a marine biology professor at James Cook University, says the recent spate of attacks "is even shocking to me".
Professor Rummer highlighted "It is important to frame these as shark–human interactions rather than deliberate attacks. Sharks do not target people."
Surfer taken to hospital with minor injuries after latest shark attack at Point Plomer beach on mid-north coast
Professor Jodie Rummer explained bull sharks tolerate brackish water after heavy rain and move in and out of river mouths and turbid coastal waters.
Media coverage featuring Dr. Jodie Rummer
"Reproduction is the ultimate investment … you are literally building new life from scratch," Jodie Rummer, senior author of the James Cook University walking-shark study, said. "We expected that when sharks make this complex egg, their energy use would shoot up." There was no uptick: "it was completely flat."
ABC Queensland statewide radio interview giving the Copernicus report a Queensland perspective, with a focus on oceans, the Reef, emissions cuts, and the limits of adaptation alone.
From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers say
Professor Jodie Rummer is among more than 100 scientists calling for EPBC Act reforms to end deforestation in Great Barrier Reef catchments.
Jodie Rummer said kerosene dissolved in water could cause "immediate shock" to fish and invertebrates after the Smiths Creek spill near Trinity Inlet.
As Australian Coral Reef Society president, Jodie Rummer said Townsville is where reef science meets policy ahead of the ACRS annual conference.
JCU research supervised by Jodie Rummer shows newborn blacktip reef sharks use warm nursery waters to boost escape performance from predators.
A gift of snorkelling gear and a trip to Florida was all it took to hook 8-year-old Jodie Rummer into marine science. "Wow, that was it for me!" recalls Rummer, now Professor of Marine Science at James Cook University.
Rather than a clever survival tactic, tonic immobility might just be evolutionary baggage.
A new study shows sharks follow the two-thirds scaling law almost perfectly, with surface area scaling to body volume raised to the power of 0.64.
Oceanographic Magazine feature on Jodie Rummer and her work with sharks, climate change, reef sharks, and accessible ocean science.
Syndicated coverage quoting Jodie Rummer on warming waters, bull shark movements, and the importance of healthy shark populations in healthy marine ecosystems.
ABC Radio Queensland interview discussing Cyclone Kirrily, climate impacts, and the Great Barrier Reef.
Exploring sustainable fishing practices and the future of marine food sources.
Discussion on how rising ocean temperatures affect fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef.
Discussion on latest research findings and conservation efforts in marine biology.
Latest research findings on shark nursery habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia.
These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size
Experts fear for health of corals and other marine life as about 1m sq km of ocean experience prolonged elevated temperatures
The scale of climate threat is beyond the tools we have to manage the Great Barrier Reef. New measures and sustained effort are needed.
New research reveals baby clownfish like Nemo are incredible athletes, able to swim 10-50 body lengths per second on their journey back to the reef.
Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on world's coral reefs at risk, with 14 of 134 species reviewed critically endangered
Efforts to save the reef are not tackling the main cause: climate change. Strong federal leadership is needed to avert the climate crisis.
The reef is suffering environmental conditions so extreme that scientists are struggling to simulate these scenarios in laboratories.
'Shocked and concerned' US government scientists say heat stress over Australia's ocean jewel is unprecedented
Oceanographic Magazine issue 21 (October 2021) feature by Carolyn Wheeler and Jodie Rummer: on the Great Barrier Reef lives the world's only walking shark, a species that may help explain how sharks deal with climate change.
Study suggests it is already too warm in tropics for some species to survive
Australia's spike in shark deaths bears no correlation to how they are doing globally due to overfishing, scientists say
Weaker sharks are less effective hunters, which can upset the balance of the ecosystem, say authors of study into impacts of hotter oceans
The Pacific Ocean produces oxygen, helps regulate the weather, and provides food and livelihoods, but its delicate ecology is under threat.
World-first results on reef fish after bleaching; from a personal perspective, what Jodie saw will stay with her for a long time.
Shark researcher Jodie Rummer wins UNESCO L'Oreal For Women in Science fellowship.