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Headlines DISTANT REEF FISH POPULATIONS RESPOND TO CLIMATE IN SYNCHRONY Fish populations on reefs separated by hundreds of kilometres are booming and busting in synchrony as a result of fluctuations in climate. [ read more ] RESEARCH INDICATES DECLINING WHALE SHARK NUMBERS The iconic whale sharks that congregate at Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia are declining in number, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. [ read more ] REEFS AT RISK FROM DISEASE AS SEA TEMPERATURES RISE Global warming is turning up the heat for corals on the Great Barrier Reef. [ read more ] UNDERWATER ROBOTS SCANNING BIODIVERSITY OF NINGALOO Marine scientists and engineers recently set free a robot called Sirius to explore the ocean floor at Ningaloo in WA. [ read more ] MEET AIMS SCIENTIST DR TERRY DONE One of the world’s foremost experts in coral reef ecology and conservation, Dr Terry Done has seen a lot of changes in Australian coral reef science. [ read more ] SCIENCE TO SUPPORT NORTHERN TERRITORY SHARK FISHERY Scientists from AIMS, Charles Darwin University and the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines, are working in collaboration with commercial fishermen and the Northern Territory Seafood Council to monitor shark populations in Australia’s northern waters. [ read more ] |