2019 SeaSim spawning research

The National Sea Simulator is home to a number of exciting research projects during the 2019 Great Barrier Reef spawning season, from October to December.

Our focus on this pivotal moment is to best understand how science can improve the health the Reef, and other reefs around the world.

Contact

National Sea Simulator operation manager
Craig Humphrey

Media contact
Emma Chadwick
07 4753 4452 or 0412 181 919

Understanding crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks
Testing the efficacy of Assisted Gene Flow on the Great Barrier Reef
Settling a diversity of coral species
Seeding coral reefs after removing algae
Science for reef renewal in the Keppels
Interspecific coral hybridisation and reef restoration
Gene editing to understand heat tolerance in corals
Evolution in the 21st century: Can coral reef organisms adapt to climate change?
Cryopreserving living coral from the Great Barrier Reef
Combined impacts of oils, light and heat on coral reproduction

Contact

Understanding crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks

Testing the efficacy of Assisted Gene Flow on the Great Barrier Reef

Settling a diversity of coral species

Seeding coral reefs after removing algae

Science for reef renewal in the Keppels

Interspecific coral hybridisation and reef restoration

Gene editing to understand heat tolerance in corals

Evolution in the 21st century: Can coral reef organisms adapt to climate change?

Cryopreserving living coral from the Great Barrier Reef

Combined impacts of oils, light and heat on coral reproduction