The Australian Institute of Marine Science and Curtin University have this week signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate cooperation and collaboration in marine science research.
A team of scientists from AIMS, CSIRO and the University of Melbourne has successfully produced in a laboratory setting a coral that is more resistant to increased seawater temperatures.
In another “hit” to the Australian environment this Summer, the Great Barrier Reef experienced extensive and widespread coral bleaching. This mass bleaching follows the unprecedented and successive bleaching events of 2016 and 2017.
The status of the world’s corals reefs was a focus of discussion when the Australian Institute of Marine Science supported the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in hosting the 34thInternational Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) General Meeting