Ocean temperatures across parts of the Great Barrier Reef have been above or close to thresholds where there is a high risk of coral bleaching for several weeks.

Marine scientists are using portable ship-borne aquaria - the SeaSim in a box - to search for heat-resistant corals that could survive warming ocean temperatures.

Scarring and major lacerations due to vessel collisions becoming more common, study finds.
 

A team of AIMS researchers has discovered a population of rare benthic siphonophores, in Western Australian waters.

AIMS and the Keppel Island’s Traditional Owners have begun a partnership to map traditional and scientific knowledge of the marine environment.

Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth

Researchers at AIMS are raising the next generation of corals which may hold the keys to helping the Reef adapt to changing ocean conditions.

Corals have released their egg bundles in the first annual ‘mass’ spawning on the Great Barrier Reef

A key species of reef-building coral in American Samoa survived repeated bleaching events in the hot summers of 2015 and 2017 while others perished.

Researchers are developing new ways to study the world’s largest fish in the ocean, using the smallest of clues.