The nutrients in seabird droppings are boosting coral growth rates in a remote reef system and helping them bounce back quicker from disturbances like bleaching.

Traditional ecological knowledge is being woven with western marine science and technology to strengthen understanding of our changing coral reefs and inform their management.

Scientists are for the first time bringing together a range of methods to breed, treat and deliver around 100,000 baby corals to the Great Barrier Reef in what is thought to be the largest coral restoration research trial ever undertaken. 

Research will make it possible to predict strong currents off the north-west coast, with future applications for industry, search and rescue, and conservation.

Adult fragments of a coral species can better tolerate bleaching and recover faster when treated with tougher heat-evolved symbionts.

Portable aquariums that can be set up in remote areas to each propagate up to 100,000 young corals at a time for reef restoration will be developed by the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is exploring how a seaweed called Sargassum could reduce the severity of climate change by storing carbon in tropical seascapes.

New research suggests that exposure to a single seismic survey is unlikely to increase mortality or affect pearl production in adults of an oyster species farmed in Australian waters.

A partnership between AIMS, CDU and several Northern Territory Ranger groups will look to tackle the effects of climate change on North Australia’s turtle population.

Innovative AIMS-developed coral reef monitoring technology is being adopted in the Philippines.