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ABC to live-broadcast AIMS coral spawning research

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02 December 2020

The AIMS National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) will this week feature in a two-part live ABC television broadcast capturing the wonder of coral spawning on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Octogenarian snapper found in WA becomes oldest tropical reef fish by two decades

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01 December 2020

An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in the world.

Midnight snapper M.macularis fish
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Abundant corals and fishes emerge from the ancient contours of Arafura Marine Park

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17 November 2020

Scientists have collected the first fine-scale maps and imagery of reefs and submarine canyons in the rarely visited Arafura Marine Park, revealing seafloor environments with surprisingly diverse coral and fish communitie

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New research alliance to strengthen Australian tropical marine science

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16 November 2020

The University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have joined forces today to launch an exciting new initiative to develop the world’s best marine science leaders.

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Coral spawning sows seeds of hope for reef recovery research

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13 November 2020

Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have turned nocturnal over the last week during the first Great Barrier Reef mass coral spawning of the year, to further develop a method of reef restoration called ‘coral seeding’.

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Australian Institute of Marine Science Medal 2020 awarded

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11 November 2020

Passion and collegiate contribution to marine science underpin inaugural awarding of AIMS Medal

Dr Andrew Heyward AIMS medal
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Gene editing study finds gene for heat tolerance in corals

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10 November 2020

Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas technology to identify a gene responsible for heat tolerance in a coral on the Great Barrier Reef

Microinjection of CRISPR-Cas9 reagents in fertilised coral (Acropora millepora) eggs
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The future is now: long-term research shows ocean acidification ramping up on the Reef

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28 October 2020

Ocean acidification is no longer a sombre forecast for the Great Barrier Reef but a present-day reality, a new study reveals.

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New marine science leader appointed to Western Australia

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22 September 2020

Dr Karen Miller has been announced as AIMS' Research Program Director in Western Australia.

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