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Reef-building corals' unexpected resilience to warming oceans

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08 October 2019

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.

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Ocean detectives in search for whale shark’s genetic fingerprint

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29 August 2019

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

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Mapping the Makarda – bringing together science and traditional knowledge

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27 August 2019

The largest mapping and research project of its kind has given traditional owners of Groote Eylandt, in the Northern Territory, the tools to better manage and protect their sea country.

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Great Barrier Reef gets mixed bill of health in annual update

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11 July 2019

With the Great Barrier Reef under stress from increasingly frequent disturbances, the latest health check shows the Reef needs more time to recover.

Great Barrier Reef gets mixed bill of health in annual update
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Next generation corals undergo first field tests on the Great Barrier Reef

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02 July 2019

Hundreds of juvenile corals bred at AIMS have survived being transplanted on the Great Barrier Reef, in a promising early test to help corals increase their resilience to marine heatwaves.