The 2024/25 marine heatwave that brought heat stress to coral reefs off the Western Australian coast was the longest, largest and most intense on record for the state, resulting in the most widespread coral bleaching event ever recorded for WA, scientists and managers say. 

Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs

World’s biggest coral survey confirms sharp decline in Great Barrier Reef after heatwave

A two-way sharing alliance between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) researchers and Indigenous ranger groups from the Kimberley, the Northern Territory and the Torres Strait is building skills and knowledge to help sea Country in an increasingly challenging environment.