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Love bites? Scientists identify pre-mating behaviours of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef

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06 January 2025

For the first time researchers have witnessed behaviour in the wild which could reveal critical clues about how the endangered whale shark reproduces. 

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AIMS data internationally certified

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10 December 2024
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Empowering Indigenous Rangers to care for sea Country on the Great Barrier Reef

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09 December 2024

Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are partnering with Traditional Owners and Indigenous Rangers in a new project which aims to expand the delivery of coral larval restoration interventions to the Great Barrier Reef. 

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Cool water from the deep could protect pockets of the Great Barrier Reef into the 2080s

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03 December 2024
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New research shows how marine heatwaves have hidden depths

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27 November 2024

As the ocean warms under climate change, a better understanding of how damaging marine heatwaves develop and last may help scientists predict them more accurately and forecast their impacts on marine ecosystems.

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Initial Great Barrier Reef monitoring results show coral mortality in north due to bleaching and cyclones

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19 November 2024

New data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s (AIMS) in-water surveys show coral cover has declined on 12 of 19 reefs surveyed between Lizard Island and Cardwell following a summer of disturb

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Traditional owners and scientists worked together on ‘coral IVF’ projects. Here’s what we found

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18 November 2024
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Offshore oil and gas infrastructure brings localised, but limited regional benefits for marine organisms

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13 November 2024

New research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in collaboration with Deakin University and ORCAS Consulting found offshore oil and gas infrastructure plays a minor role in maintaining regional populations of marine life in north-west and south-east Australia.

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Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef Islands

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08 November 2024
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It’s that time of year again – baby coral joy at AIMS’ SeaSim

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23 October 2024

Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are currently preparing for the annual ‘mass’ spawning of Great Barrier Reef corals – an important time of reproduction and rejuvenation on the Reef.