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Seismic survey unlikely to affect pearl production in lucrative NW oyster industry

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13 October 2023

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.

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Project to look at climate impacts on Northern Australia’s turtle populations

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21 September 2023

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.

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AIMS reef monitoring technology to be used in the Philippines

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18 September 2023

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

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Seaweed is taking over coral reefs. But there’s a gardening solution – sea-weeding

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15 September 2023

Featured image: Roxana Caha, CC BY-NC-ND

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Celebrating ten years of Australia’s National Sea Simulator

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07 September 2023

Ten years ago, the National Sea Simulator opened its doors to marine scientists and changed the way they worked forever.

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A whale of a time for autonomous tech developers testing at ReefWorks

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22 August 2023

Australia’s fledgling autonomous marine technology industry put its newest products to the test at ReefWorks, AIMS’ tropical marine technology test range, during an Open Range event.

small research vessel tows a surfboard setup with autonomous systems
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Pause in recent coral recovery on much of Great Barrier Reef

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09 August 2023

In-water monitoring by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) shows hard coral cover across the Great Barrier Reef remains at similar levels to that recorded in 2022, with small decreases in the Northern, Central and Southern regions.

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Weaving traditional knowledge with western science and tech for integrated coral reef monitoring in the Pacific

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02 August 2023

AIMS scientists are collaborating with the Samoan Government to introduce fast, image-based coral reef monitoring to Samoa.