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Reproduction research a new hope for tough breed of coral

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27 November 2018

Research being undertaken at AIMS during GBR spawning was part of a Reef Recovery program which involves freezing and banking coral sperm, in a bid to safeguard at-risk species and their genetic...

<p>Reef recovery team is working in the AIMS National Sea Simulator this week.<br /> Nikolas Zuchowicz, Jon Daly, Justine O'Brien and Rebecca Hobbs</p>
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World first seismic sound experiment conducted off NW Australia

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19 November 2018

The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has conducted the first real-world seismic experiment to determine the effects of marine noise on fish and pearl oysters.

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Reef fish show signs of marine debris in their gut

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06 November 2018

Microplastics and other man-made fibres have been found in a popular fish species on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Best of coral bleaching research bound in perpetuity

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31 October 2018

The latest scientific research into coral bleaching has been bound in a second edition of the book Coral Bleaching; Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences.

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Scientists make breakthrough in war against crown-of-thorns starfish

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18 September 2018

Researchers at the Australian Institute of Marine Science have developed a cost effective method for detecting DNA of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish.

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Seafaring robots break new ground during trial on the Great Barrier Reef

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25 July 2018

AIMS researchers have broken new ground while trialling aerial and underwater robots at sea, which would allow greater monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef.

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AIMS researchers step aboard international ocean observatory

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20 July 2018

AIMS met with members of the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) when their ship docked in Darwin.

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Reef’s massive size may be an asset in helping it withstand climate change

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16 July 2018

Researchers are looking to harness the Great Barrier Reef’s massive size, to help it resist and recover from the impacts of climate change.

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AIMS welcomes first Indigenous engagement co-ordinator

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12 July 2018

The Australian Institute of Marine Science has welcomed its first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement co-ordinator Traceylee Forester,

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Toward a marine science plan for the Northern Territory

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10 July 2018

A new report, the Northern Territory Marine Science End User Needs Analysis, has put the marine science needs of the Territory’s stakeholders under scrutiny to produce a clearer understanding of...

Toward a marine science plan for the Northern Territory