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From reefs to ice: A life changing journey to Antarctica

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05 June 2018

Wing Chan, PhD student with University of Melbourne and AIMS describes her life-changing experience to Antarctica with Homeward Bound in early 2018.

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Scientists combine forces to find solutions to biofouling

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29 May 2018

Experts from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Australian Department of Defence Science and Technology division are working together to find answers to a problem affecting all...

Members of the AIMS technology development team preparing to deploy trial technology involving ultra-violet (UV) light at the AIMS facility at Cape Ferguson.
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Next generation Reef monitoring

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25 May 2018

AIMS’ reef monitoring team is now using face-recognition technology in its annual surveys of the Great Barrier Reef.

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AIMS sails into first Australia-NZ research ship collaboration

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11 May 2018

Australian and New Zealand scientific research organisations establish the first formal collaboration for their research ships.

AIMS sails into first Australia-NZ research ship collaboration
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Reef fish lose sound hook

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01 May 2018

Degraded coral reefs are far quieter than five years ago, and no longer sound like suitable habitat to young fish searching for a place to live and breed, according to the latest research.

Reef fish lose sound hook
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Good variety of genes buys time for coral reefs

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23 April 2018

AIMS scientists across Australia have found at least two coral species have the genetic diversity to help them adapt to changing environmental conditions.

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Genetic diversity is key to coral survival

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18 April 2018

Researchers are a step closer to understanding how coral reefs re-seed themselves and adapt to growing environmental threats.

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Tiny plastics are potentially dangerous for turtles too

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17 April 2018

Scientists from James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science have developed a new method to study microplastics swallowed by sea turtles.

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Flags raise new chapter of commitment to traditional owners

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21 March 2018

Indigenous elders of the Bindal community held a smoking ceremony and traditional welcome to country, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags were raised at AIMS headquarters at Cape...

Flags raise new chapter of commitment to traditional owners
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Fish may hold secret to crown-of-thorns starfish control

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09 March 2018

Fish poo could hold the answer to tackling large numbers of crown-of-thorns starfish which are eating the Great Barrier Reef.