A comprehensive research program investigating pesticide residue run-off has revealed a suite of herbicides in rivers and creeks and in marine waters within the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
There is strong support for developing the next generation of a high-tech sensor network to watch over the health and resilience of the vast area of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a new study has found.
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which is devastating delicate ecosystems and fish breeding grounds in waters to Australia's north, can no longer be managed effectively by individual nations and now requires an urgent regional solution if food security into the future is to be maintained, according
Grey reef shark.
Image: Conrad Speed.
Research from the Australian Acoustic Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS) shows the effect of water temperature on the movement and distribution of sharks.
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has welcomed a new era in research co-operation with a $2 million agreement between one of Australia's leading universities and Australia's tropical marine research agency.
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, today launched the first comprehensive strategy for Australia's $38 billion marine industry sector.
A world renowned chemistry researcher with long standing research interests in the Northern Territory has been appointed head of AIMS in Darwin.
February 25, 2009
Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and other similar creatures, many of them "keystone species" that are essential for keeping ecosystems healthy, are falling prey to a range of disturbances caused by human activity.
Ningaloo Marine Park's coral and fish will be monitored by a new program being set up this month.
