The combination of a moderate rainstorm and an extremely low tide has caused mass mortality in shallow water corals around the Keppel Islands.
Corals living on the reef flat were high and dry at around 2 am on November 4thwhen a patchy rainstorm bathed the exposed reef with 17-0 mm of fresh water.
Tropical cyclone Larry, which severely devastated an 80 km stretch along North Queensland's coast, also had an impact on the coral reefs in its path.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) announced today its decision to cut staff by seven positions.
Joint media release
Over 100 new species records possible from French Frigate Shoals.
Mr Peter Lindsay, MP
Federal Member for Herbert
Joint media release
Marine scientists from the new Arafura Timor Research Facility on the Charles Darwin University campus will detail key research projects in a public forum on September 25.
Sharks play a vital role in keeping our seas healthy, but how they are coping with legal and illegal harvests in northern Australia is not fully understood.
A precision aerial image survey has captured a broadband spectral signature of the entire Ningaloo Marine Park at a fine scale. The successful mission is now providing a definitive and complete database, which will support accurate digital mapping and measurement of the Marine Parks nearshore environments.
The AIMS Long-term Monitoring Team has been monitoring the health of reefs in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area for more than a decade.
A team of Australian scientists will survey the remote reefs in the northern Bismarck Sea of Papua New Guinea so we can better understand the marine life of our closest neighbour and help protect it.
