Reef scientists have a new strategy in a campaign to retard the spread and impact of the crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef.
In the new book The Environment in Asia Pacific Harbours , published by Springer in The Netherlands, 60 leading scientists in the Asia Pacific region have described serious socio-economic and environmental problems at ports and harbours of mega-cities in their respective countries.
Spectacular sponge gardens discovered in offshore sanctuaries
A pilot digital monitoring network incorporating hundreds of sensors around the world will be launched within months according to a workshop of international scientists and engineers meeting in Townsville today.
Whitsundays-based Fantasea Cruises and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) will today launch a unique on-board radiometer that will sample sea surface temperatures critical to coral bleaching and climate research.
Joint AIMS and CSIRO Marine release
After more than 00 days at sea, scientists have begun compiling a rich picture of seabed life across the length and breadth of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The bleaching observed by marine researchers and tourist operators on reefs in the Capricorn region confirmed the AIMS/GBRMPA weather station data that show sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in this area are well above critical levels for normal coral function.
Three world-class oceanographic research institutions today announced a collaboration to conduct a global census of coral reef ecosystems aimed at estimating the numbers of reef species and determining their vulnerability to human stressors.
