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Baby delight as pygmy blue whale calf sighted off Ningaloo

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04 July 2024

What is thought to be the youngest pygmy blue whale ever seen in Australian waters has been sighted off the Ningaloo coast as researchers renewed efforts to tag the endangered species.

An adult pygmy blue whale swims beside a baby, as seen from the air
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Whale Sharks given a health check with ultrasound imaging technique

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03 July 2024

An international team of researchers has discovered a new method of imaging free-swimming whale sharks using underwater ultrasound.

A freediving scraps tiny creatures from the lips of a whale shark, while another freediver is underneath taking an ultrasound
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“On-demand” coral spawning a gamechanger, speeding critical research

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26 June 2024

Aquarists in SeaSim have manipulated environmental “signals” to reproduce corals months ahead of the natural spawning season, at a more convenient time for scientists conducting world-leading reef restoration research.

Out of season coral spawning
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3D digital twin to enhance understanding of the Great Barrier Reef

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10 June 2024

Photo-realistic 3D images of sections of the Great Barrier Reef that will aid recovery and management efforts could be produced faster and more accurately thanks to a new partnership between AIMS and La Trobe University.

A coral reef is captured in photo-realistic detail using new AI technology
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Drones offer new perspective on vulnerable tide-exposed coral reefs

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03 June 2024

A new study has used drone technology and cutting-edge analytical methods for the first time to map the intertidal coral reefs of the Rowley Shoals off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.

Aerial of intertidal areas at low tide where coral reef is exposed amongst pools of sea
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Unravelling monitoring trends for sea Country management

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31 May 2024

AIMS scientists partnered with Indigenous communities in the remote Kimberley region of Australia’s north west to monitor culturally important fish populations on coral reefs and incorporate the variability in data to better inform sea Country management.

Two Indigenous Rangers lean over the side of a small boat in mangroves whilst deploying a baited remote underwater video station
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AIMS helps marinise helicopter heavy cargo transport system

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28 May 2024

AIMS worked with Townsville Helicopters to modify and successfully test a system to deliver and retrieve heavy cargo without human intervention from remote marine locations via helicopter.

helicopter flies over a mountain with a cargo load hanging underneath
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Scientists confirm that WA oceanic reefs avoid mass bleaching

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28 May 2024

Little or no coral bleaching has been observed by researchers at remote coral reefs off the north-west coast of Australia.

A scuba diver surveys a healthy coral reef
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Going remote to discover how WA’s oceanic reefs have fared this summer

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23 April 2024

AIMS scientists are venturing out to monitor how Ashmore Reef, the Scott Reefs and Mermaid Reef in the Rowley Shoals are faring following an uncertain summer.

A scuba diver monitors a healthy coral reef
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Massive science effort seeks to learn from mass bleaching event

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18 April 2024

The Australian Institute of Marine Science has concluded its largest ever science activity on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass coral bleaching event.

Diver swims beside the reef slope. Coral bleaching can be observed.