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Internal waves can create pretty cloud shapes in the sky, as well as making life unpleasant for passengers on aeroplanes. And in the oceans they can be a deadly hazard to submarines.
A coral biologist sampled corals from the most remote reaches of the Indo-Pacific and discovered that all of them show signs of stress.
The government aims to dramatically reduce the areas offered full protection and expand zones where fishing is allowed, while also claiming that this will still deliver good conservation.
Australia’s oceans would be less protected under recent recommendations.
The marine reserves review has recommended major changes to the Coral Sea, but not for the better.
The public and political debate about marine reserves often comes down to one thing: fishing.
Ocean acidification will hurt some parts of the Great Barrier Reef more than others.
A new map of Australia’s Coral sea, detailing underwater reefs, mountains and canyons, has been produced by a James Cook…
The release of the Coral Sea Commonwealth marine reserve proposal is a milestone achievement in marine protection. The area proposed to be covered is larger than that of many small European nations. In…
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Conservation Planning, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Director Permanent Carbon Locking Future Science Platform (CarbonLock), CSIRO Environment, CSIRO
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Associate professor, James Cook University
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Professor, University of Tasmania
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Biogeochemical Modeller, CSIRO
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Coastal and environmental modeller, CSIRO
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Team leader, Coastal and Environmental Modelling, CSIRO
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Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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International postdoctoral research fellow of marine studies, National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium Taiwan
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Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University
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Post-doctoral Fellow in Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution
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Professor, The University of Queensland
