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Populations of plankton are in decline. If we push this critical foundation of the marine food chain to extinction, we could cripple ecosystems for millions of years.
Coastal communities are helping scientists understand the impacts of marine heatwaves — and find solutions.
When we build marinas, ports, jetties and coastal defences we introduce hard structures that weren’t there before, and which reduce the amount of sunlight hitting the water.
They swim, they eat, they multiply.
With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem.
Everyone knows the Great Barrier Reef is in peril. But a continent away, Western Australia's Shark Bay is also threatened by marine heatwaves that could alter this World Heritage ecosystem forever.
The sediments that accumulate beneath seagrass meadows can act as secure vaults for shipwrecks and other precious artefacts, by stopping water and oxygen from damaging the delicate timbers.
The New South Wales government has turned its back on plans to create sanctuary zones covering 2.4% of waters around Sydney, despite evidence that these 'no-take' areas are crucial for protecting fish.
Sharks have a PR problem. But new research shows that shark ecotourism programs boost people's knowledge and attitudes towards shark conservation – even among those who are green-minded to begin with.
Marine heatwaves have had little attention until recently, but they're already having large effects.
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
With coral reefs in crisis around the world, many organizations are working to restore them by growing and transplanting healthy corals. A new study spotlights techniques that help restored reefs thrive.
How many shark encounters have there been at your local beach? Explore our interactive map to see 20 years of incidents between humans and sharks in coastal waters around Australia.
Oysters aren't just good for a feed. They also give a vital boost to coastal ecosystems, which is why efforts are underway to restore Australia's once-abundant oyster reefs to their former glory.
The federal government's new funding aims to spread the net wide in investigating possible ways to protect the Great Barrier Reef's corals. Winning this battle will require a wide range of weapons.
Low flows in the Murray River in recent years have harmed tiny marine plants called phytoplankton, with consequences for local marine species and management.
"Flipped classrooms" aren't yet common around Africa, but a partial flip that marries technology and collaboration has real potential.
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef could lead to increased vulnerability of Queensland coastal cities and towns, and not only through its impacts on the tourism industry.
Mangroves are superheroes on both land and sea, storing carbon and providing protection for coasts.
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Associate professor, University of Western Australia
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor and Dean of Science, UNSW
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Professor, Marine Biology, University of Adelaide
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Associate Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Management, University of York
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Lecturer in Macroecology, University of Southampton
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Assistant Professor of Physical Oceanography, Dalhousie University
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Senior Lecturer in marine ecology, UNSW
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Western Australia
