Sexual reproduction helps keep coral colonies diverse and resilient. Now, scientists are doing it in a lab to restock flagging reefs.
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Here’s how microplastics from your clothes end up in the deep sea.
The surprise decision is an important win for many Australians, but reform of Australia’s offshore petroleum laws is urgently required to protect marine environments.
Scientists are building up a picture of how much carbon can be taken out of the atmosphere and stored in coastal ecosystems.
Hundreds of thousands of lakes, rivers and streams in the Arctic exist only because of the permafrost that lies beneath them. The warming Arctic threatens to change that.
Shark fisheries in Indonesia are an important economic resource in several areas. Hence, stronger regulations are needed to prevent declines in shark population.
Although less well known than its cousins, coral reefs and mangroves, seagrass plays a crucial role in climate change mitigation.
Our study found that some individuals who previously participated in destructive fishing practices can transform into inspiring leaders and influence others to protect coral reefs.
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.
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Professor, Marine Biology, University of Adelaide
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Associate professor, Macquarie University
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Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in marine ecology, UNSW Sydney
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Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide
