As partners in the $329 million Blue Economy CRC announced in Launceston Macquarie University engineers will develop new technologies for ocean infrastructure as part of the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre announced by Karen Andrews, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology. The Blue Economy CRC will drive an evolution in marine-based industries, unlocking enormous…
Can we save the Reef by controlling crown of thorns starfish? The Great Barrier Reef has lost half its coral cover in the last 27 years. The loss was due to storm damage (48%), crown of thorns starfish (42%), and bleaching (10%) according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy…
Footage is available online at http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/biodiversity-ecology/threats/cots.html And high res footage for this story is available for download until 7 October here – this is a 200 Mb .mov file available to download via YouSENDit. To download a high-resolution version of any of the images below, click on the image to enlarge it then save the…
The official PNAS paper is online here Read about the crown-of-thorns starfish here Read about the Great Barrier Reef here Read about the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) here