On the eve of a summit in Chile to discuss the protection of marine life in Antarctic waters, much still needs to be done to guard against overfishing, climate change and other threats.
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New deep-sea research reveals intimate details of the secret lives of ‘Hoff’ crabs, living in thermal vents where cold Antarctic waters meet hot springs.
Turtle development is affected by low oxygen in the nest, new research carried out in Costa Rica shows. And there are lessons for conservation globally.
Western Australia’s marine environment is unique. Two world heritage areas, the largest fringing coral reef in Australia, and more than a thousand kilometres of underwater forests, supporting incredible…
You may not have heard of them or given them much thought, but phytoplankton — the microscopic plants that grow throughout the world’s oceans — are the foundation of oceanic food webs. Although tiny, they…
A decade ago, we set out to unravel deep ocean crime scenes we weren’t even sure existed. The crime? Endangered Steller sea lions were rapidly disappearing in parts of Alaska. Their numbers dropped by…
Australia’s coastal towns, many built around fisheries and tourism, are particularly vulnerable to climate change. South east and south west Australia are marine hotspots — they are warming much faster…
In June 2012 the Labor government announced the “world’s largest” system of marine parks, adding 2.3 million square kilometres and taking the overall size of Australia’s Commonwealth marine reserves to…
Egg-guarding fish are more likely to yield new species, but their disconnect from other fish populations makes them more…
Zebrafish given alcohol speed up their swimming when around other fish, compared to swimming alone. Researchers from NYU…
New “Reef Facts” commercials are currently airing during prime-time television shows in Australia, purporting to tell the “facts” about the environmental health of the Great Barrier Reef. It comes amid…
Historically, geographically, culturally – there are many points of comparison between Australia and its neighbour to the east, New Zealand. But there are notable differences. This week, The Conversation…
The presence of ocean currents impacts the abundance and composition of marine micro-organism communities. Researchers from…
The catastrophic explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform allowed five million barrels of oil to gush into the Gulf of Mexico between April and July 2010. Since then, remediation and restoration…
A number of factors contributed to the marine heatwave that affected ecology off the WA coast in 2011. A team of oceanographers…
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Whale Scientist and Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Professor of Marine Botany, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Chief Research Scientist - Environment, CSIRO
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association
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