Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken swift action on protecting marine areas over the past two years, but he’ll need to continue this momentum if he is to cement his legacy.
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Seagrass medows support rich biodiversity. New research shows what you can do to protect them.
Australia’s reputation as a global leader in marine conservation is being put at risk by plans to strip back sanctuary areas within marine parks, say scientists from around the globe.
Tiny fibres from washing machines are being eaten by a multitude of marine species.
Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
Maëlle, 7, wants to know why some shells are smooth, while others are corrugated. It turns out that while corrugated shells are strong, smooth shells can move fast.
It’s not easy to tackle a live octopus - so many arms, all those suckers! But some bottlenose dolphins have found a way to defuse and eat these eight-armed sea creatures.
Microfibres and microplastics are a massive problem for marine life. Once ingested, they
severely affect marine animals ability to eat. There’s also concerns about their toxicity.
Prized species such as sea cucumbers are increasingly being poached from Australian waters. But if foreign aid can give fishing crews alternative livelihoods, the problem could ease.
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Professor of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
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Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer and Branco Weiss Fellow, University of Bristol
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Senior research fellow, University of Wollongong
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Senior Rearch Fellow in Fisheries Ecology, Southern Cross University
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Senior Research Scientist - Coastal Restoration, James Cook University
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Research Associate: Marine Pollution / Ecotoxicology / Microplastics, University of Glasgow
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Chief Conservation Officer, Project Seagrass & Research Affiliate, Swansea University
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Research Fellow, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University
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Associate professor and Research Chair in Marine Fisheries Ecosystems Dynamics, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Marine Science, James Cook University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of integrative biology, University of Windsor