🔎 It’s the small things that matter AIMS researcher Keegan Vickers is zooming in on the smaller things in the ocean – microplastics. Whilst less than 5mm in size, microplastics are attracting global concern due to the threat they pose to marine life. Making sense of these small intruders is ‘shore’ to have a huge impact – and that’s one thing Keegan loves about science, having an impact. What tiny experience inspired Keegan to pursue marine science? ⬇️ | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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🔎 It’s the small things that matter AIMS researcher Keegan Vickers is zooming in on the smaller things in the ocean – microplastics. Whilst less than 5mm in size, microplastics are attracting global concern due to the threat they pose to marine life. Making sense of these small intruders is ‘shore’ to have a huge impact – and that’s one thing Keegan loves about science, having an impact. What tiny experience inspired Keegan to pursue marine science? ⬇️ | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Our long-term monitoring team have completed the annual in-water surveys of the largest coral reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Surveys 86 reefs along the length and breadth of the Reef found two-thirds were showing initial recovery from recent disturbances. However, recovery may be set back by this Summer’s marine heatwave which caused mass coral bleaching, the third such event in five years. Surveys of coral trout across the Reef show they are bigger and more abundant in no-tak
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Our long-term monitoring team have completed the annual in-water surveys of the largest coral reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Surveys 86 reefs along the length and breadth of the Reef found two-thirds were showing initial recovery from recent disturbances. However, recovery may be set back by this Summer’s marine heatwave which caused mass coral bleaching, the third such event in five years. Surveys of coral trout across the Reef show they are bigger and more abundant in no-tak
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They’re only a few days old, but it’s already time for our coral larvae to settle down! Our coral spawning team at the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) are moving them from their first home, where they have been monitored by the Coral Spawn and Larvae Imaging Camera System (CSLICS) 🪸📸 The next stage of their life is in our settlement tanks. Here the larvae will settle on specially prepared tiles, where they will turn from larvae into young coral polyps. Their development underpins much of the r
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They’re only a few days old, but it’s already time for our coral larvae to settle down! Our coral spawning team at the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) are moving them from their first home, where they have been monitored by the Coral Spawn and Larvae Imaging Camera System (CSLICS) 🪸📸 The next stage of their life is in our settlement tanks. Here the larvae will settle on specially prepared tiles, where they will turn from larvae into young coral polyps. Their development underpins much of the r
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We 🫶 marine science! For National Science Week we’ve put some of our awesome scientists under a microscope to discover what they love about marine science. 🔬 First up is Benjamin Mance, an aquarist from the National Sea Simulator, fondly called SeaSim. Aquarists help maintain the systems in SeaSim and care for the corals and other marine life, like an underwater zookeeper. Ben’s interest in science dino-mited🦖 after watching a blockbuster! Watch our little blockbuster, starring Ben, and why h
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We 🫶 marine science! For National Science Week we’ve put some of our awesome scientists under a microscope to discover what they love about marine science. 🔬 First up is Benjamin Mance, an aquarist from the National Sea Simulator, fondly called SeaSim. Aquarists help maintain the systems in SeaSim and care for the corals and other marine life, like an underwater zookeeper. Ben’s interest in science dino-mited🦖 after watching a blockbuster! Watch our little blockbuster, starring Ben, and why h
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What if there was a time machine into the future, which revealed the fate of coral reefs worldwide in the face of rising carbon dioxide levels? ⌛🪸 AIMS researchers have found the next best thing in Papua New Guinea. Here, remote reefs are locally enriched by CO2 emerging from volcanic seeps in the seafloor 🫧 A new study, published in Communications Biology, has used this globally unique environment to determine the likely impact of ocean acidification on other reefs into the future. Oceans are
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What if there was a time machine into the future, which revealed the fate of coral reefs worldwide in the face of rising carbon dioxide levels? ⌛🪸 AIMS researchers have found the next best thing in Papua New Guinea. Here, remote reefs are locally enriched by CO2 emerging from volcanic seeps in the seafloor 🫧 A new study, published in Communications Biology, has used this globally unique environment to determine the likely impact of ocean acidification on other reefs into the future. Oceans are
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Two projects, in two World Heritage sites, across two oceans The Australian Coral Reef Resilience Initiative is a seven-year program between the Australian Institute of Marine Science and BHP. The reef restoration project incorporates research to influence both the size of future adult fish populations and the amount of coral cover on a reef, to improve the resilience of coral reefs. At the heart of this initiative is the building of meaningful partnerships with Traditional Owners of Sea Country
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Two projects, in two World Heritage sites, across two oceans The Australian Coral Reef Resilience Initiative is a seven-year program between the Australian Institute of Marine Science and BHP. The reef restoration project incorporates research to influence both the size of future adult fish populations and the amount of coral cover on a reef, to improve the resilience of coral reefs. At the heart of this initiative is the building of meaningful partnerships with Traditional Owners of Sea Country
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From a farm girl in Fiji to a scientist with AIMS As a Pacific Islander, Yashika Nand knows how important coral reefs are. They provide food, coastal protection and support livelihoods. Inspired by her own journey, Yashika’s using her role as an outreach scientist for ReefCloud to educate and encourage women and girls to step up, contribute to and use scientific data to help manage coral reef resources that support their livelihood. For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re cele
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From a farm girl in Fiji to a scientist with AIMS As a Pacific Islander, Yashika Nand knows how important coral reefs are. They provide food, coastal protection and support livelihoods. Inspired by her own journey, Yashika’s using her role as an outreach scientist for ReefCloud to educate and encourage women and girls to step up, contribute to and use scientific data to help manage coral reef resources that support their livelihood. For International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we’re cele
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Aussies have a strong connection to the beach. So do sea turtles, with six of the world’s seven sea turtle species nesting on beaches across northern Australia. Scientists and Indigenous Rangers want to understand how turtles use the surrounding area during nesting and where they go after. They collect the data by attaching temporary satellite transmitter tags to the turtle’s shells when they come ashore to lay their eggs. How do we attach the tag? 🤔 Discover how ⬇️ The footage was captured dur
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The giant triton – beautiful, rare – and a known killer of Crown-of-thorns starfish! But don’t think COTS can’t smell them coming! This video shows how a COTS reacts to the scent of a giant triton. Can these large marine snails help to disperse large numbers of COTS on a reef before they breed? This project, currently being conducted at AIMS, is one line of research investigating the potential of natural predators to control COTS numbers as part of the Australian Government’s National Landcare I
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Developers for automated boats and marine tech now have a location to safely test their vessels. The Australian Institute of Marine Science has created the Nation's first inshore range off the Great Barrier Reef to allow for testing to occur without a permit. 7NEWS at 6pm. More local news: 7news.com.au/news/cairns #7NEW | 7NEWS Cairns
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Winter is whale watching season! 🐋 But chances are you've never spotted pygmy blue whales. Despite being enormous, they're also elusive - not easy to find, let alone study. Alongside the Centre for Whale Research (Western Australia) Inc. and Centre for Marine Science & Technology - CMST, Curtin University we're using the latest in satellite tagging and acoustic technology - and plenty of patience - to reveal their secret life off Australia's North West region to better understand and protect th
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We’re exploring how ocean plants such as Sargassum (seaweed) could help reduce the severity of climate change by storing carbon. Plants use photosynthesis to absorb carbon dioxide from the air and water around them to help grow their leaves, stems and roots. When pieces of ocean plants break off and become buried in the mud, the carbon they contain is safely locked away from the atmosphere for hundreds to thousands of years. The five-year, $20 million Blue Carbon Seascapes research project is jo
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Our settled baby corals (the technical term is “spat”) may be tiny, but they’ve got hearty appetites 🪸😋 Every day they get fed on a mix of microalgae and rotifers (microscopic aquatic animals). These foods are both grown on site. We’re big fans of local produce! 🌱 The corals only stay in their settlement tanks for around a couple of weeks. They will soon move onto the next stage of their preparations to return to the Great Barrier Reef. | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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The young corals from our symbiont research have now “returned” to their parents’ home reef 🪸🎉 We say “returned” because these coral offspring were spawned and reared as part of our coral conservation aquaculture efforts at the National Sea Simulator (SeaSim). They have also been inoculated with microalgal symbionts cultured in AIMS facilities. This new generation is part of over two decades of research at AIMS into the relationship between corals, their symbionts, and the threats they face. T
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We’re monitoring coral reefs in exciting new ways with ReefScan. Find out more: https://bit.ly/ReefScan #AI #marinescience #TechnologyNews #autonomous | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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“All of a sudden we can start to fill some of the gaps.” The Northern Australian Marine Monitoring Alliance (NAMMA) connects AIMS scientists with Traditional Owners to help monitor sea Country. This is a powerful way to bring together millennia of Indigenous ecological knowledge and the capacity of Indigenous rangers, with Western science techniques and state-of-the art technologies. Current NAMMA members include: 🌊 Bardi Jawi Rangers in the Kimberley, Western Australia 🌊 Anindilyakwa and Umba
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Dive in and discover some of the exciting highlights 2023 had in store for us 🥳 Each year we cover a lot of mileage - from Ningaloo in the west, across the Top End and to the Great Barrier Reef. We continue to expand our knowledge and discover unique insights into Australia’s vast and remote tropical waters. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3T9Gnrf | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Happy Science Week, Australia! Come on board for a behind-the-scenes of AIMS research vessel Solander in this 360 video! Gary Brinkman, our Engineering & Field Ops Manager, will be showing you through our flagship. AIMS' RV Solander takes marine scientists to the frontline of their research 270 days a year, providing a comprehensive understanding of tropical marine biodiversity, oceanography and ecosystem functions across Australia’s North West. PS. Enjoy the bikkies! #scienceweek #thisisourlab
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Enter: the world’s biggest fish. Here’s five things to need to know this International Whale Shark Day: 🦈They are sharks, not whales. 🦐🥬They are the world’s largest om-nom-nom-nivores (which we helped to discover!) 🚌They can reach up to 18m – about as long as a banana bus! 💪Girls are bigger than boys (we helped work that out too!) 🧑‍🔬Sadly, they are endangered (we’re working on this one) Read more about our whale shark science: https://www.aims.gov.au/research-topics/marine-life/whale-sha
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Fish thrive in “habitat mosaics” with coral reefs and mangroves in close proximity. Read more in our recent research with the Bardi Jawi and Oorany Rangers in the Kimberley: https://t.co/LZ0gHcKxaq
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Over 110 new marine species documented by Aussie scientists
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Queensland researchers are trialling a new method to restore inshore corals on the Great Barrier Reef. Millions of coral embryos grown in tanks at the Australian Institute of Marine Science are now being transported to Magnetic Island and planted in tents around the coastline. "When coral spawns the larvae is released into the water column, and a lot of them get washed away and they don't ever make it back to the reef. By growing them in tanks in the SeaSim we ensure that they don't get washed a
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Passionate, motivated and dedicated 🥰 These three words sum up Molly-Mae Baker, an AIMS at The University of Western Australia marine science graduate, who has such a fin-tastic time underwater, she sometimes swaps office shoes for fins 😜 Molly-Mae’s passion to understand the ocean has taken her to the remote tropical reefs of Ashmore, Scott and Mermaid. Located hundreds of kilometres off the Western Australia coast, AIMS surveys and monitors the health of these reefs to understand their capac
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Over 100 ‘science-curious’ Tasmanian’s visited the Waterfront Pavilion in Hobart recently to talk to marine scientists about a suite of FRDC funded projects underpinning the sustainable management of the complex Storm Bay environment. Bringing science to the people – the open day featured marine critters, seagrasses, sediment tubes and microscopes enabling attendees to take a closer look at what lies beneath the ocean surface. Underwater ‘drones’ used for filming and sampling work, big screens t
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