(C) The Conversation This story was originally published by The Conversation and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Australian Institute of Marine Science on The Conversation [1] ['Andrew Heyward', 'Andrew Negri', 'Daniela Ceccarelli', 'David Mead', 'David Souter', 'David Wachenfeld', 'Heidi M. Luter', 'James Paton Gilmour', 'Jim Underwood', 'Ken Anthony'] Date: 2023-08-10 19:59:25+00:00 AIMS/AAP August 10, 2023 Accelerated evolution and automated aquaculture could help coral weather the heat We used to focus just on protection of vital ecosystems like the reef. But as climate change and other threats accelerate, we need to actively help nature get ready for the heat. AAP August 9, 2023 Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines In recent years, the Barrier Reef has had a reprieve – and coral has regrown strongly. But now the reprieve looks to be over and the heat is back on Coral Brunner, Shutterstock June 14, 2023 Bad break-up in warm waters: why marine sponges suffer with rising temperatures New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue. Marie Roman March 23, 2022 Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival Coral in the Great Barrier Reef is once again bleaching, with water temperatures up to 3°C higher than normal in some places. Shutterstock July 23, 2021 You may have heard the ‘moon wobble’ will intensify coastal floods. Well, here’s what that means for Australia The triple whammy of the moon’s wobble, sea level rise and more intense storms will bring worse tidal floods into coastal communities in the 2030s. This includes in Australia. Shutterstock July 20, 2021 How Traditional Owners and officials came together to protect a stunning stretch of WA coast Traditional ecological and cultural wisdom was embraced and valued, enhancing Western scientific knowledge of a beautiful, fragile marine area. Stefano Borghi / Unsplash November 15, 2020 Comprendre la réponse des coraux au changement climatique avec CRISPR-Cas9 Le génie génétique permet de s’intéresser à la biodiversité, et à comment mieux la préserver. Mikaela Nordborg/Australian Institute of Marine Science November 10, 2020 Gene editing is revealing how corals respond to warming waters. It could transform how we manage our reefs New research involving CRISPR technology has furthered our understanding of corals’ gene functions. Specifically, it has revealed a mechanism underpinning how corals withstand heat stress. Jeremy Tucker July 15, 2020 With no work in lockdown, tour operators helped find coral bleaching on Western Australia’s remote reefs They’re more used to taking visitors to the reefs, but COVID-19 gave tour operators time to help check the condition of the corals. What they found doesn’t bode well. Shutterstock April 23, 2020 If we can put a man on the Moon, we can save the Great Barrier Reef Restoring the reef represents one of the most significant science and technology challenges in the history of nature conservation. United States Department of Defense/Wikimedia April 6, 2020 The mushroom cloud’s silver lining: how the Cold War is helping the biggest fish in the sea The findings will help determine the age of whale sharks, protecting the endangered animals into the future. James Gilmour/AIMS May 21, 2019 ‘Bright white skeletons’: some Western Australian reefs have the lowest coral cover on record The Western Australian coral reefs may not be as well known as the Great Barrier Reef, but they’re just as large and diverse. And they too have been devastated by cyclones and coral bleaching. from www.shutterstock.com October 26, 2018 The rise of sponges in Anthropocene reef ecosystems Marine sponges are ancient organisms that have survived mass extinctions. Many are more tolerant of climate change and may dominate over corals in future reef systems. Australian Institute of Marine Science November 15, 2017 Explainer: mass coral spawning, a wonder of the natural world Every year buoyant bundles rise from a spawning coral, giving the impression of an upside-down snowstorm. AIMS/Neal Cantin October 10, 2017 The Great Barrier Reef can repair itself, with a little help from science Corals on the Great Barrier Reef that are tolerant to warmer waters can be used to help repair other parts of the reef damaged by recent coral bleaching events. Shutterstock/Maxx Studio March 14, 2017 From disaster planning to conservation: mobile phones as a new tracking tool You can learn a lot about the movement of people and animals if you tap into the tracking data from many of today’s mobile phones. Andreas Dietzel, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. November 28, 2016 How much coral has died in the Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching event? Two-thirds of the corals in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef have died on in the reef’s worst-ever bleaching event, according to the latest underwater surveys. (C) Peter Verhoog, Dutch Shark Society November 16, 2016 Whale shark mugshots reveal teenage males hang around WA’s coast How you tell one whale shark from another? Spots and stripes. [END] --- [1] Url: https://theconversation.com/institutions/australian-institute-of-marine-science-1086 Published and (C) by The Conversation Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons CC BY-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/theconversation/