Australian Coral Harvest Sustainability Questioned

Australian Coral Harvest Sustainability Questioned

Australian coral harvest sustainability questioned via James Cook University A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry The study’s lead author, Professor Morgan Pratchett...
Video Expedition for Armchair Reef Explorers

Video Expedition for Armchair Reef Explorers

CORAL Editors Recommend: via AFP Relaxnews The greatest living narrator of nature documentaries has just the answer for independent reef explorations at home. Sir David Attenborough takes young and old alike on an interactive journey through the Great Barrier Reef...
Parrotfishes Thrive in Wake of Reef Disasters

Parrotfishes Thrive in Wake of Reef Disasters

Researchers find familiar species pave the way for coral regrowth Via AIMS December 2019 In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish put on weight and their populations boomed in the wake of severe coral bleaching. The surprise finding came when...
Meet RangerBot, potential savior of the reefs

Meet RangerBot, potential savior of the reefs

By Bayley Freeman Excerpt from CORAL Magazine, September/Ocyober 2019 Could a submersible robot save imperilled coral reefs? A team of scientists in Australia believes it can, and they want to use their invention, RangerBot, to prove it. RangerBot burst onto the...