Tag Archives: Great Barrier Reef

[ad_1] The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has welcomed the Queensland government’s budget push towards a renewable energy future as encouraging news for our Great Barrier Reef. Treasurer Cameron Dick announced that $ 645 million would be earmarked for clean energy and three renewable energy corridors in the sunny state. …

[ad_1] The art of flight, the overall winning image of Alwin Hardenbol. An image of a flying Dalmatian pelican, taken by Alwin Hardenbol, was awarded the overall winner in the British Ecological Society’s annual photo contest, “Capturing Ecology”. Winning images and 16 other highly lauded images, shot by ecologists and …

[ad_1] The health of the Great Barrier Reef could be affected by regional weather conditions with La Nina set to bring a lot of conditions. A La Nina weather pattern has now formed in the tropical Pacific and is likely to bring a long, wet summer. Increased rainfall could be …

[ad_1] Ten JCU scientists have been named to an elite group of “highly cited” researchers as part of a worldwide survey on the impact of academic work, twice the number of recognized JCU scientists in last year’s ranking. Citations are recorded when a scientist’s work is referenced by another scientist …

[ad_1] Once a year, after the full moon, a coral reef reproduces each year thanks to an underwater “snow storm”. Key points: Coral eggs are harvested for fertilization, then released in concentrated doses near damaged coral reefs The success of this process led to an expansion into the Whitsundays with …

[ad_1] An innovative, multi-stakeholder reef restoration project that uses fragments of loose coral to build new stable areas of the reef’s live habitat kicks off this week on Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef. The trial is a collaboration between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Queensland Parks …

[ad_1] A WORLD FIRST project harnessing the power of in vitro fertilization is being used to help bring more life to the Whitsunday reefs. Tourism operators along with researchers from the Great Barrier Reef Foundations have replenished corals with in vitro fertilization. The IVF technique involves capturing eggs and sperm …

[ad_1] A WORLD FIRST project harnessing the power of in vitro fertilization is being used to help bring more life to the Whitsunday reefs. Tourism operators along with researchers from the Great Barrier Reef Foundations have replenished corals with in vitro fertilization. The IVF technique involves capturing eggs and sperm …

[ad_1] A WORLD FIRST project harnessing the power of in vitro fertilization is being used to help bring more life to the Whitsunday reefs. Tourism operators along with researchers from the Great Barrier Reef Foundations have replenished corals with in vitro fertilization. The IVF technique involves capturing eggs and sperm …

[ad_1] As the dust settles over Labor’s electoral victory in Queensland, banana growers and ranchers in the state’s north are preparing for greater regulation of water quality. Key points: HSBC became the first corporate investor in coral reef credits, paying a farmer to improve practices to protect the Great Barrier …