Research & Stories
The LIRRF BlogOur stories explore the complexity and wonder of coral reefs through the eyes of researchers and students who are studying and observing them.
Learning from the cleaners and their clients
On coral reefs, tiny cleaner fish and shrimps remove parasites from large fish “clients”. The...
Great Barrier Reef – The Book
This book describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, and the...
Reef fish recruitment and microplastics
My colleagues and I are researching how plastic consumption may affect the...
Lace corals at Lizard Island
[Dr Daniela Pica is a marine scientist based at Università Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona...
Horror, wonder and science of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
The Crown of Thorns Starfish (CoTS) invoke horror and wonder. They also spur important science....
Larval cloning of the Crown of Thorns Starfish
Recently-published research shows larval Crown of Thorns Starfish (CoTS) clone themselves. A...
My visit to Lizard Island Research Station
On the 11th of September my family and I arrived on Lizard Island. To get to the Island we flew on...
Stones tell ancient human story of Lizard Island
Updated in June 2019 People visited and stayed on the island for thousands of years before Captain...
Deep seagrass, blue carbon & climate change
Deep-water seagrass is sequestering carbon, mitigating climate change. Photosynthetic marine...
Reef recovery in 2018
In 2018 the corals spawned; juvenile corals that settled back after mass bleaching of 2016 and...
Coral goby social structures – pairs v groups
Research on coral goby species at Lizard Island shows the social structure of those that live as...
Microplastics and other marine microdebris
Dr Frederieke Kroon and her colleagues from AIMS have published the first study confirming...
Coral reefs need our help
The Great Barrier Reef is a vital part of our ecosystem and a natural wonder beloved by Australians. It is a World Heritage Area that is at risk of being listed as 'in danger' in recognition of the many challenges it faces.
Science and the will for change are the only possible solutions. Our work is helping.
Will you help us?
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Weather & Ocean Observations
Latest Lizard Island Weather & Oceanic Observations from the AIMS Data Centre
We acknowledge Dingaal and Ngurrumungu Traditional Owners of the lands, seas and skies of the Lizard Island region.