Great Barrier Reef – The Book

Great Barrier Reef – The Book

  This book describes the animals, plants and other organisms of the reef, and the biological, chemical and physical processes that influence them. It also has chapters on shelf slopes, fisheries, climate change, coral bleaching, ocean acidification, coral...
Our best-ever $216.35 donation

Our best-ever $216.35 donation

We recently received a donation of $216.35 from five friends in Northbridge Public School Class 2B:  Alice Berkelouw, Tia McIntosh, Beatrice O’Brian, Abbie Harris and Heidi Heap, aged 7 & 8. Tia’s mother told us how it came about. At school the girls had been...
Research on a lesser Reef

Research on a lesser Reef

How important is continuing research on the Great Barrier Reef, now that (a) the coral population has been diminished and needs decades without further bleaching or cyclone damage to fully recover; (b) climate science says it is unlikely to have this recovery period...

Celebrating NAIDOC 2016 at Lizard Island

NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society. The Dingaal Aboriginal people are the...
Resuscitation for the Reef

Resuscitation for the Reef

This installation art by Janet Laurence is called Deep Breathing – Resuscitation for the Reef.  It reflects on marine life threatened by global warming.  Presenting life being resuscitated in a science lab, it suggests the action required, and its urgency....
A web dashboard for LIOS

A web dashboard for LIOS

  Solar powered sensors and a video camera are deployed in the Lizard Island lagoon to monitor key air and water parameters.  Real-time data is available on a dedicated touch screen at the Research Station.  The system is called LIOS – the Lizard Island...