Sep 29, 2026 | Global change, Reef condition, Research
When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one entity on the seafloor that’s almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle shimmering with electric blue, green and gold. As the world’s... 
Mar 30, 2026 | Observation, Posts
ABC Science Show host Robyn Williams AO recently had a most informative discussion with Sean about rich human history on Lizard Island. You can listen to the 12-minutes conversation on the ABC Listen Website here. 
Mar 26, 2026 | Facilities, Global change
A brief note relaying that Cyclone Narelle passed Lizard Island to the north on Thursday, 19 March, 2026, with no structural damage to the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Station, nor the nearby Resort, and minimal damage to the island’s vegetation. Researchers have... 
Mar 19, 2026 | Fellowships, Reef condition
Dr Wyatt Million was awarded the 2025 Maple-Brown Family Foundation Fellowship. A good understanding of coral tolerance to ocean deoxygenation is required to predict how ocean deoxygenation will change the species composition, coral cover, growth, and success of... 
Mar 18, 2026 | Fellowships, Reef condition
Dr Mike McWilliam was awarded the 2024 Maple-Brown Family Foundation Fellowship, funding postdoctoral research conducted at Lizard Island Research Station in October – November 2024. The primary aims of Mike’s project were to explore the relationship between coral... 
Apr 30, 2025 | Observation
Blizzard Island lived up to its affectionate name on our recent trip to the research station. With the April trademark south east winds in action we spent most of our time around the more protected parts such as Watson’s Bay and Mermaid Cove. At Clam Gardens in...