https://medicalxpress.com/ en-us provides the latest news from ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies Cooperation is key to most successful endeavours. And, scientists find, when fishermen and women cooperate with other fishers, this can boost fish stocks on coral reefs. https://phys.org/news/2019-05-bread-rivals-fish-coral-reefs.html Fri, 03 May 2019 10:20:02 EDT news476097067 Researchers have discovered some good news for fish populations living on coral reefs hit by climate change. https://phys.org/news/2019-04-ocean-currents-good-news-reef.html Thu, 18 Apr 2019 12:28:54 EDT news474809323 New research confirms that drastic changes in ocean salinity from, for example, severe freshwater flooding, as recently experienced off the coast of north-east Queensland from abnormal monsoonal conditions, provoke a similar stress response in corals as extreme heating, resulting in "freshwater bleaching" and if unabated, coral death. https://phys.org/news/2019-02-salinity-seawater-wreaks-havoc-coral.html Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:55:59 EST news470570149 Corals know how to attract good company. New research finds that corals emit an enticing fluorescent green light that attracts the mobile microalgae, known as Symbiodinium, that are critical to the establishment of a healthy partnership. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-corals-healthy-partnership.html Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:17:34 EST news467374645 A study led by researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University found fish become anxious and more cautious when water quality is degraded by sediment, an effect that could stunt their growth and damage their health. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-murky-fish-edge.html Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:53:40 EST news466336411 The future of the world's coral reefs is uncertain, as the impact of global heating continues to escalate. However, according to a study published today in Nature Climate Change, the response of the Great Barrier Reef to extreme temperatures in 2017 was markedly different to one year earlier, following two back-to-back bouts of coral bleaching. Remarkably, corals that bleached and survived 2016 were more resistant in 2017 to a recurrence of hot conditions. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-glimmer-world-coral-reefs.html Mon, 10 Dec 2018 11:00:08 EST news463656844 Scientists have solved the mystery of why some closely-related species of an iconic reef fish have vastly different colour patterns, while others look very similar. https://phys.org/news/2018-12-mystery-patterns-reef-fish.html Wed, 05 Dec 2018 09:32:37 EST news463224743 Using advanced genomic techniques, a team of researchers led by Dr. Hua (Emily) Ying of The Australian National University (ANU) and Prof David Miller of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) at James Cook University (JCU), have found that the group of corals classified as "robust," which includes a number of the brain corals and mushroom corals, have a key physiological advantage over "complex" corals, including common branching corals such as the staghorn coral. https://phys.org/news/2018-11-robust-corals-primed-resist-coral.html Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:00:01 EDT news460292648 An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of fish to environmental changes, including climate change. https://phys.org/news/2018-09-nemo-genes.html Tue, 11 Sep 2018 02:40:20 EDT news455852405 New research confronts the elephant in the room—the 'trilemma' of population growth, economic growth and environmental sustainability—and reveals the vast incompatibility of current models of economic development with environmental sustainability. https://phys.org/news/2018-09-sustainable-co-exist-current-economic-growth.html Wed, 05 Sep 2018 09:18:54 EDT news455357914 A new study has found that nearly half of fishers from seven countries had witnessed someone poaching in marine protected areas in the past year and most of them did nothing about it. https://phys.org/news/2018-08-apathy-poachers-widespread-world-marine.html Tue, 14 Aug 2018 12:23:58 EDT news453468221 A massive study of nearly 1800 tropical coral reefs around the world has found that marine reserves near heavily populated areas struggle to do their job—but are a vast improvement over having no protection at all. https://phys.org/news/2018-06-marine-reserves-vitalbut-pressure.html Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:00:03 EDT news448533381 Corals growing in high-latitude reefs in Western Australia can regulate their internal chemistry to promote growth under cooler temperatures, according to new research at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at The University of Western Australia. https://phys.org/news/2018-05-reveals-high-latitude-corals-cope-cold.html Tue, 22 May 2018 19:10:01 EDT news446218156 Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) at The University of Western Australia (UWA) have found that some corals are able to combat the effects of ocean acidification by controlling their own chemistry. https://phys.org/news/2018-05-internal-corals-resist-acidification.html Wed, 02 May 2018 09:31:18 EDT news444472268 In a rapidly changing climate, the decline of animal populations is a very real concern. Today, an international team of researchers report new evidence of reef fish adjusting to global warming conditions at the genetic level. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-reef-fish-inherit-tolerance-oceans.html Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:00:11 EDT news444287142 A new study published online today in Nature shows that corals on the northern Great Barrier Reef experienced a catastrophic die-off following the extended marine heatwave of 2016. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-global-great-barrier-reef.html Wed, 18 Apr 2018 13:00:06 EDT news443259347 New research reveals that global warming also affects fish who depend on corals. https://phys.org/news/2018-04-coral-threatens-diversity-reef-fish.html Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:05:58 EDT news442159550 New research has revealed the tiny minority of fishers who poach on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) think the illegal practice is justified, because they believe "everyone else is doing it." https://phys.org/news/2018-02-exposes-misperception-poaching-gbr-remedy.html Tue, 20 Feb 2018 10:06:19 EST news438343565 The world's reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published today in the prestigious journal Science. https://phys.org/news/2018-01-window-world-coral-reefs-rapidly.html Thu, 04 Jan 2018 14:00:05 EST news434285462 A new book exploring the best scientific research on preventing coral-eating Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) outbreaks, is expected to become a critical resource for informing management of these outbreaks across the Indo-Pacific. https://phys.org/news/2017-12-stock-thorny-issue30-years-crown-of-thorns.html Thu, 21 Dec 2017 21:00:01 EST news433077146 Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA), ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and Western Australian Marine Science Institution have examined the impact of the 2016 mass bleaching event on reefs in Western Australia (WA). They found significant bleaching occurred in the inshore Kimberley region, despite Kimberley corals being known as exceptionally stress resistant. They also found mild bleaching at Rottnest Island and that the Ningaloo Reef escaped bleaching. https://phys.org/news/2017-11-impact-coral-western-australia-coastline.html Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:00:24 EST news429364816 Who cares about the Great Barrier Reef? Many people, and according to a paper published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, some of the most passionately connected individuals can come from far away places, across the globe. https://phys.org/news/2017-09-global-rallies-reef.html Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:34:51 EDT news423830027 A group of international scientists, including scientists from Australia, have issued advice that more research is urgently required to determine whether corals can acclimatise and adapt to the rapid pace of climate change. https://phys.org/news/2017-09-coral-reef-experts-urgent-future.html Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:52:43 EDT news423453154 Just as when a camera lens comes into focus, the latest research published today sharpens understanding of the implications of ocean acidification on reef fish behaviour, yielding promising results for their current and near-future survival. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-reef-fish-high-co2-world.html Thu, 31 Aug 2017 05:00:05 EDT news423367658 Coral researchers are remobilising to conduct aerial and underwater surveys along the Great Barrier Reef and elsewhere in Australia as coral bleaching reappears for the second year in a row. The decision coincides with the release today of a study in the prestigious journal Nature warning the Reef's resilience is rapidly waning. https://phys.org/news/2017-03-scientists-mobilize-resumes-great-barrier.html Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:00:07 EDT news408803457 Deadly cone snails are too clumsy to catch their prey when exposed to the levels of ocean acidification expected under predicted climate change, according to new research published in Biology Letters. https://phys.org/news/2017-01-acid-clumsy-cone-snails-prey.html Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:00:02 EST news405103370 Baby reef fish have an internal magnetic 'compass' that directs them home at night, world-first research has revealed. https://phys.org/news/2016-12-magnetic-baby-reef-fish-home.html Wed, 21 Dec 2016 09:37:25 EST news401535438 Scientists have confirmed the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-life-death-great-barrier-reef.html Mon, 28 Nov 2016 12:31:16 EST news399558670 Climate change is affecting most life on Earth, despite an average global temperature increase of just 1C, say leading international scientists in a study published today in Science. https://phys.org/news/2016-11-climate-ripples-life-earth.html Thu, 10 Nov 2016 14:00:11 EST news397993747 Scientists are surveying the continuing aftermath of the worst coral bleaching event ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef. https://phys.org/news/2016-10-scientists-great-barrier-reef.html Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:28:27 EDT news396631688