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The latest science and achievements from AIMS

Are you looking for the latest news or your next story on issues affecting our great marine nation? We have the facts, figures and people to answer all of your marine science questions. If you need facts for an article or program on climate change, coastal development, or Australia's coral reefs, we can help.

AIMS is Australia’s tropical marine science agency, and we have been helping government, industry and the public understand and manage Australia’s coastal and marine estate for nearly 50 years.

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List of News and Media Articles

a reef with many dead table corals and a live branching coral
Media Release

Initial Great Barrier Reef monitoring results show coral mortality in north due to bleaching and cyclones

New data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s (AIMS) in-water surveys show coral cover…
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Traditional owners and scientists worked together on ‘coral IVF’ projects. Here’s what we found

Carly Randall, Australian Institute of Marine Science; Bob Muir, Indigenous Knowledge; Bryce…
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Colourful jewel anemones cover an underwater section of an oil and gas platform
News

Offshore oil and gas infrastructure brings localised, but limited regional benefits for marine organisms

New research led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) in collaboration with Deakin…
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Healthy reef with different shaped corals under blue but cloudy water with small fish swimming about the corals
News

Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef Islands

A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly…
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Media Release

It’s that time of year again – baby coral joy at AIMS’ SeaSim

Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are currently preparing for the…
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Media Release

National award-winning project showcases fishers' collaboration to aid research on endangered species

The Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC) is proud to announce the successful conclusion of its…
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Small blue fish congregate all around coral formations
News

Helping WA’s remote reefs under a warming climate

To date, climate change and coral bleaching has affected WA oceanic reefs differently.  Some…
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News

Seaweed nutrients mapped to explore carbon capture potential

AIMS scientists have completed the first in a series of planned field trips to Western Australia’s…
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AIMS acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia's first scientists. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present and future, and the custodians of the land and sea country on which we work. Learn more about our commitment to Indigenous partnerships.

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