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Study Finds Severe Coral Loss is Due to Increase in Fish Biomass, Productivity

Research on the Great Barrier Reef has found severe coral loss to be associated with substantial increases in the size of large, long-living herbivorous fish.

6 May 2020

Study Analyzes Positive, Negative Effects of Tourism on Marine Environment

A study has shown how ecotourism in the Philippines has transformed people's attitudes towards marine conservation.

5 May 2020

Lack of Land for Biodiversity Offsetting Could Hinder Conservation Goals

Developers may struggle to find enough land to offset the biodiversity impacts of future development, according to a University of Queensland study.

30 Apr 2020

Deep-Sea Mining Impacts Ecosystem Functions and Smallest Seabed Inhabitants

Polymetallic nodules and crusts cover many thousands of square kilometres of the world's deep-sea floor. They contain mainly manganese and iron, but also the valuable metals nickel, cobalt and copper as well as some of the high-tech metals of the rare earths.

30 Apr 2020

Plans Unveiled for 24/7 Zero Net Emissions Baseload Power for NSW - Interviews and B-ROLL Available

Hunter Energy today announced its plan to recommission the 151 MW Redbank Power plant in the NSW Hunter Valley to operate on 100 per cent biomass fuels and turn it into Australia’s largest biomass green, baseload power station.

30 Apr 2020

Climate Change Undoes Decades of Knowledge About Coral Reef Ecosystems

Climate change and warming seas are transforming tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

26 Apr 2020

Loss of Sea Ice Will Have Significant Implications for Arctic Ecosystems

A new study shows that plant materials originating in Arctic sea ice are significantly incorporated into marine food webs that are used for subsistence in local communities of the greater Bering Strait region.

23 Apr 2020

Future 'Blobs' Could Exacerbate Climate Change Impacts on Northeast Pacific Fisheries

A large marine heatwave would double the rate of the climate change impacts on fisheries species in the northeast Pacific by 2050, says a recently released study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and University of Bern.

22 Apr 2020

Rising CO2 Levels Will Cause Severe Ecosystem Effects

Rising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the consequent changes created through ocean acidification will cause severe ecosystem effects, impacting reef-forming habitats and the associated fish, according to new research.

20 Apr 2020

Understanding the Connections Between Climate, Upwelling and Marine Ecosystems

Upwelling is a process in which deep, cold water rises toward the surface. Typically, water that rises to the surface as a result of upwelling is colder and rich in nutrients.

16 Apr 2020