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2012/05/16 12:56

The Australian coral reef research community invites you to Cairns, Australia in July 2012 to participate in the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2012).

19 hours ago ON Zamboanga Times

... trips provide you with the opportunity to experience spectacular coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef. Lastly, the Symposium’s social activities will showcase Australian culture and...

James Cook University James Cook University ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies International Society for Reef Studies

2012/05/16 12:56

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2012/05/14 20:34

Tourism campaign targets China

2 days ago ON The Daily Mercury

... international flights from China, accommodation, a scenic seaplane flight and Great Barrier Reef Adventure tour and scuba dive worth around $6000." Tourism Whitsundays has also...

Tourism Whitsundays Peter O'Reilly Whitsundays Weibo Twitter Jing Jiang Tours Co

2012/05/14 11:23

Whales and coal on collision course

2 days ago ON Toowoomba Chronicle

Greenpeace are concerned about the growing number of ships on the Great Barrier Reef. WHALES and the coal industry are on a collision course. That's according to Greenpeace who claim a study in the...

2012/05/11 00:13

Anti-war activists in court

6 days ago ON The Morning Bulletin

Graeme Dunstan and Bryan Law believe they may be jailed for damaging an Australian Defence Force attack helicopter. ONE is a Buddhist, the other a Christian. But Graeme Dunstan and Bryan Law's...

2012/05/10 14:26

Reefs reeling from Queensland floods › News in Science

6 days ago ON Australian Broadcasting Corporation

... of fresh water, nutrients and pesticides to the ocean, placing enormous stress on the Great Barrier Reef, say concerned Australian researchers. For the past five weeks, plumes of...

Brisbane Britta Shaffelke Alison Jones National Aeronautics and Space Administration Central Queensland University

2012/05/10 07:34

Govt 'ignoring environmental crisis'

7 days ago ON The Daily Mercury

THE Federal Government's "tiny increase" in budget funding for the Great Barrier Reef Rescue Program will leave one of Australia's greatest treasures exposed to the dangers of mass dredging and...

2012/05/10 04:28

The end of field ecology?

7 days ago ON TheConversation

... there. We used datasets comprising painstakingly collected surveys of coral reef fish in the Great Barrier Reef, and compared these to habitat photos taken at spatial scales ranging from single...

David Attenborough Hugh Possingham

2012/05/10 02:14

World's top low-tax destinations

7 days ago ON Chicago Tribune

... islands and islets and offers natural wonders such as the Great Blue Hole and the Belize Barrier Reef--the second longest in the world after the Great Barrier Reef--as well as ancient Mayan ru...

2012/05/10 01:47

Ship master, owner fined over reef dumping

7 days ago ON Daily Telegraph

THE master and owner of a ship that dumped garbage in the Great Barrier Reef marine park have been fined. Both pleaded guilty in the Townsville Magistrates Court to illegally dumping food waste from...

2012/05/08 16:54

Weed-eating fish 'help protect jobs, livelihoods'

8 days ago ON Science Daily

... and data from the Australian Institute of Marine Science's 15-years of surveys across the Great Barrier Reef, found that protection was provided by having a diversity of fish that perform a...

Loïc Thibaut Australian Institute of Marine Science Sean Connolly Australian Institute of Marine Science James Cook University

2012/05/08 12:52

Irrigators get cash to improve water use

8 days ago ON BigPond News

... the 2012/13 budget is $12.5 million over four years for research to preserve and protect the Great Barrier Reef, in particular from the impacts of climate change. There's a further $8 million...

2012/05/08 11:24

Budget boost for Barrier Reef tourism

8 days ago ON Brisbane Times

The Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Dave Wachenfeld Visitors to the Great Barrier Reef will save $2.50 on a day-pass under a government program to boost Queensland tourism. The federal government...

2012/05/05 15:42

UN can't force reef protection: UNESCO

11 days ago ON Yahoo!7 News

A UN-led delegation inspecting the health of the Great Barrier Reef says it will be entirely up to the Australian government to implement its recommendations. The team was sent by the UN's...

Australian Government United Nations United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee Tony Burke

2012/05/04 07:02

News | The University of Sydney

13 days ago ON University of Sydney News

... sea snakes occur in shallow-water coral reef habitats from the Philippines to the Great Barrier Reef and from New Caledonia to north western Australia. The researchers used genetic...

Rick Shine ARC Centre of Excellence ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies University of Sydney James Cook University

2012/05/04 00:52

Rena debris on Great Barrier Island

13 days ago ON BigPond News

Noodle packs and timber from a container ship that ran aground on a reef off New Zealand's coast have been found on an island about 150km to the north. Salvors Braemar Howells have found the debris...

2012/05/04 00:28

Coral bleaching, flooding impacts on Great Barrier Reef despite mild summer

13 days ago ON The Courier Mail

THE Great Barrier Reef has suffered some coral bleaching and minor flooding stress despite a mild summer, latest findings show. Low to moderate coral bleaching was found in the central region of the...

Paul Marshall Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

2012/05/03 22:46

Crew safe after freeing boat from Qld reef

13 days ago ON Daily Telegraph

SIX fishermen who sparked a sea rescue operation in Queensland are making their way back to shore after freeing their boat from a reef. A rescue chopper flew to Big Stevens Reef, east of Mackay,...

2012/05/03 22:42

Fears aired for reef sea snakes

13 days ago ON Yahoo!7 News

Scientists in north Queensland say they are concerned that sea snakes could be under increased threat of demise because they do not travel far from home. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence...

2012/05/03 03:42

World's best job man hooked on Australia

14 days ago ON Yahoo!7 News

... globe for the Tourism Queensland position as official caretaker of Hamilton Island in the Great Barrier Reef. After flying out from Petersfield in the UK, accompanied by his then...

Ben Southall AAP Brisbane Oprah Winfrey Cooktown

2012/05/02 08:27

NZ, US troops join Australian army exercise

14 days ago ON ABC Radio Australia

About 6,000 troops will pass through the Australian state of Queensland over the next few months for a major military exercise. Australian and New Zealand soldiers are preparing for Exercise Hamel,...

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