10 interesting facts about coral spawning

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Interesting mass spawning facts: This spectacular event was only first described by scientists in 1984. The phenomena was observed on the central Great Barrier Reef and has since been observed in other countries at other times of year. The team responsible was awarded the Eureka Prize for Environmental Research in 1992. Scientists once assumed that […]

Great Barrier Reef – Research Projects, James Cook University

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We are taking part in a crowdsourced bathymetry project on the Great Barrier Reef which has been running for over six months. Directed by Dr Robin Beamen and James Cook University, Australia, we have seven volunteer vessels collecting single beam depth data using the SmartLog data loggers installed onboard. The data quality is very impressive, […]