Published on August 3, 2010 by Technology Slice
Australian Waters The Most Diverse – Both Australia and Japan have some 33,000 known species, according to the 10-year scientific survey of marine life published on Monday. But there could be as many as 250,000 species in Australia’s vast waters, which are bounded by three oceans and four seas and extend from the coral-rich tropics [...]
Tags: Alan Butler, Australian Waters, Coral Reefs, Corals, Csiro, Dugongs, Ecological Interest, Four Seas, great barrier reef, Habitats, Jesse Ausubel, Life Survey, Marine Areas, Marine Mammals, Marine Species, Ocean Features, Oceans, Seabirds, Shark Species, Tropics
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Published on July 17, 2010 by Technology Slice
New Sea Creatures Found In Great Barrier Reef – Scientists from the Queensland Brain Institute have used high-tech equipment to film 1400m below sea level at Osprey Reef, 350km northeast of Cairns. The research team, led by Professor Justin Marshall, captured the sea creatures using special remote controlled cameras, which sat on the sea floor.
Tags: Brain Disorders, Brain Institute, Conservation Importance, Conservation Zone, Coral Sea, Dunstan, great barrier reef, Human Vision, Intrinsic Interest, Justin Marshall, Model Systems, Nerve Cells, New Scientific Discoveries, Original Model, Osprey Reef, Primitive Eyes, Sea Creatures, Sea Floor, Understanding Life, University Of Queensland
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Published on April 11, 2010 by Technology Slice
Cargo Ship Crew Charged For Barrier Reef Spill – Three people have been charged with steering a cargo ship through a protected part of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia. The men, from Vietnam and South Korea, will appear in an Australian court on Monday, accused of taking their coal carrier on [...]
Tags: Australian Federal Police, Bulk Carrier, Cargo Ship, Chinese Vessel, Climate Change, Coal Carrier, great barrier reef, Korean Man, Largest Living Organism, Marine Wildlife, Maritime Authorities, Navigational Equipment, Reef System, Restricted Area, Sailors, Ship Crew, South Korea, Spill, Three Men, Wildlife Reserves
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Published on April 5, 2010 by Technology Slice
Great Barrier Reef Oil Spill – Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says he has asked for a special panel to be established to assess the damage to the Great Barrier Reef caused by a Chinese coal ship. The bulk carrier Shen Neng 1 ran aground on the Douglas Shoal east of Rockhampton on Saturday.
Tags: Barrier Reef Marine, Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Bligh, Bulk Carrier, Douglas Shoal, Federal Environment Minister, Fuel Tank, great barrier reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Marine Park, Marine Park Authority, Neng, Oil Spill, Peter Garrett, Reef Marine Park, Reef Marine Park Authority, rockhampton, Tugboats
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Published on September 3, 2009 by Technology Slice
The Great Barrier Reef’s chances of survival from even moderate climate change are poor and ”catastrophic damage” may not be avoided, a report has found. The Reef Outlook Report concludes that the rate of climate change backed by the Federal Government would result in ”severe mass coral bleaching” and threaten the habitats of key species [...]
Tags: catastrophe, great barrier reef
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