Raine Islands reef may not be the biggest in Australia’s waters, but it is certainly one of the most spectacular. Not only is the reef amazing, but the area also houses more green sea turtles than anywhere else in the world. Very few of us ever get the chance to visit this amazing patch of water, but   Read More …

Looking back tens of millions of years, scientists are taking lessons from the past as a means to save the current reef habitats. Interaction  between corals and reef fish is something that developed relatively recently, and according to Professor David Bellwood of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University, it’s   Read More …

New evidence shows that rising CO2 levels may actually affect reef fishes’ entire central nervous systems. CO2 concentrations are predicted to hit levels between 700 and 900 before the end of the century according to the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University.