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Waterways of QLD and the Great Barrier Reef are suffering from pesticide management failure
Thu, 7 Nov 2019
Scientists say a failure of national management means excessive amounts of harmful chemicals— many now banned in other countries such as the EU, USA and Canada—are damaging the nation’s waterways and the Great Barrier Reef.

Coral study prompts rethink of classic scientific theory
Fri, 1 Nov 2019
A world-first study is challenging long-held assumptions about the role of sunlight in coral biodiversity.

Leading engineering company opens in Townsville
Thu, 31 Oct 2019
A leading high-tech engineering company is setting up in Townsville and will be based at James Cook University’s Douglas campus.

Sea-weeding and Coral IVF aim to restore degraded reefs
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) and Southern Cross University (SCU) are combining decades of experience to trial a new approach to restoring inshore reefs around Magnetic Island in the Central Great Barrier Reef.

GBR island coral decline
Fri, 25 Oct 2019
A long-term study of coral cover on island groups of the Great Barrier Reef has found declines of between 40 and 50 percent of live, hard corals at inshore island groups during the past few decades.

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