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Coral Gobies are much more then pretty little fish, have a read!

Photos from the field: why losing these tiny, loyal fish to climate change spells disaster for coral Goby fish and coral rely on each other to survive. But new research found gobies are declining under climate change, dealing a double blow to Australia’s reefs.

Queensland scientists brave crocodiles and deadly jellyfish to regrow seagrass James Cook University team hope replanting project will be a blueprint for restoring underwater meadows on Great Barrier Reef

If only all species of coral were so sturdy and resiliant!

Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef The remarkably resilient structure is in good health, for now. But work is needed to ensure it is preserved for future generations.

https://www.cnet.com/news/stunning-jackfish-spiral-in-the-great-barrier-reef-wins-annual-photo-comp/

Stunning jackfish spiral in the Great Barrier Reef wins annual photo competition The 2021 BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition was full of incredible shots.

Works the same with land plants and the animals that eat their fruit, but I did not see this one coming.

Seagrass-grazing dugongs and green sea turtles supercharge the seeds they eat For decades, scientists speculated that seagrass seeds served only as a backup to vegetative proliferation; they settled into the sand beneath their parent plants, ready to germinate if anything untoward befell the living meadow. But according to findings published recently in Biotropica, the tiny s...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/14/australia-to-fly-ambassadors-to-great-barrier-reef-ahead-of-in-danger-list-vote

Australia to host ambassadors at Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list vote Representatives from nine voting nations among guests on snorkelling trip as Morrison government lobbies against Unesco recommendation

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/great-barrier-reef-tour-planting-coral-with-passions-of-paradise/news-story/6b5d2e898682de8603ce5875c1b0ca92

Great Barrier Reef conservation: it’s a hit The Great Barrier Reef is protected by dozens of state and federal laws, yet here I am, banging away at it with a hammer. It feels like an act of pure vandalism on the worlds largest coral reef ecosystem. Thunk, thunk, thunk. The sound of nails being bashed into coral rock must be audible to the sno...

Irrigation could help reverse male sea turtle drought Climate change is causing the “feminisation” of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.

a bit of good news today!

Turning the tables -- how table corals are regenerating reefs New research shows table corals can regenerate coral reef habitats on the Great Barrier Reef decades faster than any other coral type. The research suggests overall reef recovery would slow considerably if table corals declined or disappeared on the Great Barrier Reef.

Hopeful news, but did historical climate changes over the time period in question occur at a rate similar to what's happening now?

Widespread coral-algae symbioses endured historical climate changes One of the most important and widespread reef-building corals, known as cauliflower coral, exhibits strong partnerships with certain species of symbiotic algae, and these relationships have persisted through periods of intense climate fluctuations over the last 1.5 million years, according to a new....