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Research led by Australian Institute of Marine Science provides new insights on the foraging behaviours of pygmy blue whales on their epic northern migration. Read more: bit.ly/4in1FLE 📹: Grace Russell Luciana Ferreira Michele Thums Woodside Energy Curtin University @FlindersUni #CentreforWhaleResearch #Santos

Celebrating 🌟International Women’s Day🌟 with a spotlight on the amazing Dr Katharina Fabricius, who recently swapped polyps 🪸 for penguins 🐧, travelling to Antarctica as part of the Homeward Bound experience. More about Katharina & her journey: bit.ly/3DAeIdP

Supporting education for future marine scientists! 🎉 SeaSim is donating urchins to James Cook Uni's Hatchery Techniques course. These urchins were used as part of RRAP research to boost the growth and survival of baby corals. Read more >> bit.ly/43wTqIA #MarineScience #SeaSim

We can now automatically process and classify data about large areas of the sea floor thanks to RapidBenthos, a transformative machine-learning method developed by AIMS engineers. More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… The paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

Finding a forever home – new model developed by Australian Institute of Marine Science and UWA UWA Oceans Institute shows multiple factors at play in coral settlement. More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… The paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ecol… Molly-Mae Baker Dr Anna Cresswell #ACRRI BHP Image: G. Mollinaro

Vital work if we are to help the world’s coral 🪸🐠 reefs survive !

🦀Hungry little crabs hiding in coral rubble could be the missing link to understanding the boom-and-bust nature of COTS populations according to research recently published in PNASNews. More: aims.gov.au/information-ce… The paper: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

We’re exploring how ocean plants could help reduce the severity of climate change by storing carbon. The 5-year, $20 million Blue Carbon Seascapes research project is jointly funded by AIMS and BHP. Learn more about the project: aims.gov.au/research-topic…

Reef restoration goes from shipping containers to shore with ReefSeed trial in the Maldives ReefSeed squeezes aquaculture tech & knowledge into portable containers. It's a collab. between Australian Institute of Marine Science CSIRO Maldives Marine Research Institute with funding from G20 CORDAP ➡️ aims.gov.au/information-ce…

Science + policy = inspiration! Australian Institute of Marine Science's Rebecca Fisher found plenty at the recent Science & Technology Australia Science Meets Parliament program in Canberra, attending talks and discussions, and meeting pollies. #SMP2025 More about Science Meets Parliament 2025: scienceandtechnologyaustralia.org.au/celebrating-sc…

What happened on the Great Barrier Reef this summer? Read the Reef snapshot: summer 2024-25: bit.ly/4jd5B2f Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority CSIRO

Happy Easter from AIMS! 🐣 Forget chocolate — the ocean has Easter eggs of its own! Here are some eggs-traordinary coral egg facts to celebrate the season

If you’re in Exmouth Ningaloo this week come watch a series of exciting talks about our work with pygmy blue whales Australian Institute of Marine Science Curtin University Michele Thums

📣 Scientists are enhancing their methods to help them hear the health of the reef more clearly.👂 Read more: bit.ly/43pAeLu BHP Curtin University UWA University of Bristol University of Exeter #ACRRI Doñana Biological Station Uni. of Costa Rica

It’s a wrap! After two years, Brunei is ready to step up its coral reef monitoring capabilities using AIMS’ AI-driven ReefCloud, supported by the Australian Government’s Marine Resources Initiative. Learn more: bit.ly/43I9UNG

It’s pygmy blue whale tagging season at Ningaloo as the endangered species migrates north. Track first tagged ‘Nyinggulu’ ➡️ bit.ly/43B7hvR Learn more: bit.ly/455cPkZ 📷 Michele Thums T. Klein, M. Jenner #CentreforWhaleResearch CMST_oceans Luciana Ferreira

Zooming in on marine microplastics this #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌏 Our microplastics team, including 3 AIMS@JCU students, are on the #GreatBarrierReef, pioneering standardised methods to monitor marine microplastics below the ocean's surface. 📸: L.Beattie, C.Motti, K.Vickers.

Say, ‘Thank you oceans!’ this #WorldOceansDay! 💙 Our planet’s future depends on the future of our oceans. We’re proud to use our science and engineering to help understand what is out there, how it’s changing and how we can ensure a future for all. 🌊

.Australian Institute of Marine Science scientists were among the speakers at a special #WorldOceansDay event in Perth, covering ghost nets, cyclones, the relationship between corals and fish and coral bleaching at WA reefs. #WAMSI AMSA WA

🎉Congrats to our colleagues from Maldives Marine Research Institute who have successfully tested our portable aquaculture system ReefSeed, which is designed to aid coral restoration. Learn more: aims.gov.au/information-ce… CSIRO G20 CORDAP