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| UpdatedGovernment ministers and other high level officials from around the Pacific have been meeting in Samoa to plot a future path to economic benefits from the region's biggest natural asset, the ocean.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, environmentally-sustainable-business, fishing-aquaculture, pacific, samoa
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A former salvage diver is intent on finding the final resting place of Australia's first submarine, AE1.
Topics: world-war-1, oceans-and-reefs, navy, history, maritime, human-interest, lifestyle-and-leisure, cairns-4870, papua-new-guinea
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Topics: diving, oceans-and-reefs, cairns-4870, pacific
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Hundreds of people braved sweltering temperatures on the New South Wales north coast today to voice their support for a planned six-month shark net trial in the region.
Topics: shark, environmental-management, environmental-policy, environmental-impact, surfing, oceans-and-reefs, ballina-2478
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An Australian kayaker who paddled solo around the world has arrived on home soil, completing a 23,000 kilometre journey between Germany and Australia.
Topics: canoeing-and-kayaking, human-interest, women, community-and-society, lifestyle, rivers, oceans-and-reefs, travel-and-tourism, cairns-4870, torres-strait-islands, germany, papua-new-guinea
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Topics: canoeing-and-kayaking, travel-and-tourism, oceans-and-reefs, lifestyle, community-and-society, women, cairns-4870, papua-new-guinea
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| UpdatedAs northern New South Wales residents continue to debate the best way to deal with shark attacks in the region, we take a look at the pros and cons of the most popular options.
Topics: shark, marine-biology, lifestyle-and-leisure, community-and-society, human-interest, animal-attacks, environment, oceans-and-reefs, ballina-2478, evans-head-2473, lennox-head-2478
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| UpdatedThe international conservation organisation WWF has produced a report which values Melanesia's marine eco-systems at a half a trillion dollars, but it's warning that radical action is needed to protect those resources.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, fish, illegal-fishing, pacific
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| UpdatedEvery day, these scientists face evidence of climate change. They explain how they cope with the emotional burden of what they know.
Topics: climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, environment, research, science-and-technology, grief, australia
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A researcher from Curtin University will be among 55 scientists aboard the first international scientific expedition to completely circle Antarctica later this year.
Topics: climate-change, research, earth-sciences, oceans-and-reefs, perth-6000, antarctica
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| UpdatedEighty to 100 per cent of coral reefs surrounding Lizard Island off far north Queensland are now dead as a result of coral bleaching, scientists say.
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Topics: arts-and-entertainment, sculpture, visual-art, weather, oceans-and-reefs, bondi-beach-2026, tamarama-2026, bondi-2026
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| UpdatedRepairs are ongoing after high winds, king tides, and huge waves damaged a number of artworks in the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition on Sydney's coastline.
Topics: contemporary-art, sculpture, community-and-multicultural-festivals, oceans-and-reefs, tamarama-2026, bondi-beach-2026
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| UpdatedDozens of shipwrecks, in excellent condition and the first of their kind seen from bygone empires, are a "complete bonus" discovery for researchers mapping the Black Sea.
Topics: maritime, oceans-and-reefs, history, research, bulgaria
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Thousands of so-called citizen scientists are putting up their hands to help scientists working hard to measure the impact on the Great Barrier Reef in the aftermath of this year's catastrophic coral bleaching.
Topics: great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, environment, science-and-technology, biology, marine-biology, marine-parks, conservation, qld
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Scientists are studying the soils of islands off Port Stephens to help conserve seabird populations.
Topics: birds, ecology, conservation, oceans-and-reefs, hawks-nest-2324, newcastle-2300
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, oceans-and-reefs, albany-6330
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| UpdatedThe Air Force flies four New Zealand fur seals from Sea World to Montague Island, where they are released back into southern Australian waters after spending several months recovering on the Gold Coast.
Topics: environmental-management, environmental-health, oceans-and-reefs, endangered-and-protected-species, animals, human-interest, southport-4215, narooma-2546, nsw
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A Mount Gambier paddleboarder tells of his shock after spotting a great white shark just 50 metres away from him in the water at an isolated south-east surfing beach.
Topics: shark, oceans-and-reefs, port-macdonnell-5291
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| UpdatedScientists from the CSIRO are using cutting-edge technology to map the seafloor of the Queensland Basin to understand how the Great Barrier Reef responded to past climate change events.
Topics: great-barrier-reef, oceans-and-reefs, environment, science-and-technology, research, research-organisations, computers-and-technology, environmental-technology, cairns-4870, townsville-4810, qld
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In a bid to improve the conservation of reefs worldwide, international coral reel leaders from developing countries are gathering in Queensland for a leadership program.
Topics: conservation, oceans-and-reefs, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedInternational coral reef management and leadership program at the reef.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, cairns-4870
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The influence of the great barrier reef on weather patterns is being investigated by the CSIRO's new Vanguard Investigator research ship, as fears grow that coral bleaching caused by climate change could have serious consequences for agriculture and Australian ecosystems.
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The influence of the great barrier reef on weather patterns is being investigated by the CSIRO's new Vanguard Investigator research ship, as fears grow that coral bleaching caused by climate change could have serious consequences for agriculture and Australian ecosystems.
Topics: climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, great-barrier-reef, research, qld