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22h ago
Two weeks have passed since the latest mass stranding event in Western Australia in which 31 pilot whales died, but marine experts want to see the conversation around these events change ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
22h ago
A Senate inquiry into funding issues at the Australian Antarctic Division releases its final report, which calls for Australia to consider a second resupply vessel to ensure the significant scientific capabilities of the nation's trouble-plagued icebreaker are not wasted ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
22h ago
Having waited years for a new calf at Ningaloo Reef, researchers say the sight of a new baby killer whale is especially good news after several calves were lost on WA's northern coast ..read more
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3d ago
They've been gently coaxed out of the plastic bag and into the big, bad underwater world where they are exposed to the elements. Now, researchers have big hopes this small group of red handfish will not only survive, but thrive — the species is depending on it ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
3d ago
Many Australians prefer to be as far from a shark as possible, but scientists are concerned that some people are getting too close to critically endangered species ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
3d ago
Scientists have undertaken seven voyages totalling more than 100,000 kilometres and eight months at sea to build the most up-to-date snapshot of Antarctic blue whale distribution ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
5d ago
Australia's zero greenhouse gas ambitions could be at risk if a vast reserve of carbon stored beneath the gin-clear waters off WA is released to the atmosphere, says a leading marine ecologist ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Authorities are responding to a pilot whale stranding in WA's south-west, with dozens of animals in distress. ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Global concern about shark sustainability is at odds with the experience of some WA anglers who are reporting more encounters with the animals. So for the first time data collected off the state's coast will confirm the numbers ..read more
ABC News » Marine Biology
2w ago
Two problem crocodiles have been targeted for removal by rangers after one came within "inches" of a marina houseboat resident and two canoeists spotted another while training ..read more