Scientists believe summer algae blooms off the north Queensland coast could accelerate the population growth of crown-of-thorns starfish. Mackay is experiencing its first bloom of the season and ...
New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef. Subscribe to ...
The Queensland University of Technology is developing an autonomous robot to deal with the one of the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef: Crown-of-Thorns Starfish. Michelle Starr Science editor ...
It looks like a slick of oil floating on the ocean. Then the smell hits you. Dubbed "sea sawdust", the blue-green algae bacteria Trichodesmium has turned the normally blue Coral Sea off the Mackay ...