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'Fascinating, except for the smell': Students learn from dissecting a dolphin
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Most students remember dissecting a frog in science class at school, but not everyone has witnessed a dolphin being carefully taken apart and examined.
Topics: animal-science, forensic-science, science-and-technology, science, marine-biology, animals, marine-parks, conservation, university-and-further-education, education, hobart-7000
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Scientists regrow coral on damaged parts of the Great Barrier Reef Video
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Chief scientist at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), Dr David Wackenfeld speaks with ABC News about a project where scientists are regrowing coral from larvae on damaged patches of the Great Barrier Reef.
Topics: great-barrier-reef, marine-parks, marine-biology, australia
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Rare dolphins and dugongs die after being caught in commercial fishing nets
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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority only released the information in response to a media inquiry and has refused to reveal where the snubfin dolphins died, due to privacy concerns.
Topics: marine-parks, great-barrier-reef, fishing-aquaculture, environmental-impact, townsville-4810, rockhampton-4700, mackay-4740, cairns-4870
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Renewed push for new NSW marine park
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Conservationists have used a draft NSW report to talk up the potential for a new marine park along a massive stretch of the state's coast.
Topics: marine-parks, fishing-aquaculture, water-pollution, wollongong-2500, sydney-2000, newcastle-2300
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NZ Conservation Minister wants Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary to go ahead Audio
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New Zealand should follow the example of its Pacific neighbours and go ahead with establishing an Ocean Sanctuary around the Kermadec Islands between New Zealand and Tonga.
Topics: marine-parks, pacific, new-zealand
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Politics being played with NZ establishment of world's largest ocean sanctuary Audio
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The future of one of the world's largest ocean sanctuaries is in doubt following the change of government in New Zealand.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, marine-parks, pacific, new-zealand
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Topics: fishing-aquaculture, fish, marine-parks, marine-biology, conservation, aboriginal, st-helens-7216
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Should we be charging tourists more to visit the Great Barrier Reef? Opinion
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Is Australia undervaluing its most valuable natural asset by only charging $6.50 a day to visit the Great Barrier Reef? And would it help if tourists were asked to pay more?
Topics: great-barrier-reef, environment, conservation, marine-biology, marine-parks, oceans-and-reefs, australia, cairns-4870, qld
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Turtle nesting camp inspires next generation of Indigenous rangers
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Far from any national park staff or guardians, the Gangalidda Garawa Rangers in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria are responsible for one of Australia's most remote turtle monitoring programs.
Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, environment, aboriginal, environmental-management, marine-parks, conservation, doomadgee-4830, qld, australia, mount-isa-4825
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Each year, Indigenous rangers and their families travel to remote beaches north of Doomadgee to protect marine turtles Video
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Each year, indigenous rangers and their families travel to remote beaches north of Doomadgee, to protect marine turtles and hold knowledge transfer sessions to help inspire the next generation of marine leaders.
Topics: marine-biology, marine-parks, conservation, environment, aboriginal, doomadgee-4830
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Coral-eating predator targeted through Cairns education program Audio
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A program in Cairns is giving a hand up to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds while also helping to stop a coral-eating predator.
Topics: marine-parks, marine-biology, education, pacific, australia
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Scientists use sonar to map eastern Victoria's seafloor
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Scientists use sonar to create a detailed picture of the seafloor off the coast of eastern Victoria, in what is expected to be an expedition of discovery.
Topics: marine-parks, earth-sciences, oceans-and-reefs, research, inverloch-3996
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Sonar being used to map seafloor image
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Topics: marine-parks, marine-biology, cape-paterson-3995
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Sea turtle numbers recovering in 'global conservation success story'
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A comprehensive study of sea-turtle nests has found a significant increase in turtle numbers at a majority of sites globally, but scientists warn the fight is not over yet.
Topics: science-and-technology, marine-biology, marine-parks, lockhart-river-4871, bargara-4670, bundaberg-4670, qld
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'There's no balance': Australia-wide marine park revamp has conservationists worried
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Tourism operators and environmentalists say the Federal Government's new draft plan for marine parks almost halves the protections from commercial fishing set five years ago.
Topics: marine-biology, biology, science-and-technology, marine-parks, conservation, environment, mammals---whales, animal-science, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, environmental-impact, environmental-management, environmental-policy, geographe-6280, mooloolaba-4557, brisbane-4000, wa, qld, australia
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Mining lobbyists deny urging Great Barrier Reef experts to ignore climate change
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The Queensland Resources Council disputes documents that say they urged experts not to consider climate change while planning the response to coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef.
Topics: industry, mining-industry, mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, climate-change, environment, marine-parks, conservation, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700
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Seafood Industry Australia's Veronica Papacosta says marine parks are a reality fishers have had to accept. Audio
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The inaugural chair of the new lobby group, Seafood Industry Australia, says fishers are able to live with the revised plans for a network of marine reserves. In total, the government says it will protect 36 per cent of oceans, which is well above the 10 per cent United Nations target. Veronica Papacosta says after a decade of uncertainty, she's concerned environmental lobby groups are set to oppose the implementation of a plan which represents reasonable outcome for the environment and commercial operators.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, marine-parks, cairns-4870, brisbane-4000
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USC marine ecologist Dr Ben Gilby image
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Topics: environment, conservation, marine-parks, marine-biology, science-and-technology, fishing-aquaculture, rural
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Sharks play key role in reef health, researchers say
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Reefs are healthier if more sharks are present, a University of Western Australia study suggests, with researchers also recording an unexpectedly high number of sharks off WA's Kimberley — more than on Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
Topics: oceans-and-reefs, great-barrier-reef, marine-biology, marine-parks, broome-6725, cairns-4870
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Marine hotspot off Tasmania most intense yet, scientists say
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Scientists issue a warning that marine heatwaves with damaging effects on Tasmanian marine life are set to increase, raising a red flag for the state's aquaculture industry.
Topics: marine-parks, marine-biology, climate-change, research, tas, australia
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'Rock stars of the ocean' put on quite a show
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Giant Australian cuttlefish, which are known to live fast and die young, are putting on an impressive display for people flocking to see their annual breeding ritual.
Topics: animals-and-nature, marine-biology, marine-parks, conservation, oceans-and-reefs, human-interest, adelaide-5000
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Reef HQ Stephen Menzies Nemo image
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Topics: environment, marine-biology, marine-parks, fishing-aquaculture, townsville-4810
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Reef HQ Sascha Thyer and new carpet image
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Topics: environment, marine-biology, marine-parks, fishing-aquaculture, townsville-4810
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Recycled ghost nets underfoot at Townsville aquarium
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Abandoned fishing nets should be the enemy of a turtle hospital, but Townsville's Reef HQ Aquarium and Turtle Hospital has them underfoot.
Topics: environment, marine-parks, townsville-4810
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Fiji traditional canoe brings conservation message to Lomaiviti Audio
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Fiji's traditional double hulled canoe, Uto ni Yalo, is visiting three islands in the remote eastern Lomaiviti group this week, with a conservation message.
Topics: conservation, marine-parks, pacific, fiji
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