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Despite previous research predicting coral species would move south to cooler waters to protect themselves, the new study – published in Molecular Ecology – has found this may not hold true on the West Coast of Australia.The new study, which investig

The relatively pristine coral populations of WA's inshore Kimberley region are better equipped to survive ocean warming than the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park, according to a new Curtin University study.

Date Time Threatened fish species thrive at Rowley Shoals Globally threatened humphead maori wrasse and bumphead parrotfish are “thriving in abundance” in Western Australia’s Rowley Shoals – an isolated chain of coral atolls closed off from fishing for more than 20 years.  New research, led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, shows fish diversity and abundance has remained remarkably stable at the Rowley Shoals, indicating marine reserves are hug...