Scientific Management Committee

Is curiosity the best way to kill a cat? The significance of social factors in planning and implementing an invasive species management campaign.

Abstract: Invasive species management can be the the subject of debate in many countries due to conflicting ecological, ethical, economic, and social reasons, especially when dealing with a species s

Ocean acidification on the Great Barrier Reef: the future is now

Abstract: Ocean acidification, the increase in seawater CO2 with all its associated consequences, is relatively well understood in open oceans. In shelf seas such as the Great Barrier Reef, processe

Unraveling Australia’s deep sea one cruise at a time

Abstract: The backdrop of legends and movies, the deep sea has always been unfathomable because we had no idea what existed there. Once thought to be barren of life, we now know this couldn’t be

Local and global drivers of change, recovery, and resilience on coral reefs

Abstract: Coral reefs provide economic and environmental services for millions of people but undergoing significant ecological decline due to local (i.e., sedimentation, land-based pollution, invas

Monitoring Earth’s intertidal ecosystems

Abstract: Increasing human populations around the world’s coastline have caused extensive loss, degradation and fragmentation of coastal ecosystems. Swift losses of coastal ecosystems have been rec

Coastal human ecology (CHE) for environmental management and conservation

Abstract:  CHE is not a particular theory or a single approach but a collection of lines of research that address human-environmental interactions in coastal and marine systems at the local scale

Advancing Ocean Literacy with Emerging Technology

Abstract: How can we care about something we never see or experience? Virtual reality has the potential to connect people with far-away places, and is an effective medium to generate empathy and sel

Revising coral systematics and biogeography, and why it matters for coral reef conservation