The National Sea Simulator (SeaSim)
@seasim-aims.bsky.social
An advanced marine experimental research facility at the Australian Institute of Marine Science, supported by NCRIS.
🦈 Can the resilient epaulette shark keep up with climate change?
Researchers are testing how warming & low oxygen impact metabolism, energy use & survival. By studying 24 sharks from Heron Island, we hope to understand whether natural fluctuations protect or intensify stress in future oceans.
Researchers are testing how warming & low oxygen impact metabolism, energy use & survival. By studying 24 sharks from Heron Island, we hope to understand whether natural fluctuations protect or intensify stress in future oceans.
September 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
🦈 Can the resilient epaulette shark keep up with climate change?
Researchers are testing how warming & low oxygen impact metabolism, energy use & survival. By studying 24 sharks from Heron Island, we hope to understand whether natural fluctuations protect or intensify stress in future oceans.
Researchers are testing how warming & low oxygen impact metabolism, energy use & survival. By studying 24 sharks from Heron Island, we hope to understand whether natural fluctuations protect or intensify stress in future oceans.
🧫 What do baby Crown-of-Thorns Sea stars (CoTS) eat?
Before becoming aggressive coral eaters, CoTS spend ~5–6 months post-settlement grazing algae.
Researchers at AIMS & JCU found they grow 38× faster on one CCA: Melyvonnea cf. madagascariensis.
🔗 Publication> bit.ly/417JwLw
Before becoming aggressive coral eaters, CoTS spend ~5–6 months post-settlement grazing algae.
Researchers at AIMS & JCU found they grow 38× faster on one CCA: Melyvonnea cf. madagascariensis.
🔗 Publication> bit.ly/417JwLw
July 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
🧫 What do baby Crown-of-Thorns Sea stars (CoTS) eat?
Before becoming aggressive coral eaters, CoTS spend ~5–6 months post-settlement grazing algae.
Researchers at AIMS & JCU found they grow 38× faster on one CCA: Melyvonnea cf. madagascariensis.
🔗 Publication> bit.ly/417JwLw
Before becoming aggressive coral eaters, CoTS spend ~5–6 months post-settlement grazing algae.
Researchers at AIMS & JCU found they grow 38× faster on one CCA: Melyvonnea cf. madagascariensis.
🔗 Publication> bit.ly/417JwLw