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Fish create ‘mosquito nets’ to fend off parasites
Tropical parrotfish create mucous cocoons to protect themselves against blood-sucking aquatic parasites.
Tag: oceans
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Dugongs at risk from toxic algae
Blue-green algae is threatening to smother the Western Australian seagrass beds that dugongs feed off.
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Sea creatures set sail on rafts of kelp
Barnacles, sea stars and other animals are unlikely adventurers, travelling the high seas on clumps of kelp.
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New shark repellents under development
New shark repellents may prevent the animals being caught as bycatch on longlines.
Science & Environment
Green message in 12,500 bottles
After 128 days at sea, David de Rothschild arrives with an environmental message.
Wildlife
For the love of sharks
Tim Winton campaigns for turtles, dugongs and whales. He’s now taken on his toughest customer.
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Poo makes whales carbon neutral
The nutrient-rich faeces of sperm whales promotes the absorption of carbon in the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
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Coal offloaded from stranded reef ship
Salvage crews are offloading coal from a ship that ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef last month.