People Power and Science Deliver Right Formula for Ningaloo

November 27, 2004

The West Australian Government has placed 34% of Ningaloo Reef in sanctuary zones while allowing for recreational fishing in two thirds of the marine park.

"This decision will put Ningaloo up there with the Great Barrier Reef
as one of the best managed coral reef ecosystems in the world" said AIMS' Dr Terry Done.

To view the press release issued by the Save-Ningaloo Campaign visit www.saveningaloo.org

Original Press Release issued by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

Sea Temperature Monitoring Program Forecasts Potential for Coral Bleaching

December 13, 2004

Water temperatures and current patterns in the Coral Sea and the western Pacific are approaching those that have preceded coral-bleaching events in the past.

Dr Ray Berkelmans, who coordinates the monitoring of 50 sites on the Great Barrier Reef said, "The Equatorial temperatures are unusually warm for this time of year. We're also seeing those westerly wind bursts and a slowing down of the south equatorial current over the past few months. If these conditions continue through December we'll be very concerned..."

Original Press Release issued by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)