In this issue: June 2004 JELLY BABIES A WORLD FIRST The first Irukandji jellyfish to be bred in captivity were born in Townsville in April... FROM THE CEO'S DESK While it was very disappointing to learn the results of our application... INTERNATIONAL FISH OTOLITH SYMPOSIUM The Third International Symposium on Fish Otolith Research and Application will be held from 11-16 July 2004 in Townsville... CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH PLAGUE LINKED TO RUN-OFF The first conclusive evidence to demonstrate the link between nutrient run-off and escalating crown-of-thorns starfish infestations... CATCHMENT-TO-REEF The ‘Catchment to Reef: Water Quality Issues in the Great Barrier Reef Region’ conference was held in Townsville from 9-11 March... New Conference planned New Staff New Students RESEARCHERS MEET TRINITY INLET TRADITIONAL OWNERS “What we know about Trinity Inlet” was the theme for an information- sharing workshop held in Cairns in March... HI-TECH VIDEO CAMERA GOES OVERBOARD A state-of-the-art camera system is filming life on the seabed... REEL VALUES Recreational fishing is a way of life for more than 800,000 Queenslanders... SHARKS GET A BITE AT MARINE WILDLIFE WORKSHOP CRC Reef organised a Marine Wildlife Workshop in March... SCIENCE ON RADIO Every Wednesday morning, ABC Radio North Queensland gets scientific... SUPPORTING REEF STUDIES CRC Reef is supporting students...     RECOGNISING TRADITIONAL LAW A workshop co-ordinated by the International Marine Project Activities Centre in April focussed on how Melanesian countries could incorporate traditional laws into modern legislation... SOLVING THE MYSTERY OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE The Solomon Islands has one of the highest diversities of coral and fish species anywhere in the world... PROTECTING PNG'S UNDERWATER PARADISE The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have been working with marine conservation managers from PNG to create a network of Marine Protected Areas in Kimbe Bay...   Researcher visits CRC Torres Strait research is up and running... Website Islander Scholarship Port of Thursday Island clear of introduced marine pests

CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd was established and is supported under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. Its mission is to plan, fund and manage world-leading science for the sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. CRC Reef is a joint venture between Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation, James Cook University, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Seafood Industry Association, Sunfish Queensland Inc.