June 2004
In this Issue:
Jelly babies a
world first
From the CEO’s
desk
Catchment-to-Reef
Crown-of-thorns starfish
plague linked to run-off
Researchers
meet Trinity Inlet Traditional Owners
International Fish
Otolith Symposium
Reel values
Hi-tech video
camera goes overboard
Sharks
get a bite at marine wildlife workshop
Science on radio
Supporting reef
studies
Diary
IMPAC
Recognising traditional law
Solving the
mystery of the coral triangle
Protecting PNG’s
underwater paradise
CRC Torres Strait
CRC Torres Strait news
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SCIENCE ON RADIO
Every Wednesday morning, ABC Radio
North Queensland gets scientific. In a five-minute slot co-ordinated
by CRC Reef, North Queensland Morning Show host John Nutting talks
to Townsville-based scientists about their work here, and all over
the world.
Tune to 630AM on your dial Wednesdays at 9.40am to hear the latest
stories from researchers at CRC Reef, the Australian Institute of
Marine Science, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, James
Cook University, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and
Fisheries, Marine and Coastal Community Network, Museum of Tropical
Queensland, Tropical Savannas CRC and Townsville Hospital.
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Reef researcher Guido Parra being interviewed for ABC North
Queensland. Photo by Andrew Rumsby. |
Recent highlights include CRC Reef Program Leader Prof Tom Hardy,
from James Cook University, explaining the art of cyclone modelling,
and Reef Check director Jos Hill talking about how volunteer scuba
divers can help monitor the Reef.
If you miss the show you can hear the latest interviews on the
ABC's Science
on Radio website.
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