News, research and teaching relating to the National Marine Science Centre

Sydney desalination plant discharge boosts fish numbers by almost 300 per cent
19 December 2019

New Australian shrimp species scales waterfalls, changes gender and eats using ‘nets’
16 December 2019

Southern Cross University awarded almost $1.3 million for prestigious ARC Discovery Program grants
11 December 2019

Tomoki Mishina is changing the world, one beautiful fish at a time
23 September 2019

Unexpected consequences from catastrophic mangrove dieback
4 July 2019

Southern Great Barrier Reef island shows vital signs of life
25 June 2019

Keeping an eye on sharks from the sky – are drones a good idea? (news item and video)
29 May 2019

Buried right, whale carcasses shouldn’t attract sharks (news item and video)
16 April 2019

Australian Academy of Science honours marine science Professor Isaac Santos (news item and video)
28 February 2019

Shark or dolphin? Drone footage reveals what that dark shadow in the water is
31 January 2019

Help marine scientists count the Coffs Coast’s colourful sea slugs
16 January 2019

Local divers to become citizen scientists at the Gold Coast Sea Slug Census
3 October 2018

Top world scientists honour Southern Cross oceanography professor
5 September 2018

Solitary Islands Aquarium welcomes 100,000th visitor
19 July 2018

National Marine Science Centre says no to plastic waste
2 July 2018

Warm oceans good for fast-growing baby sea urchins but bad for reproducing adults
11 April 2018

East Indonesia’s marine and fisheries experts gaining new skills and knowledge at Southern Cross
26 March 2018