The radioactive legacy of the arms race solves a mystery about the world’s largest fish.
AIMS researcher Mark Meekan swimming with a whale shark. (Horizontal) Credit: Wayne Osborn
Atomic bomb tests conducted during the
Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age
of whale sharks.
The
discovery, published
in the journalFrontiers
in Marine Science, will help ensure the survival of the species – the
largest fish in the world – which is classified as endangered.
French and Australian scientists are working together to understand how climate change is affecting reef sharks in French Polynesia, why corals in New Caledonia can survive extremes of temperature and acidity, and what fish markets mean for reef health.
Baby sharks
On Mo’orea in French Polynesia, Dr Jodie Rummer leads a project studying baby sharks to see how they will cope with climate change.
“Healthy reefs need healthy predators,” Jodie says. “And healthy predators need healthy reefs.” Continue reading Reef rescue→
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