Blog archive:
November 2010

Most Acropora species at Lizard Island spawned on the night of 25 November this year, the third night after the full moon. On the following night, many goniasterid and favid corals spawned, and on the night after that it was the turn of Porites corals.

Join Fish Collection Manager Mark McGrouther on a quick tour through some of the Fish Collection at the Australian Museum.

Intern Willy Kwong describes some highlights of his project to rehouse, scan and register the wonderfully varied Harry Burrell Collection.

Intern Willy Kwong talks about why the Australian Museum needs and values the work of the Archives and Records section.

Not all exhibitions at the Museum take months or years of planning. Sometimes we have a day!

After seven years and tri-partisan support the plastic bag will be banned in Tasmania within 12 months.

Last night we had a terrific talk in the beach house by Prof Phil Munday of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University: "Fish in hot water: how will climate change affect coral reef fishes?"

Volunteer Science Writer, Stephanie Guzik, tells us more about the "Overdue Family Reunion".

Kathryn Medlock researching the 19th century records at the Australian Museum Archives

Lizard Island is now a node for the Great Barrier Reef Ocean Observing System (GBROOS). Solar and wind-powered sensors in the lagoon relay water and weather data continuously.

Sea Turtle numbers are diminishing but stealing their eggs is a sure way of speeding up the extinction of turtle species.

Beautiful shell drawings by Winifred West now on the Archives website.