‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event Usually alive with colour and fish, Ningaloo reef and the Rowley Showls now look as though they are ‘painted white’ as temperatures rise

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“We have never seen this in recorded history, whether it’s the period of time – it started getting hot in December and some places are still bleaching – or in how hot it’s got."

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#Phytoplankton communities colored the Indian Ocean between Australia's #DeGrayRiver delta and the #RowleyShoals when @SeaHawk_HawkEye flew overhead on June 4, 2023.

A larger version of the scene is here.

A stunning new species of reef #goby 𝐺𝑜𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑑𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑖, described from the #RowleyShoals, #Australia. Published in aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology journal.


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