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Drs Vincent Raoul (Griffith Uni), Karen Joyce & Stephanie Duce (James Cook Uni), George Roff (CSIRO) and Prof Jane Williamson (Macquarie Uni) were awarded a Critical Research Grant for Drone-based monitoring of Lizard Island bleaching recovery Read More: rpb.li/Wm9

Fellowships Awarded 2025 Dr Christopher Hemingson 2025 Charles Warman Foundation Fellowship The University of Texas at Austin, USA Understanding the drivers of diverse coloration on coral reefs and their susceptibility to environmental change Learn more: lirrf.org/2025-fellowshi…

The Lizard Island Research Station’s 2024 Report is available here and includes: 2024 in Review Fellowships & Grants Projects and Equipment Foundation Visitors in 2024 Publications Donor Learn more: lirrf.org/2024-lizard-is…

Dr Chris Goatley and Dr Simon Brandl were surprised to find smaller numbers of cryptos in our censuses, recording two and a half times fewer fish in 2022 than in previous surveys. Learn more - bit.ly/3txG4Jb #lizardisland #lirrf #smallfish #research #fellowship

During coral spawning huge numbers of planktonic shrimps and worms congregate in the snorkellers’ torch beam, making it difficult to see beyond them Learn more - bit.ly/3EAum6O

Water is the medium in which fishes move, feed, reproduce, and live their lives. Because it is all around them, it must play a critical role in shaping how fishes live. Learn more: lirrf.org/fellowships-aw…

Coral reefs are one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems. Unfortunately, coral reefs are under threat due to a variety of factors such as climate change, disease, and declining water quality. Learn more: rpb.li/d5x0 lirrf.org/effects-of-hab…

A lethal bleaching event could wipe out seven years of recovery. Learn more: rpb.li/79QTgi

Sea spiders are the closest relative of all arachnids without being an arachnid. There are 1,300 species of sea spiders distributed from tropical to polar waters, from intertidal pools to the deep sea. Learn more: lirrf.org/exploring-the-…

In 2023 Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM were awarded the 2023 Australian Museum Research Institute Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their tireless work in advancing our understanding of coral reef biology. Learn more: rpb.li/mG7L

We can now use eDNA to detect the presence of COTS in an area from water samples, even when they are at low densities. Learn more: rpb.li/fuGmt

The young researchers who win our fellowships are intelligent, enthusiastic and hard-working. They seek to answer interesting and important questions and many go on to become leaders in their fields. Learn more: lirrf.org/our-programs/f…

The timeline shows bleaching events at Lizard Island: white suns are localised events, red suns are mass events. The red arrow indicates the first recorded global mass bleaching event, which did not occur at Lizard Island. Learn more: rpb.li/GX8R

“Crown-of-thorns starfish are a native GBR species, and we need to manage the mass outbreaks in the most effective manner.” Learn more: lirrf.org/teachers-study… #cots #crownofthorns #lizardisland #studytour

Reef corals at Lizard Island have been mapped since early 2000s using traditional techniques and were at a historically low abundance and diversity following sequence of disturbances causing mass bleaching. Learn more: rpb.li/ucrtd5 lirrf.org/mapping-coral-…

Fellowships Awarded 2025 Dr Jennifer Mallon 2025 Isobel Marine Biology Fellowship Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA Quantifying calcification by distinct functional groups in reef benthic metabolism measurements Learn more: lirrf.org/2025-fellowshi…

At Big Vicky’s there is a wealth of hard and soft corals fighting hard to buck the trend of bleaching prevalent in nearby reefs. Learn more: lirrf.org/observations-f…

Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation -December 2025 Update - mailchi.mp/8a3c131436b0/d…

The evaluation report, covering the period 2006-2020, highlights how the Program contributes to building and maintaining a field research capacity within the marine research community both nationally and internationally. rpb.li/act6n

Prof Maria Byrne, A/Prof Jon Allen and Prof Mary Sewell awarded a Grant thanks to Sally White OAM: Resilience and adaptation of CoTs larvae to development in oligotrophic tropical waters: maternal provisioning, bacterivory and larval cloning. rpb.li/Wm9