The first global map of tropical shallow water has been created through joint effort of NASA and NOAA. Nearly 44,000 SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor) scenes collected over five years were processed to 1 sq.km cells by NASA Space Flight Center using algorithms developed by NOAA for water shallower than 20-30 meters. NOAA is working with the UNEP World Consdervation Monitoring Centre to use this data set to improve the database of coral reef locations used in ReefBase.
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Barramundi and environmental health
by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Media Release
07 October 2004
Scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) are using barramundi to help examine and diagnose the health of Darwin Harbour, in tropical Australia. Barramundi will be tested for signs of contamination from localised urban, industrial and domestic pollution. There are also concerns that estrogenic compounds - from drugs like birth control pills - in sewerage may be having an impact on barramundi reproductive cycles.
