During the annual Great Barrier Reef spawning event triggered by the November full moon, tourism operators and local reef industry workers collaborated overnight to boost healthy coral numbers using the ‘coral IVF’ technique. This innovative method, which improves fertilization rates by 100-fold, involves capturing millions of coral eggs and sperm in floating larval pools before releasing them onto reefs to grow into new coral structures. This joint effort aims to protect the reef from the impacts of climate change and achieve reef restoration on a larger scale, emphasizing the importance of collaboration between researchers, tourism operators, and marine industries.
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Mount Gibson picks up Northern Star’s Tanami Gold share in NT in $50 million shift from iron ore
Mount Gibson Iron plans to transition from mining iron ore in the Kimberley to acquiring gold tenements in the Northern Territory, purchasing Northern Star Resources' share of the Central Tanami gold project for $50 million. As its iron ore operations near closure, the deal aims to capitalize on favorable gold market conditions, with development decisions anticipated within 12 to 18 months. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Mount Gibson Iron is buying land to...
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