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The National Sea Simulator - a world class experimental marine research facility at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
Cape Ferguson, Townsville
Joined June 2015
Meet Stephanie Garra, our Water Quality Tech Officer & Lab Manager Family snorkeling trips ignited her passion for marine science. She loves that the work is varied, evolving, & interesting. Today, we celebrate all the incredible women in science! #WomenInSTEM #WomenInScience
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Our thoughts are with those affected by flooding in N. Qld. A big shout out to the @aims_gov_au team at our #Townsville HQ who are monitoring our facilities, incl. our SeaSim staff who have been ensuring continuity of critical projects. Stay safe everyone. 📸 Kurt Pappalardo
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🎄🎁 Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from the SeaSim team! Please note our offices we will be closed from Tuesday, December 24th, returning Monday, January 6th.
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November Spawning 🪸 A team of > 50 worked to spawn eight coral species from four reefs. Over 10 million coral larvae are thriving in our facility, transforming into tiny coral polyps. Many will be delivered onto the Reef in coming weeks. Learn more >>
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🌕 November Coral Spawning ✨ Researchers have been working late nights in SeaSim collecting coral bundles for vital reef studies. Even AIMS CEO Selina Stead joined in! Stay tuned for updates about the important research happening in our facility! #CoralSpawning #Spawnathon2024
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Ready, set, action! 🎥 Today we welcomed ABC NQ and 7News Townsville to chat with experts, including @LineKBay about the critical role of coral spawning in reef regeneration. 🌍 Stay tuned for behind-the-scenes stories from #Spawnathon2024! 🐠 #CoralSpawning #SeaSim
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🌊 Night 4 of Coral Spawning 🧐 Excitement filled SeaSim last night, but nature kept us waiting—no major spawning yet. Researchers will continue monitoring closely the next few nights. Stay tuned! 👀 Learn more about coral spawning👉 #CoralSpawning
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🌕Full moon = coral spawning! Corals release millions of colourful gametes in a stunning natural event after the full moon in Oct/Nov. At SeaSim, we recreate these conditions to advance coral research & restoration. Follow us for updates on #Spawnathon2024 #CoralSpawning
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The corals have arrived at SeaSim! Our expert divers carefully selected corals showing they’re ready to spawn. They’re now at our facility, ready to spawn under controlled conditions, and will be safely returned to the reef afterward. The countdown to #Spawnathon2024 is on!
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Precious cargo on board! Corals are on their way to SeaSim for #Spawnathon2024, set to spawn after the full moon on October 17th. Our expanded facility is prepared to foster coral spawning and support ongoing research. Stay tuned!🔬 #CoralSpawning
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We've been working hard for #Spawnathon2024 in our newly expanded facility! 👷 From, plumbing, prototyping, construction, wiring, programming, calibrating, commissioning and more, our technicians are making sure everything is ready for #coralspawning this month! #MarineScience
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🌊Coral research news! 🌊 Dr. Line Bay and SCU have made groundbreaking discoveries on heat-resistant corals using ‘SeaSim in a Box’—a portable system that replicates our lab's conditions at sea. This allows us to conduct vital experiments on the reef >>
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A study to examine coral-dinoflagellate symbioses is underway in the SeaSim! Using soft corals “bleached” with menthol allows us to test compatibility of many Symbiodiniaceae spp. and gain insight into the flexibility of this critical relationship on coral reefs!
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Last week we had the honour of hosting some incredible thought leaders at the National Earth and Environmental Science Facilities Forum at @aims_gov_au. A big thanks for everyone who took the time to travel to Townsville and visit our facility! @AusGovEducation
#NCRIS #NEESFF
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RT @AuScope: Blown away by our visit to the incredible #NRI at @SeaSim_AIMS enabled by #ncris #neesff @AusGovEducation
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How does Jurassic Park inspire someone to become a marine scientist? In honour of National Science Week, SeaSim aquarist Benjamin Mance shares what he loves about science how a blockbuster film inspired his passion for corals and marine life. #NationalScienceWeek
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RT @aims_gov_au: We 🫶 marine science! For @Aus_ScienceWeek we’re discovering what some of our awesome scientists love about #marinescienc…
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Ever wonder how we clean our display tank? Every 2-3 weeks one of our diver certified aquarists spends about an hour cleaning, checking on coral health, and aquascaping. The tank holds around 12,000 litres of water and is home to 62 coral species and 30 fish species! 🐠
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Did you know that SeaSim's facility holds a whopping 3.5 million litres of seawater? That's enough to fill about 1.5 Olympic-sized swimming pools! Dive into the world of marine research with us at SeaSim. 🌊 #FunFactFriday #MarineScience
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RT @aims_gov_au: Thanks to “out of season” larvae @SeaSim_AIMS #RRAP researchers can test a proof of concept ahead of mass coral spawning.…
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