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Great Barrier Reef ‘lost world’ found in Torres Strait by AIMS researchers
Cairns Post
10 November 2014
A MARINE “lost world” has been found in the Torres Strait with dozens of coral species never before identified in the region, including some new to Australian waters.
Scientists have released findings from extensive biodiversity surveys carried out near Mer (Murray), Erub (Darnley) and Masig (Yorke) islands all northeast of Cape York over the past three years. Read more
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