Tim Lamont is a young scientist making waves. Arriving on the Great Barrier Reef after a mass bleaching event, Tim saw his research plans disappear and was personally devastated by the destruction. But from that event he discovered a novel way to restore coral reefs. Playing the sounds of a healthy coral reef entices fish in to recolonise the wrecked reefs. Tim's emotional journey forced him to realise that environmental scientists can no longer just observe. They need to find new prisms with which to view the world and to intervene to save or protect the natural environment.
Nellasofdoriath on October 6th, 2022 at 01:47 UTC »
They will be back quickly, and in greater number
BernieMP on October 5th, 2022 at 23:53 UTC »
Reefestate agent
whatatwit on October 5th, 2022 at 19:42 UTC »
This is an audio from the BBC called the Life Scientific where Physicist Jim Al-Khalili interviews other scientists about their life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001cp9f (podcast, mp3, stream or app from the BBC)
You can listen to the recorded fish sounds here
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/whoops-and-grunts-bizarre-fish-songs-raise-hopes-for-coral-reef-recovery
This is the scientific paper on using the recorded fish sounds to improve reef restoration success (open)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13186-2