Science Network WA, 17 Mar 2016.

THE coral wonderlands of the Abrolhos Islands off the Mid West coast, and the fishing industries that rely on them, are at worse risk of damage from climate change than previously thought.  New research has shown that coral larvae carried on the Leeuwin Current from elsewhere are unlikely to bolster the fragile reef system which died off in vast quantities during the 2011 heat wave. The heat wave caused the first recorded thermal coral bleaching at the islands, resulting in significant coral mortality. The bleaching sparked questions over the future survival of this underwater wonderland, which many liken in beauty to the Great Barrier Reef.  Read the full story in Science Network WA.