HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:48:25 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.3 (Red Hat)
Accept-Ranges: bytes
Content-Length: 11785
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Vary: Accept-Encoding, User-Agent

<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
<html><!-- #BeginTemplate "/Templates/media.dwt" --><!-- DW6 -->

<head>
<!-- #BeginEditable "doctitle" --> 
<title>CRC Reef Research Centre</title>
<!-- #EndEditable --> 
<!-- CSS & Scripts -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../includes/TopNavStyle.css" type="text/css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="../includes/BodyStyle.css" type="text/css">

<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="../includes/menu.js"></script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="/includes/MM_MENU.JS"></script>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="../includes/image.js"></script>
<!-- /CSS & Scripts -->

</head>

<body  marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0">

<div class="ScreenHeader">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#999999">
  <tr> 
    <td>
<script language="JavaScript1.2">mmLoadMenus();</script>
<!-- Top Nav -->

<table width="100%" height="45" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tr> 
    <td align="right"> 
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#000066">
        <tr align="center"> 
		  <td width="200" class="TopHeaderNav"><img src="../includes/images/pagenavtopbg.gif"></td>
          <td width="95" class="TopHeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='TopHeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/contact.html'" onmouseout="this.className='TopHeaderNav'"><a href="http://www.reef.crc.org.au/contact.html" class="TopHeaderNavTxt">Contacts</a> 
          <td width="95" class="TopHeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='TopHeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/calendar.html'" onmouseout="this.className='TopHeaderNav'"><a href="http://www.reef.crc.org.au/calendar.html" class="TopHeaderNavTxt">Calendar</a></td>
          <td width="95" class="TopHeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='TopHeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/search.html'" onmouseout="this.className='TopHeaderNav'"><a href="http://www.reef.crc.org.au/search.html" class="TopHeaderNavTxt">Search</a></td>
          <td width="95" class="TopHeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='TopHeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/sitemap.html'" onmouseout="this.className='TopHeaderNav'"><a href="http://www.reef.crc.org.au/sitemap.html" class="TopHeaderNavTxt">Sitemap</a></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td> 
      <table width="800" height="20" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#666666">
        <tr nowrap align="center"> 
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/about/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/about/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0016155408_0,0,50,null,'nav_about');">
			About CRC Reef</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/resprogram/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/resprogram/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0017140110_1,99,50,null,'nav_research');">Research 
            Programs</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/postgraduate/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/postgraduate/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0017120819_2,215,50,null,'nav_postgrad');">Postgrad 
            Education & Training</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/publications/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/publications/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0017140543_3,402,50,null,'nav_publications');">Publications</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/media/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/media/index.html">Media Centre</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/members/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/members/index.html">Our Members</a></td>
          <td class="HeaderNav" onmouseover="this.className='HeaderNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/about/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='HeaderNav'">
		  <a class="HeaderNavTxt" href="/forcrcreef/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_0017121259_4,657,50,null,'nav_forcrc');">For 
            CRC Reef Members</a></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

<!-- /Top Nav -->
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr> 
    <td height="30"> 
           <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" background="../images/NewNav/Header_bkg.gif" height="70">
        <tr> 
          <td width="16%" height="70">            <a href="index.html"><img src="../images/NewNav/Header_media.gif" name="Header_r1_c1" width="217" height="70" border="0"></a></td>
          <td width="25%"><a href="../index.html"><img src="../images/NewNav/Header_Logo.gif" name="Header_r1_c2" width="345" height="70" border="0"></a></td>
          <td width="59%" height="70" nowrap> 
             <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
              <tr>
                <td><a href="../discover/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"  onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Discover','','../images/NewNav/Header_DiscoverBtn_Ovr.gif',1);" > 
				<img src="../images/NewNav/Header_DiscoverBtn.gif" name="Discover" width="188" height="35" border="0"></a></td>
              </tr>
              <tr>
                <td valign="top"><a href="../research/index.html" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"  onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Research','','../images/NewNav/Header_ResearchBtn_Ovr.gif',1);" > 
				<img src="../images/NewNav/Header_ResearchBtn.gif" name="Research" width="188" height="35" border="0"></a></td>
              </tr>
            </table>    </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
</div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="750" height="100%">
  <tr>
    <td class="NavSideMenu" rowspan="2" valign="top">
      <!-- Side Nav -->
<div class=NavSideMenuBar>  
	  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" class="NavSideMenu">
	  <tr>
	  <td>
			  <table class="NavSideMenu" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" bgcolor="#666666">
			   
 



 

			  <tr>
				<td class="SideNav" onmouseover="this.className='SideNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/media/index.html'" onmouseout="this.className='SideNav'">
					<a href="index.html">Current Media Releases</a>
				</td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
				<td class="SideNav" onmouseover="this.className='SideNav_Ovr'" onclick="window.location='http://www.reef.crc.org.au/media/science.html'" onmouseout="this.className='SideNav'">
				<a href="science.html">Science on the Radio </a></td>
			  </tr>
			  <tr>
			    <td class="SideNav"><img src="../includes/images/pagenavtopbg.gif" width="150" height="100%"></td>
			    </tr>
			</table>
	   </td>
	  </tr>
	  </table>
</div>	
	  <!-- /Side Nav -->  	  <div align="center"></div></td>
    <td width="600" height="100%" valign="top" >
	
	<div class="PrintHeader">
<img src="http://www.reef.crc.org.au/images/PrintHeader.jpg" width="750" height="63">
</div><br>      <!-- #BeginEditable "Body" --> 
      <h1>CROWN-OF-THORNS RESEARCH A HIGH PRIORITY</h1>
      <p>The Cooperative Research Centre for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage 
        Area confirmed that research on the crown-of-thorns starfish continues 
        to be a high priority.</p>
      <p>"The current outbreak of crown-of-thorns on the Great Barrier Reef is 
        probably the worst we have seen," said Dr Russell Reichelt, CEO of CRC 
        Reef Research Centre Ltd. "The Board of the CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd 
        met last week to assess our priorities for research and crown-of-thorns 
        starfish was very high on the list." </p>
      <p>"We need to ensure that the significant government and industry funding 
        for crown-of-thorns research is targeted at answering critical questions."</p>
      <p>"CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd's Board set high priorities for crown-of-thorns 
        research," he said. "These include understanding the cause of crown-of-thorns 
        outbreaks and whether human activities are playing any role. And to develop 
        more effective local control methods." </p>
      <p>"A recent report suggested that the frequency of outbreaks is increasing," 
        said Dr Reichelt. "Previously, there were 12-15 years between outbreaks. 
        The most recent outbreak occurred on some northern reefs only three to 
        five years after a previous outbreak. However, the pattern at a larger 
        scale is not radically different from past outbreaks." </p>
      <p>"But we do not have any information about how often crown-of-thorns starfish 
        outbreaks occurred on the Great Barrier Reef before the 1960s. We may 
        not know for another 30 years whether there is a change in the frequency 
        of these outbreaks." </p>
      <p>"We want to understand the potential for human influences in the outbreaks, 
        such as run-off from land and the removal of predators such as some fish 
        species and triton shells."</p>
      <p>"We received a report about fine-scale monitoring of crown-of-thorns 
        starfish earlier this year," said Dr Reichelt. "We are currently reviewing 
        our monitoring of crown-of-thorns starfish and it is understandable that 
        during this short review period that some researchers will be outspoken 
        about their views on priorities."</p>
      <p>"However, the community can be assured that we are continuing to treat 
        crown-of-thorns research as a high priority and that available research 
        funds will be targeted at the areas where best results will be achieved." 
      </p>
      <p>Dr Russell Reichelt will be available for interview at CRC Reef Research 
        Centre Ltd, Sir George Fisher Building, James Cook University after 11.00am 
        on 8 November.</p>
      <p>For more information contact: Dr Louise Goggin, Communication Coordinator, 
        CRC Reef on 07 4729 8404 or 0402 243116. </p>
      <!-- #EndEditable -->  
	   </td>
  </tr>

  </table> <div class="Footer"><br><table align="center">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top"><div align="center">
      <p><br>
              <a href="../contact.html">Contacts</a> | <a href="../calendar.html">Calendar</a> | <a href="../search.html">Search</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a> | <a href="../disclaimer.html">Disclaimer</a><br>
            <br>
    For enquiries please contact <a href="mailto:info@crcreef.com">info@crcreef.com</a></p>
    </div>
      <p><br>
      </p></td>
  </tr>
 </table>
 </div> 
 
</body>

<!-- #EndTemplate --></html>