International collaboration is at the heart of the work at Lizard Island Research Station, owned and operated by the Australia Museum. A breezy collection of buildings on an island off the coastline of Queensland, Australia, the station sits in the shadow of Cook’s Look, the tallest summit on the Great Barrier Reef. With well-equipped labs and aquaria that pump seawater from the nearby beach, as well as a fleet of research vessels at the ready, it has everything scientists need to study the surrounding reefs.
And it's a critical time for the world's reefs. More than forty percent have already been lost. Researchers at LIRS are among those trying to understand why.
Filmed with:
Phantom II
GoPro Hero 3
Created by Oregon State University
Editing: Darryl Lai
Text: Taylor Howard
Aerial cinematography: David Baker
Music: License Lab