Backgrounders Information about the institute's research activities and scientists Backgrounders cover some of the important news stories about the Institute's research in greater detail than what was provided in the news story. If you can't find the necessary material you're looking for here please  email the Institute's Science Communication Service Group    Contents AIMS scientist enlisted to advise Indonesia on coral reef conservation Baited video fleet yields diverse results in deep-water fish surveys  Blooming killer of the sea  Collaborative prawn research project - largest in Australia's history  Evolutionary hope  Fears of massive coral bleaching  Giant triton strikes back  Impacts of climate change on coral reefs Impacts of Terrestrial Run-off on the Great Barrier Reef  World Heritage Area  Killer crabs more toxic than cyanide   Opening of the south wing of the Australian Institute of Marine Science  Pristine reefs affected by coral disease  Revamp marks quarter-century at Cape Ferguson  Research vessel celebrates two years on the high seas  Scientists hunt for plane wreck using underwater 'Rover'  Scientists lend an ear to fish-talk  Soaking up the Antarctic  Strange creatures from the deep  Swarms of worms  Wet tropics carbon sink?  Whale shark spy-cam