Description:
*AIMS has developed and field tested a method for qualitative detection of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) larvae and this study aims to extend this to a quantitative tool.
*This method now opens completely new opportunities for management relevant studies on causes of and controls for COTS outbreaks.
*In the long term, AIMS plans to develop automated sampling of COTS Edna as an early warning signal of COTS outbreaks in the potential primary outbreak area