Editing Lizard Island (section)

==Current settlement and use==
Aside from the national park, Lizard Island also contains a number of other facilities:

===Lizard Island Research Station===
[[File:Spawning Pocillopora meandrina - pone.0050847.s002.ogv|thumb|Research performed at Lizard Island Research Station includes investigations into the reproduction of the cauliflower coral, ''[[Pocillopora meandrina]]''.]]
Situated on Lizard Island's most westerly point,<ref name=about/> the Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS) was established in 1973 by [[ichthyologist]] and marine biologist [[Frank Talbot]], then director of the [[Australian Museum]]. It continues to be operated by the museum, providing research and education facilities for those interested in studying coral reefs.<ref name=am2024/> LIRS is part of the [[Australian Museum Research Institute]] (AMRI), headed by Kris Helgen.<ref name=am2024>{{cite web |title=Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station |website=The Australian Museum |date=18 October 2024 |url=https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/lirs/ |access-date=11 November 2024}}</ref>

{{as of|November 2024}}, Anne Hoggett and Lyle Vail are co-directors of LIRS.<ref name=am2024/>

As a result of research conducted at the station, about 1,000 scientific publications had been produced by Australian and international researchers {{as of|lc=yes|2008}}.<ref name=about>{{cite web |url=http://www.lizardisland.net.au/about/profile.htm#overview |title=Lizard Island Research Station Profile |access-date=27 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719011900/http://www.lizardisland.net.au/ABOUT/profile.htm#overview |archive-date=19 July 2008 }}</ref>

===Lizard Island Resort===
On the island's north western side is an ultra [[luxury resort]] owned by Hong Kong listed property company [[Sea Holdings]] and operated by [[Voyages Hotels & Resorts]] until November 2009, later operated by [[Delaware North Companies|Delaware North]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.delawarenorth.com.au|title=Food, Venue & Hotel Management Company - Delaware North|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830062445/http://delawarenorth.com.au/|archive-date=30 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>