The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef.
High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here’s how both can be true on the Great Barrier Reef.
Contemporary marine park management is infused with traditional knowledge to tackle new threats on the Great Barrier Reef.
Does last summer’s mass coral bleaching event sound a death knell for Australia’s beloved Great Barrier Reef? “Not on my watch!” is the message coming from the army of heartbroken, but resolute, marine scientists who’ve responded to the crisis by doubling down on their research.
1975: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is created.
The fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years has been confirmed on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Researchers are celebrating after a University of the Sunshine Coast-led project detected the previously unknown species named Lady Elliot Shrimp Goby on a tiny coral cay.
Scientists have identified a major new threat to the Great Barrier Reef – invisible groundwater flows delivering nutrients at harmful levels.
The World Heritage Committee has given Australia more time to address major threats to the Great Barrier Reef and possibly avoid an in-danger listing.
The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s going on takes more than a headline.