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4 Oct 2022

Expression of Interest - Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) is seeking to recruit two new members to join our Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee for the current term to June 2023 — with the possi

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28 Sep 2022

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Partnership on the Reef

Permit holder and tourism operator, Adam Mervyn-Jones recently recognised the benefits of working with Traditional Owners when establishing his business, Reef Navigator, out of Mourilyan Harbour in

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28 Sep 2022

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Eyes and Ears compliance training

The Reef Authority Indigenous Compliance Team, supported by Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol, recently delivered compliance training to three Indigenous Ranger groups in and around Yarrabah

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Crown-of-Thorn Trained Diver COTs Program Great Barrier Reef

26 Aug 2022

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Prestigious Australian Science Award highlights the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish (COTS) Control Program has been named a finalist in the country’s most prestigious science awards, the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.

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Coral reef image – Australia - © QPWS - Photographer: Victor Huertas

23 Aug 2022

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Response to Australian Institute of Marine Science Long-Term Monitoring Report

Today the Australian Institute of Marine Science released the annual update from its Long-Term Monitoring Program. It is extremely encouraging to see the headline Reef health indicator – coral cover – has continued to recover in the northern and central Reef.

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Humpback whale - Australia - Commonwealth of Australia (Reef Authority)

23 Aug 2022

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Look out for those below as heavy traffic hits the ‘humpback highway’

It’s the time of year for extravagant tail-slapping displays and breathtaking breaches, as thousands of nature’s majestic giants hit the ‘humpback highway’ on their annual journey along Australia’s East coast.

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Mandubarra TUMRA - Commonwealth of Australia (Reef Authority)

19 Aug 2022

Traditional Owners

Sharing priorities for Sea Country management

Mandubarra Traditional Owners have reached a new level of partnership with management agencies, holding a two-day workshop between fourteen Mandubarra Traditional Owner family members (including the TUMRA Steering Committee and Elders) and managing agencies.

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Compliance and zoning check with the Reef Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service – Australia - © QPWS - Photographer: Victor Huertas

10 Jun 2022

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Billion $ funding boost, a win for the Reef, industries and communities that rely on it

Today’s Australian Government announcement of an injection of more than $250 million into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s world-leading marine park management reflects the importance of the Reef and will keep our Reef protection programs at the cutting-edge .

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Master reef guide - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Australia - © Commonwealth of Australia – (Reef Authority) - Photographer: Johnny Gaskell

10 May 2022

Reef health

Reef Snapshot: summer 2021-22 released

The Reef Authority, along with our partners at AIMS and the CSIRO, has released the Reef health Snapshot, which provides a summary of Reef conditions over the past summer.

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Expression of Interest - Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee

Partnership on the Reef

Eyes and Ears compliance training

Prestigious Australian Science Award highlights the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program

Response to Australian Institute of Marine Science Long-Term Monitoring Report

Look out for those below as heavy traffic hits the ‘humpback highway’

Sharing priorities for Sea Country management

Billion $ funding boost, a win for the Reef, industries and communities that rely on it

Reef Snapshot: summer 2021-22 released

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