Charters Towers Regional Council has become the newest member of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Reef Guardian Council program, joining 19 other local government areas helping to pro
They’re on the water year-round and know their patch like the back of their hand, so who better to help keep an Eye on the Reef than marine tourism operators.
There’s a magic to the Reef.
Counting kangaroos in the dusty wilds of northern Victoria is far from a typical apprenticeship for those charged with conserving and managing Australia’s most iconic marine environments.
They may have the greatest eyesight in all the ocean, but even sharks can’t read maps. And yet, they are reaping the benefits of arguably the most important map on the Great Barrier Reef – the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan 2003.
Bronte Claussen’s story is the type you only read about in picture books.
Entries are now open for the Reef Guardian Schools Global Eco-Challenge, where students are encouraged to use emerging technologies to explore the Great Barrier Reef and its connected ecosystems.
A report released today by the Reef Authority has concluded the overall outlook for the Great Barrier Reef remains one of future deterioration due largely to climate change.
The Great Barrier Reef Aquarium in Townsville has received $180 million (including 80 million previously allocated) from the Australian Government to assure a major transformation of the facility,