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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
Darumbal Traditional Owners today celebrated the official launch of a community-based plan for managing their Sea Country in a joint agreement with the Australian and Queensland governments.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has joined with over 30 other protected area agencies around the world to sign a joint statement on climate change and biodiversity loss.
Please attribute these comments to Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority CEO Mr Josh Thomas:
