Reef health resources

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has several educational resources available on the current state of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Reef health updates

As Australia’s lead management agency for the Reef, we monitor Reef conditions very closely throughout the year. From May to November each year, we issue regular Reef health reports.

Past Reef health updates

Throughout the year, the Reef Authority provides updates on the health of the Reef which includes key factors such as sea surface temperatures, rainfall, floods, cyclones, crown-of-thorns starfish

Summer Reef health

Summer is a time of increased risk of impacts for the Great Barrier Reef from threats such as marine heatwaves and cyclones.

The recipe for Reef health with Richard Quincey

There’s a rumour, rife around Reef Authority offices, of a chilli mud crab recipe that rivals almost all others. But there’s a catch, literally and figuratively.

The Reef Authority’s General Manager of Marine Park Operations has dedicated over 30 years to safeguarding Queensland’s coastal environments.

Reef snapshot

The Reef snapshot: summer 2024-25 provides a summary of conditions on the Great Barrier Reef throughout summer, and how these conditions impact coral

Reef 2050 Policies

Impacts on the Reef are compounding over time and space, diminishing the Reef’s ability to recover from disturbances. Greater reductions of threats at all levels  — global, reef-wide, reg

Coastal ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef

There are 14 coastal ecosystems that are important to the function of the Reef: coral reefs, lagoon floors, islands, open water, seagrass, coastline, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, forested floodp

What is Eye on the Reef?

Our Eye on the Reef monitoring and assessment program enables anyone who visits the Great Barrier Reef to contribute to its long-term protection by collecting valuable informat