Tourism Reef Protection Initiative

The Australian Government's $1.2 billion Reef protection package included a $260 million investment in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's key programs, significantly strengthening its c

Here’s lookin’ at you, Reef

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. 

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. 

Crown-of-thorns starfish control program secured

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program is set for another three years, with the Reef Authority welcoming new operators to deliver this world-leading Reef management program which is effective

The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program is set for another three years, with the Reef Authority welcoming new operators to deliver this world-leading Reef management program which is effective

Reef in focus - wanted dead or alive

It is with only a touch of irony that the Great Barrier Marine Park Reef Authority’s newly appointed Chief Scientist, Dr Roger Beeden, who oversees an area roughly the size of Germany, originally h

The Reef Authority's Chief Scientist, Dr Roger Beeden discusses the current health and state of the Reef.

Resources and publications

We’ve developed a range of useful resources about the Great Barrier Reef and the Reef’s health and management that are suitable for a variety of interests — from school students studying the Great

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.

Reef Snapshot: summer 2024-2025 released

The Reef Authority, along with our partners at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the CSIRO, has released the

The Reef Authority, along with our partners at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the CSIRO, has released the Reef snapshot: summer 2024-25, which provides a summary of Reef impacts ove

Zoning maps

Before visiting the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, make sure you’re familiar with the zoning rules.

Inshore coral health

There were no acute climatic pressures imposed on inshore reefs in 2022–23.