Marine Monitoring Program

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program surveys and reports on the health of inshore coral, seagrass and water quality every year, and has done so for over 15 years.

Outlook Report 2024

Every five years, we publish an Outlook Report that examines the Great Barrier Reef’s health, pressures, and likely future.

Summer ready on the Reef

The Reef Authority has started its summer Reef health response with the annual summer workshop.

The Reef Authority has started its summer Reef health response with the annual summer workshop.

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 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.

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

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. 

Zoning maps

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