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.

Marine debris

Marine debris is a major threat to the health of the Great Barrier Reef and kills marine life such as turtles, dugongs, dolphins and seabirds.

Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is recognised as providing unique, high-standard and world-class tourism experiences.

Tourism Industry Activation and Reef Protection Initiative

Seventeen marine tourism operators along the Great Barrier Reef have undertaken thousands of hours of Reef conservation activities as part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Tourism

Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024: an ecosystem under pressure

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.

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.

Tinder for Corals with Dr Jessica Stella

By all accounts, there aren’t ‘that’ many mermaids from Braintree, Massachusetts; a folksy, 40,000-strong municipality just south of Boston, on America’s mostly chilly east coast.

Dr Jessica Stella is a distinguished marine ecologist and Assistant Director of Reef Health at the Reef Authority.

Reef guardians

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's Reef Guardian program recognises the good environmental work undertaken by communities and industries to protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Become a Master Reef Guide

Master Reef Guides are striving to be the world’s leading reef guides and interpreters sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. As reef ambassadors they impart up-to-

Reef Guardian Council program expands Reef protection

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

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