Project Reefresh: Bait Reef rehabilitation

Project Reefresh: Bait Reef rehabilitation is an innovative, multi-stakeholder reef rehabilitation project trialling three tools 

Permit for Queensland Shark Control Program

The Queensland Government runs a shark control program along the Queensland coast, including within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Marine Park Authority’s role is to assess the applic

Ready for more than just coral spawning on the Reef

It’s that time of year when corals take advantage of the full moon, dust off the old Barry White records and get down and dirty to bring new life to the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef). 

It’s that time of year when corals take advantage of the full moon, dust off the old Barry White records and get down and dirty to bring new life to the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef).

20 Years of building resilience in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Significant gains in fish numbers and improved resilience for Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef are some of the benefits of a courageous zoning plan introduced twenty years ago.

July 2024 marks 20-years since the introduction of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan.

Response to Australian Institute of Marine Science Long-Term Monitoring Report

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.

Coral Spawning – key to Reef’s remarkable recovery

Bursting into a kaleidoscope of colour in the world’s biggest display of new life, there is no more important event for the future of the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef) than the spectacular coral sp

Pacific Coral Reef Collective

Coral reefs throughout the world face unprecedented challenges, and the community of Pacific Island countries has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share as we seek to address them. 

Reef protection through world-leading management

The Australian Government’s $1.2 billion Reef protection package includes a $253 million investment in

I can't live without you

There are many unlikely couples on the Reef: some as popular as the anemone and clownfish, and others more cryptic and unknown.