Climate change

Climate change is the greatest threat to the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide. Climate change is caused by global emissions of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide from burning

Thorny Issues

Preparing for summer takes many forms for people all over Australia.

Whether it’s holiday plans, new year’s resolutions, or working on the house.

For the crown-of-thorns starfish control program, summer marks the halfway point of their annual work program, a chance to reassess how they are tracking and make plans for any anticipated weather

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We’re challenging you to #ProtectTheReef

At the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) it’s been our day-to-day job to ensure the protection of our beautiful, iconic, World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef since 1975.

At the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) it’s been our day-to-day job to ensure the protection of our beautiful, iconic, World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef since 1975.

Tourism industry

The marine tourism industry is a key partner in the protection and management of the Great Barrier Reef and has provided invaluable input to the development of the new Tourism Management Action Str

World Heritage Area

While it may not be the largest World Heritage Area on Earth, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the better known. Its biological diversity is also unmatched by any other World Heritage Area.

Chief Scientist talks Crown-of-thorns starfish

Few ecosystems on earth are as vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as coral reefs.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Chief Scientist Dr Roger Beeden explains the future sustainability of the world’s most complex marine ecosystem also relies, in part, on household vinegar!

Coral bleaching

We’ve put together some information on coral bleaching here to separate fact from fiction when it comes to what’s happening on the Reef right now. We call this Myth-Busting coral bleaching.

Public Interest Disclosure (PID)

Please see the below information that the Public Interest Disclosure should identify. Disclosures under the Public Interest Disclosure Act must be made to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Au