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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.
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Protecting Australia’s majestic giants on the Great Barrier Reef
Natures spectacle is in full swing in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as thousands of majestic giants hit the ‘humpback highway’ for their annual journey along Australia’s East coast.
Natures spectacle is in full swing in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, as thousands of majestic giants hit the ‘humpback highway’ for their annual journey along Australia’s East coast.
Environmental management charge
Regardless of private business arrangements you may make, as the permit holder it is your responsibility to ensure compliance with the legislative requiremen
Restoration of Reef Islands Project
The Restoration of Reef Islands Project collaborates with Traditional Owners to enhance the resilience of our Great Barrier Reef’s islands, which provide crucial ecosystem services.
Social Science for the Great Barrier Reef
Social science for the Great Barrier Reef is about understanding and managing people’s relationship with the Reef for the health of both the Reef and the people.
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A Saltwater Sisterhood
For Traditional Owners across the Great Barrier Reef, protecting Sea Country is an inherent part of their lives and identities. Through the Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreements, a partnership with the Australian and Queensland governments, traditional knowledge and management styles come together with legislative frameworks to form a wholistic approach to managing Sea Country.
For Traditional Owners across the Great Barrier Reef, protecting Sea Country is an inherent part of their lives and identities.
Climate changeCorporate
Media Statement - World Heritage Committee decision on the Great Barrier Reef
The World Heritage Committee has considered the State of Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef at its 46th meeting in New Delhi, India, (21 – 31 July).
The World Heritage Committee has considered the State of Conservation of the Great Barrier Reef at its 46th meeting in New Delhi, India, (21 – 31 July).
Climate changeReef health
Scientific Consensus Statement released
The Reef Authority commends the significance of the Scientific Consensus Statement released on 1st August, 2024, as one of the most comprehensive and rigorous reviews undertaken on Reef water quali
The Reef Authority commends the significance of the Scientific Consensus Statement released today as one of the most comprehensive and rigorous reviews undertaken on Reef water quality.
Compliance and zoningCorporateReef health
The recipe for Reef health with Richard Quincey
There’s a rumour, rife around Reef Authority offices, of a chilli mud crab recipe that rivals almost all others. But there’s a catch, literally and figuratively.
The Reef Authority’s General Manager of Marine Park Operations has dedicated over 30 years to safeguarding Queensland’s coastal environments.