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.

New appointment to Reef Authority Board – Elissa Keenan

A well-regarded tourism professional with a wealth of experience across the sector joins the Board of Australia's lead management agency for the Great Barrier Reef.

A well-regarded tourism professional with a wealth of experience across the sector joins the Board of Australia's lead management agency for the Great Barrier Reef.

Aerial surveys confirm extent of bleaching on southern Great Barrier Reef

Media Release

28 February 2024

Helicopter flights over the southern Great Barrer Reef have confirmed extensive coral bleaching across the region.

Reef named in honour of Professor Richard Kenchington

Kenchington Reef - a previously unnamed reef in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park now bears the 
name of a founding marine park manager, the late Professor Richard Kenchington. 

Kenchington Reef - a previously unnamed reef in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park now bears the 
name of a founding marine park manager, the late Professor Richard Kenchington. 

Aerial surveys confirm widespread bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef

Aerial surveys conducted by the Reef Authority in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) spanning two-thirds of the Marine Park confirm that a widespread coral bleachi

Aerial surveys conducted by the Reef Authority in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) spanning two-thirds of the Marine Park confirm that a widespread cor

Have your say - New Plan of Management for Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Long-term sustainability, resilience and conservation will be the focus of a new plan of management for the southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Consultation on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park’s Southern Plan of Management is open.

Reef Authority urges Marine Park users to follow rules

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) is calling on all Marine Park users to follow the rules, to reduce further impacts to the Reef during the current coral bleaching event

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) is calling on all Marine Park users to follow the rules, to reduce further impacts to the Reef during the current coral bleaching event

Reef snapshot details widespread coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef

The 2023−24 summer has seen substantial climate driven impacts across the Great Barrier Reef, with widespread coral bleaching, two cyclones and several severe flood events.

The 2023−24 summer has seen substantial climate driven impacts across the Great Barrier Reef, with widespread coral bleaching, two cyclones and several severe flood events.

New study reveals benefits of crown-of-thorns starfish control on the Great Barrier Reef

New research has revealed that years of targeted crown-of-thorns starfish control on the Great Barrier Reef has protected coral and supported reef health and resilience. 

New research has revealed that years of targeted crown-of-thorns starfish control on the Great Barrier Reef has protected coral and supported reef health and resilience.