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Crown-of-thorns starfish control program
The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program was established in 2012 and delivers the tactical response to outbreaks as part of the Marine Park Authority’s Crown-of-thorns Starfish Strategic Manage
Government agencies
Many agencies and organisations contribute to the protection and management of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crown-of-thorns starfish control program secured
The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program is set for another three years, with the Reef Authority welcoming new operators to deliver this world-leading Reef management program which is effective
The Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program is set for another three years, with the Reef Authority welcoming new operators to deliver this world-leading Reef management program which is effective
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Summer ready on the Reef
The Reef Authority has started its summer Reef health response with the annual summer workshop.
The Reef Authority has started its summer Reef health response with the annual summer workshop.
Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee
The Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee provides advice to the Marine Park Authority Board (the Board) through the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Authority) on the management of the G
Past Reef health updates
Throughout the year, the Reef Authority provides updates on the health of the Reef which includes key factors such as sea surface temperatures, rainfall, floods, cyclones, crown-of-thorns starfish
Marine Monitoring Program
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program surveys and reports on the health of inshore coral, seagrass and water quality every year, and has done so for over 15 years.
About Marine Park permits
Activities within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Queensland's Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park are regulated by permits.
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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!