Your top questions on coral spawning answered

What is coral spawning? 

Curious about coral spawning? We’ve answered your top questions about the Reef’s biggest regeneration event. 

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!

Alive underwater: Meet Johnny Gaskell

If there are only 24 hours in a day, Johnny Gaskell might just have the secret to squeezing the juice out of every single second. 

If there are only 24 hours in a day, Johnny Gaskell might just have the secret to squeezing the juice out of every single second. 

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.

Seasonal closure: Woody Island, Low Isles

Woody Island and Low Island form the Low Isles, located 15 km north-east of Port Douglas.

Woody Island and Low Island form the Low Isles, located 15 km north-east of Port Douglas. Visitors are advised that Woody Island is closed from 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Sustainability and Green Star certification

In 2024, the Reef Authority moved its head office to a new location at 235 Stanley Street, Townsville (Stanley Place).

Destined to be a marine scientist: meet Thea

When most kids were out playing with their toys – this little explorer was chasing down crabs on the beach.

When most kids were out playing with their toys – this little explorer was chasing down crabs on the beach.

New First Nations member appointed to Marine Park Authority Board

A well-respected Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner with a strong background in natural resource management and government relations will join the Board of Australia's lead management agency for

A well-respected Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner with a strong background in natural resource management and government relations will join the Board of Australia's lead management agency for

Meet Brooke Owens

You don’t have to go to great depths to fall in love with the Great Barrier Reef — just ask Brooke Owens who exudes sheer delight and passion when she talks about her work to protect the icon — but

You don’t have to go to great depths to fall in love with the Great Barrier Reef — just ask Brooke Owens who exudes sheer delight and passion when she talks about her work to protect the icon — but