Inshore water quality

Annual and long-term Marine Monitoring Program results showing the condition, trends and key pressures on inshore water quality across Great Barrier Reef regions, including pollutant exposure risk

Inshore seagrass health

Annual Marine Monitoring Program results on the condition and trends of inshore seagrass meadows across the Great Barrier Reef, including recovery after floods and cyclones and what this means for

Inshore coral health

There were no acute climatic pressures imposed on inshore reefs in 2022–23.

Connect and protect: Meet Warren

Just like nature, Warren Lee Long has a grounding presence.  

Growing up in a green town, Warren came to understand nature as a complex, interconnected system.  

Growing up in Innisfail, Warren Lee Long saw the Reef, rivers and rainforest as one connected system.

Fascinating facts about the Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef makes up about 10 per cent of the world's coral reef ecosystems, and is one of the best known and most complex natural systems on Earth. It is the Sea Country home for t

Rodents removed from remote turtle nesting refuge

A remote island in the southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park that supports thousands of seabirds and nesting turtles has been declared rat-free following an intensive eradication effort.

A remote island in the southern Great Barrier Reef has been declared rat-free after an intensive eradication effort, restoring a safe nesting refuge for turtles and thousands of seabirds.

Information Publication Scheme

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) which establishes an Information Publication Scheme (IPS).

Joint media release: Refitted Reef Ranger ready for patrol

A $2.9 million refit jointly delivered by the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments has upgraded the Reef Ranger with renewable fuel engines, solar power and efficiency improvements to reduce emissio

A $2.9 million refit jointly delivered by the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments has upgraded the Reef Ranger with renewable fuel engines, solar power and efficiency improvements to reduce emissio

How to apply for a permit

Any proposed activity in the Marine Parks that requires a permission is subject to an assessment and a decision on whether the permission is granted.