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Discover where the High Standard Tourism Operators are located at ATE

Choose a High Standard Tourism Operator (HSTO) who operates in an ecologically sustainable manner, delivering high quality reef experiences.

Master Reef Guides are world leading guides and interpreters sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef. Find out about Master Reef Guides and discover who they are and what they do.

The initiative aims to support frontline jobs in marine tourism while simultaneously helping conserve high-value tourism sites along the Reef.

We are Australia’s reef management agency, leading a global effort to preserve and protect one of the most significant natural wonders, the Great Barrier Reef.

Source the latest Great Barrier Reef fast facts, handy links, and story ideas from the Reef Authority Newsroom. 

As the lead management agency for the Great Barrier Reef, we monitor Reef conditions throughout the year and issue regular Reef health updates over summer.

There are approximately 70 Traditional Owner groups whose Sea Country includes the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park with connections dating back 60,000 years.

Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks cause significant damage to coral reefs and are one of the major causes of coral decline across the Reef over the past 40 years.

Here are some of the broad range of programs and projects underway to build reef resilience and manage and protect the Great Barrier Reef.