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Restoring the reef one piece of coral at a time

Daydream Island’s coral gardening initiative is giving hope for the future of the reef.

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28th Feb. 2020 11:02 AM

GROWING THE REEF: Living Reef supervisor and marine biologist Lochie Levings, Minister for Tourism Industry Development Kate Jones and marine biologist Nick Guinee. Image: Laura Thomas

Is this the secret to restoring the reef?

A RESEARCH project on the Great Barrier Reef could be the key to restoring the ecosystem.

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27th Feb. 2020 4:02 PM

Dr Paul Carnell and A/Prof Peter Macreadie performing field work for the Queensland Blue Carbon study.

’Island ark’: Why Lady Elliot could help save Reef

$2.4 million has been invested to set a benchmark to measure change from climate pressures

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27th Feb. 2020 2:02 PM

Dr Kathy Townsend performs a reef pool survey at Lady Elliot Island. Photo: Contributed.

Coral bleaching could hit Byron and other NSW reefs next

DIRECTOR of SCU’s Marine Ecology Research Centre Professor Peter Harrison said the current threat to the Great Barrier Reef...

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25th Feb. 2020 1:02 PM

Professor Peter Harrison at Heron Island on November 2017.

App for keeping up to date on Reef health

A powerful new tourism tool is about to start telling the true story of the health of the Great Barrier Reef’s directly to...

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24th Feb. 2020 7:02 AM

Divers exploring the coral formations of Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia

Next weeks ‘critical’ for reef, Marine Park says

Authority calls on community to keep an eye of the reef during hot spell

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20th Feb. 2020 6:02 PM

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority are encouraging people of the Whitsundays to help collect data on coral after they observed above average water temperatures in the region’s reefs

Tourism numbers not yet impacted by coronavirus

GLADSTONE’S tourism figures have not yet been affected by the Coronavirus outbreak, due to its limited exposure to markets...

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20th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

Solving the reef’s wicked problems

Many of the challenges, such as coral bleaching and ocean acidification, are environmental, but it's a mistake to look...

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19th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

CQUniversity professor John Rolfe believes progress lies with economists and social scientists sitting alongside marine biologists and environmentalists.

Dolphins affected by Great Barrier Reef pollution

Research shows land run-off, contaminants may be harming Australian humpback and snubfin dolphins

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14th Feb. 2020 5:02 AM

An Australian Snub-fin Dolphin in Queensland waters taking a curious look at the researchers. Picture: Daniele Cagnazzi

Bowen’s green and growing future

A Bowen initiative will mean more jobs, greener parks and a healthier reef.

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11th Feb. 2020 5:02 PM

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