Water
Reef revival
The Reef Sanctuary Pontoon on Lady Musgrave Island lagoon is revolutionising marine education.
Category: Water
Land
A $13 billion, 30-year flop: Landmark report argues stark failure to halt Murray-Darling river system decline
Some A$13 billion in taxpayer dollars and 30 years of policy reform have failed to arrest the devastating decline in the health of Australia’s most important river system, researchers argue.
Australia
Caring for paradise, one trip at a time in the Frankland Islands
“One of the things our guests enjoy most about the rockpools is meeting the resident clownfish in water at a depth of only a few inches.”
Water
A deep dive into the world of reef manta rays
Ask anyone who has encountered a manta ray in the wild to recount the experience, and you’ll witness their eyes illuminate, their faces animate, and perhaps their arms will instinctively mimic the graceful, soaring movements of these majestic creatures.
Biodiversity
‘Wake-up call to humanity’: Research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years
The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the reef.
Biodiversity
How the Great Barrier Reef shows record growth AND intense bleaching
High coral cover amid intense heatwaves and bleaching? Here’s how both can be true on the Great Barrier Reef.
Climate
Ancient know-how meets a modern challenge
Contemporary marine park management is infused with traditional knowledge to tackle new threats on the Great Barrier Reef.
Nature & Wildlife
A beautiful disaster
Does last summer’s mass coral bleaching event sound a death knell for Australia’s beloved Great Barrier Reef? “Not on my watch!” is the message coming from the army of heartbroken, but resolute, marine scientists who’ve responded to the crisis by doubling down on their research.
History & Culture
Defining Moments in Australian History: Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
1975: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is created.
Flora & Fauna
Saving Tassie’s rare walking fish
These bizarre, shy fish that walk instead of swim face a precarious future in the waters of southern Australia.