Scientists have found that coral bleaching on Australia's Great Barrier Reef has reached "catastrophic" levels. More than 40% of corals monitored near an island in the southern reef were killed ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef, along with many others around the world.

The Great Barrier Reef is not just an Australian icon—it is a vital ecosystem that supports over 1,500 species of fish, 400 species of coral, and countless other marine organisms.

In a new study, they track the rapid rate at which coral colonies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef faced bleaching and then death in 2024. Their alarming findings serve as a "wake-up call" for ...

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region’s coral trout fishery catch. The Great Barrier Reef is protected ...

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even ...

The research team meticulously tracked the health of 462 coral colonies at the University of Sydney's Great Barrier Reef research station at One Tree Island over a period of 161 days. The results ...

SYDNEY – A shark bit and killed a 17-year-old girl swimming off an eastern Australian island on Feb 3, officials said, in the country’s third reported fatal attack in just over five weeks.

Marine scientists from the University of Sydney yesterday have published the first peer-reviewed study documenting “catastrophic” coral bleaching events at the southern Great Barrier Reef in ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Brodie, Jon, and Jane Waterhouse. "A Critical Review of Environmental Management of the 'Not So Great' Barrier Reef." Estuarine, Coastal, ...