Monitoring by AIMS shows coral cover rising in the northern and central sections of the reef after the 2024 bleaching event, while the southern region saw a slight dip, highlighting both resilience and ongoing challenges.
At the World Heritage Committee meeting in Busan, UNESCO presented a draft decision that keeps the Great Barrier Reef off the “in‑danger” list despite six mass bleaching events in less than a decade and record‑hot
Indigenous rangers and University of Technology Sydney researchers completed the first in‑depth baseline survey of Groote Eylandt’s coastal reefs, cataloguing previously unknown coral types and highlighting why 2024 bleaching predictions fell short.
Over three decades of data from seven major Queensland river systems reveal small but measurable drops in nitrogen and sediment loads, driven by reduced fertiliser use and improved farm practices, though many catchments still exceed
A 24‑day voyage aboard CSIRO’s RV Investigator collected seabed cores that show the Great Barrier Reef was once dry land, exposing submerged rivers, lakes and an ancient coral platform.