Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality [citation needed] [clarification needed] The first European to sight the Great Barrier Reef was James Cook in 1770, who sailed and mapped the east coast of Australia On 11 June 1770, Cook's ship, HMS
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Wikipedia The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australia's Great Barrier Reef from damaging activities It is a vast multiple-use Marine Park which supports a wide range of uses, including commercial marine tourism, fishing, ports and shipping, recreation, scientific research and Indigenous traditional use Fishing and the removal of artefacts or wildlife (fish, coral, seashells
Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia A scuba diver looking at a giant clam on the Great Barrier Reef Tourism is one of the major industries in the Great Barrier Reef region Approximately 2 19 million people visit the Great Barrier Reef each year [1] According to the WWF, tourism of the area contributes $5 89 billion a year to the Australian economy, and employs approximately 69,000 people [2] Biologist Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Puff: Wonders of the Reef - Wikipedia Narrated by actress Rose Byrne, the story follows a baby pufferfish on its travel through a microscopic marine world of the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium - Wikipedia The aquarium features themed zones, including Jurassic Seas, Discovery Rockpool, Shark Walk, and the world's largest Great Barrier Reef display Along the way, visitors encounter animals unique to each habitat, including one of only four dugongs on display in the world, sharks, stingrays, penguins, and tropical fish, among others
Heron Island (Queensland) - Wikipedia Heron Island is a coral cay located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef It is 87 kilometres (54 miles) north-east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km (290 mi) north-north-west of the state capital Brisbane
Ocean acidification in the Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia Ocean acidification threatens the Great Barrier Reef by reducing the viability and strength of coral reefs The Great Barrier Reef, considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world and a biodiversity hotspot, is located in Australia Similar to other coral reefs, it is experiencing degradation due to ocean acidification
Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia This map of pH on the Great Barrier Reef presents the exposure to ocean acidification on each of the 3,581 reefs, providing managers with the information they need to tailor management to individual reefs