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Just released: Blueprint 2030
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s greatest natural treasures, and it’s vital we understand its key threats and work to protect it for future generations. We’ve released our updated Position Statement on Climate Change, and the Reef Blueprint 2030: Great Barrier Reef Blueprint for Climate Resilience and Adaptation. The threat of climate change is serious, and climate resilience and adaptation actions are at the forefront of managing the Reef. Find out more below.
#LoveTheReef highlights
Progress report handed to UNESCO
The Great Barrier Reef Progress Report has been handed to UNESCO this month. The report responds to recommendations made by UNESCO and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to protect the Great Barrier Reef and avoid the Marine Park being listed as 'in danger'.
More than just a tourism experience
As part of the Tourism Reef Protection Initiative – funded by the Reef Authority through the Australian Government's Reef Protection Package – 26 marine tourism operators throughout the Great Barrier Reef are undertaking Reef protection activities at their high-value tourism sites, including Reef health surveys and coral predator control.
The recipe for Reef health
Summer is a busy time on the Great Barrier Reef, with everyone from international tourists to recreational fishers heading out to enjoy the Marine Park. But how does the Reef look as we reach its peak visitation period? It turns out there is a variety of real-time monitoring tools and techniques, from cutting-edge temperature sensing satellites to wind models, which help to answer this question.
On the clock for COTS
This month marks the halfway point in the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Control Program's work year. It's a chance to reassess how results are tracking and plan for anticipated weather events across the Reef. The program, led by the Reef Authority and delivered alongside partners and contractors, protects coral across the Great Barrier Reef through targeted suppression of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks.
Meet Tijen
From the landlocked northwest suburbs of Melbourne to regional Queensland, Tijen Anderson’s life is far different from that of her schoolmates back home. The Marine Biologist at the Reef Authority is the subject of envy for hardworking students across the discipline, in a field many people dream of travelling across the world to work and study.
Turtle-y cute
The first 2024 hatchlings were spotted on Wilson Island, one of the Southern Great Barrier Reef's most iconic nesting and hatchling locations.
As these hatchlings depart the comfort of their sandy nests, they face their biggest life challenge. Completely vulnerable, they will spend years at sea hiding from coastal predators – until they're ready to return to the shallows of the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority acknowledges the continuing Sea Country management and custodianship of the Great Barrier Reef by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners whose rich cultures, heritage values, enduring connections and shared efforts protect the Reef for future generations.
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