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Influential figure honoured with Reef tribute
A previously unnamed reef in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has now been named after the late Professor Richard Kenchington. Professor Kenchington, one of the first staff members at the Reef Authority in 1977, dedicated his career to conserving the Great Barrier Reef and was instrumental in setting up multiple-use zoning in the Marine Park which has since had an impact on marine conservation worldwide.
Image: Richard Kenchington (left) with Hon. Ian Wilson (Minister Home Affairs & Environ), at public consultation for first section zoning plan, 1980.
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Aerial surveys confirm bleaching on southern Great Barrier Reef
Helicopter flights over the southern Great Barrer Reef have confirmed extensive coral bleaching across the surveyed area. Reef Authority staff together with scientists from AIMS took to the skies to survey 48 inshore and offshore reefs.
Assessing coral bleaching
Learn how the Reef Authority, in collaboration with science and management institutions, assesses Reef health and the effects of climate change on the World Heritage Area from space, the sky and the water. Watch the video now by clicking the button below.
Wind beneath their sails
As part of the Tourism Reef Protection Initiative - staff from the Reef Authority joined Cape Tribulation tourism operator Ocean Safari to survey key sites at Mackay Reef to assess the damage sustained by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
The origin of zoning
Did you know that that the history of zoning on the Reef actually dates back to the early 80s? Reef Authority CEO Josh Thomas sat down for the Reef in Focus podcast to discuss the modern Marine Park Zoning Plan, from its early origins to the incredible benefits now being witnessed across the Reef.
COTS control watch
While a single crown-of-thorns starfish holds no threat to a reef, when joined by hundreds or thousands of others, they can make their way through most of the coral in sight. Where starfish numbers are too high to sustain coral growth and recovery, dive teams conduct culling operations using a lethal injection of ox bile or a simple house staple: vinegar.
Meet Bec
They say two’s a crowd, but three (hundred) is a party, and Reef Authority Education Officer Rebecca Carey can attest to that. She spent her childhood in the small town of Port Victoria, where most of the 300-strong population would fill their weekends with diving, visiting the winery, making sandcastles, or calling into the historic maritime museum.
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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