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Podcast: The Girringun TUMRA story ft. Jade Pryor
Caring for the Great Barrier Reef is strongest when marine science and Indigenous knowledge come together. For 20 years, Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreements (TUMRAs) have shown how Traditional Owners, scientists and managers work in partnership to respect culture, protect Sea Country and support a healthier future for the Reef.
In this episode of Reef in Focus, host Lincoln Bertoli speaks with Jade Pryor, a Bandjin and Girramay Traditional Owner and coordinator of the Girringun TUMRA. Jade shares how her lifelong ties to community and Country guide her work.
Sea Country Connections
Reef health starts inland
On the Atherton Tablelands, a partnership between local landholders, Mamu Traditional Owners and Tablelands Regional Council, a proud Reef Guardian Council, is demonstrating how on-farm action improves water quality. This work is restoring habitat for endangered species and reducing sediment run-off flowing from the Tablelands to the Reef lagoon.
Strengthening Reef resilience
We recently brought together a diverse group of stakeholders for the 2025 Reef Forum: Strengthening the resilience-based management of the Great Barrier Reef. The participants’ perspectives about actions that could be taken to further protect the Great Barrier Reef in the face of increasing climate change pressures are captured in a report available below.
The year that was for the Aquarium
2025 has been a landmark year for the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium, with essential groundwork, planning, and community input laying the foundation for its 2029 reopening. From relocating marine life safely to engaging experts and the public in reimagining the facility, the Aquarium is well on its way to a bright and inspiring new chapter.
Groundbreaking turtle egg relocation
In an Australian first at this scale, more than 3,000 green turtle eggs were successfully relocated last summer from Raine Island to Sir Charles Hardy Islands to test whether large numbers of turtle eggs can be moved in remote locations to achieve better hatching outcomes.
Eye on the Reef mega pre-summer training
Our two-day Eye on the Reef training program, held off Cairns, included a train-the-trainer session for experienced surveyors and qualified about 80 new citizen scientists, dive instructors, Traditional Owners and schoolteachers in Reef monitoring methods. This event followed similar training for 45 participants in the Whitsundays.
Your top spawning questions answered
We have answered your most common questions about the Reef’s major regeneration event. Read about why coral spawning happens at night, what coral spawn is made of, and how visitors may be able to see spawning while on the Reef. With the full moon occurring mid-month, the final spawning events of the year will begin in the days that follow.
Zoning in on Reef protection
The Reef Authority is reminding fishers and other Marine Park visitors to know the zoning rules before hitting the water over the busy summer months. Zoning information is available in many forms. Visit the Reef Authority’s website for maps, apps and more. You can also help protect the Reef by reporting incidents and suspected offences.
Fishing Australia visits the Great Barrier Reef
Our Chief Scientist, Dr Roger Beeden, featured in a recent episode of Fishing Australia in Cairns to chat all things responsible fishing, zoning and coral bleaching. Keep an eye out on the Fishing Australia YouTube channel to catch the full episode, or watch our podcast with Rob from earlier in the year
Want to work for us?
Managing a Reef roughly the size of Italy demands many skills and talents, so you don't have to be a marine biologist to contribute to our mission. From finance to marketing roles, we have a team almost as diverse as the ecosystem we protect.
50 years of protecting the Marine Park
Our 50th anniversary timeline charts the significant moments, challenges and achievements that have shaped the Reef's story of the past 50 years and beyond.
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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