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Great Barrier Reef fish evidence suggests shifts in major global biodiversity patterns

Life on the Great Barrier Reef is undergoing big changes in the face of climate change and other human-caused pressures, a new study reveals. From food security to controlling seaweed and even making ...
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Fish protection curbs crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef

New research reveals that one of the largest-ever marine conservation initiatives has helped to prevent more frequent crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) outbreaks on the Great Barrier Reef. Subscribe to ...
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef devastated by worst coral bleaching on record, new report finds

Parts of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef, famed for its stunning colors and biodiversity, suffered the biggest decline of coral on record last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swathes ...
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef suffers ‘extensive’ coral bleaching, as scientists fear seventh mass bleaching event

But we have also seen the recovery of coral and fish communities on many areas of reef – there just needs to be enough time between impacts to allow this recovery to occur,” Srinivasan said. Hotter ...
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Fishing and conserving in Great Barrier Reef's marine reserves

A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region's coral trout fishery catch. A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has ...