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Tag Archives: Great Barrier Reef

13Nov/17

Great Barrier Reef bursts into life during annual coral spawning

November 13, 2017EnvironmentAnimals, Australia, Australian National Heritage List, Barrier reef, Coral, Coral bleaching, Coral reef, Coral reef protection, Coral reefs, Ecosystems, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Florida Reef, Gareth Phillips, Great Barrier, Great Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Oceanography, Physical geography, Queensland, Spawn, States and territories of Australiasmbale

MOORE REEF, GREAT BARRIER REEF, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA (FILMED OVER TWO NIGHTS) – The Great Barrier Reef showcased its annual spawning last week, with underwater footage captured on November 8 and 9 showing the moment future generations of coral reef are created. Continue reading →

20Mar/17

How coral bleaching happens

March 20, 2017ScienceAquaculture of coral, Australia, Barrier reef, Coral, Coral bleaching, Coral reefs, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Environmental issues with coral reefs, Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef, Fishing, Geography of Australia, Great Barrier, Great Barrier Reef, James Cook University, Natural environment, Nature, NEXT MEDIA, Physical geography, Resilience of coral reefs, Terry Hughessmbale

Scientists are warning that vast swathes of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may never recover from repeated coral bleaching.
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23Aug/16

Violent coral bleaching caught on camera

August 23, 2016EnvironmentAlgae, Animals, Australia, BRETT LEWIS, Cnidarians, Coral, Coral bleaching, Coral reefs, Disaster/Accident, Environment, Great Barrier Reef, Montipora aequituberculata, Montipora capitata, Physical geography, Roselle Chen, Symbiodinium trenchi, United Statessmbale

Rare video footage shows the violent act of coral bleaching, caused by high sea water temperatures forcing corals to expel the symbiotic algae they rely on for their food source. Roselle Chen reports.
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01Jul/15

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef outlook poor but not “in danger” – UNESCO

July 1, 2015EnvironmentAustralia, Australian National Heritage List, Barrier reef, Belize, Belize Barrier Reef, Bonn, Canberra, Coral reefs, Dermot O'Gorman, Environment, Environment of Australia, Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef, Geography of Australia, Germany, Great Barrier Reef, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Greg Hunt, Mali, Marine ecoregions, Oceania, Physical geography, Protected areas of Australia, Queensland, States and territories of Australia, The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management, Timbuktu, Tony Abbott, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, World Heritage Committee of the U.N. Educationalsmbale

UNESCO says that the Great Barrier Reef is threatened but stops short of listing it as “in danger”.
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