A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...

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.

Dugongs and sea turtles swim in the waters around the island. Part of the outer Great Barrier Reef, Wheeler Reef lies some 40 nautical miles off the coast of Townsville. Wheeler Reef is off the beaten ...

Unfortunately, the Great Barrier Reef is facing many threats, including climate change, pollution, and overfishing. These threats are putting many species at risk, including the dugong (or "sea ...

Researchers behind a new study have warned that the Great Barrier Reef has reached catastrophic coral bleaching levels.

The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular ... as well as endangered turtles and dugongs. However, mass coral bleaching over the past three decades has had serious impacts on the reef.

Record-breaking ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: This is the Great Barrier Reef, and it's dying. Less than 20 years ago, the world's largest living structure looked like this, and this.

The Great Barrier Reef is rare in that most of its threats come in the form ... Firstly it digs up seagrass meadows, removing valuable grazing areas for dugongs and turtles; secondly it can stir up a ...

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is home to a tremendous array of endangered ... the reef was listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Area in 1981. Several reef species, including dugongs and loggerhead ...