Conservation
- WWF Great Barrier ReefInformation about the Reef, threats to the Reef and what the WWF is doing.
National Geographic
National Geographic Video: Great Barrier Reef
The largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef spans more than 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) of islands and submerged reefs. A plethora of coral thrives here, along with a sweep of parrotfish, surgeonfish, barracuda, and sharks.
Narrated by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle.
POLLUTION
- Death by sludge, coal and climate change for Great Barrier Reef?Authorities approve plans to dump three million cubic metres of dredge spoil into waters of already at-risk reef
- Australia Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan approvedBBC includes map of proposed dump site
GENERAL FOR KIDS SITES
- Heritage 360 : Great Barrier ReefNational Geographic
New Coral Reef : Gulf of Carpentaria
New Coral Reefs were discovered through seabed mapping. These cannot be seen from the air. so nobody knew they existed before 2005.
The video is from Geoscience Australia and runs for 7 min 50.
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
- All about the Great Barrier ReefWhy it is a World Heritage site and what is done to protect it
Australia Revealed : Great Barrier Reef
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