Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover The Lowest In Recorded History
According to a new report out of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the state of coral cover is in severe trouble and as it …
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Australia Pledges $379 Million To Great Barrier Reef But Still Is Failing To Tackle The True Problem
The Australian government has announced that it will be making a major investment to provide funding to help protect the Great Barrier Reef. The move …
Read More A Gene-Editing Tool Is Now Been Looked At To Save Coral Reefs From Bleaching Events
A gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9, which is being looked at to revolutionize medicine, may possibly be used to boost the resiliency of corals that …
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Video: Report Finds That Half Of All Coral In The Northern Great Barrier That Died Since 2016 Is Unlikely To Recover
After a devastating heatwave in 2016 caused the death of half of the Great Barrier Reef in some locations, scientists have had the opportunity to …
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Leading Coral Researchers Respond To Attacks Against Their Research On Great Barrier Reef
Marine scientists are fighting back after an attack on the integrity of their research on the threats to the Great Barrier Reef were called flawed …
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New Sun Shield Shows Promise In Protecting Coral Reefs From Bleaching On A Small Scale
Coral reefs around the world are feeling the heat from rising temperatures due to climate change and as a result, mass die-offs of the diverse …
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Australia Releases New Management Plan To Rollback Vital Protections For Great Barrier Reef
The Australian government is planning to establish a new management plan for marine reserves and it does not look good. The new management plans, have …
Read More Coral Reefs Are At Huge Risk As Ocean Becomes More Acidic Due To Climate Change
In a new study, researchers have found that increasing acidic oceans will severely harm coral reef growth over the next few decades if carbon dioxide …
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Plastic has been found to be a direct contributor to coral diseases. Photo via Dr. Kathryn Berry
New Research Discovers Plastic Is Playing A Huge Part In Killing Coral Reefs
Plastic and trash is choking our ocean and the mass public is aware of it. Unfortunately, being aware of an issue does not always mean …
Read More Australia Sets Aside $60 Million To Try And Save Great Barrier Reef, But Are Not Willing To Solve The True Issue
In the last few years the Great Barrier Reef has seen a serious loss of total reef and that trend is expected (link). Australian appears …
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