Emily Tripp Senior Writer The Australian Government plans to create the world’s largest marine reserve in the Coral Sea. According to Environment Minister Tony Burke, the protected zone would cover an area more than one and a half times the size of France. In this zone, new fishing limits would be imposed and all oil [...]
The Great Barrier Reef is among the finalists for the title of “New 7 Wonders of Nature” as per last weeks announcement in Zurich.
A devastating coral bleaching episode is predicted to occur in the Coral Sea between now and February. If the bleaching has the effects that NOAA is predicting, marine life in the surrounding areas will be severely damaged. Reports from NOAA say that the bleaching will occur in parts of the Coral Sea, adjacent to Australia’s [...]
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