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A snorkeler swims next to a turtle on the Great Barrier Reef.

News · 31 January 2025

Tourism in action: transforming how visitors connect with the Great Barrier Reef

Healthy corals and small fish on the Great Barrier Reef

News · 28 January 2025

5 Reef stories of hope you may have missed in 2024

Tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef assessing coral nurseries for outplanting.

News · 22 January 2025

On the Front Line uniting science and tourism to help protect the Reef

Why we need coral reefs

News · 20 January 2025

Why we need coral reefs

Cryo-born coral babies deployed for the first time on the Great Barrier Reef

News · 18 December 2024

Cryo-born coral babies deployed for the first time on the Great Barrier Reef

Magnetic Island is celebrated for its golden beaches, coral reefs, and rich vegetation.

News · 17 October 2024

On the Front Line with Magnetic Island's community

Traditional Owners mapping plans on Magnetic Island - Yunbenun.

News · 14 October 2024

Championing Traditional Owner co-design for vital reef fish monitoring

Goondoi Traditional Owners lead the way to healthy water

News · 25 September 2024

Goondoi Traditional Owners lead the way to healthy water

On the Front Line with young leaders on the Capricorn Coast

News · 18 September 2024

On the Front Line with young leaders on the Capricorn Coast

Bubbles, Elvis and Inspector Clouseau: Lady Elliot Islands's quirky underwater characters

News · 5 September 2024

Bubbles, Elvis and Inspector Clouseau: Lady Elliot Islands's quirky underwater characters

Mission Beach - Great Barrier Reef

News · 29 August 2024

Create a legacy of wonder for future generations

Resilient Reefs Initiative: Phase 2 launches in the Pacific

News · 27 August 2024

Resilient Reefs Initiative: Phase 2 launches in the Pacific

Expanding our impact in the Whitsundays

News · 21 August 2024

Expanding our impact in the Whitsundays

Top athletes of our Reef

News · 19 July 2024

Top athletes of our Reef

The great 8 sharks we love

News · 5 July 2024

The great 8 sharks we love

Less COTS, more corals

News · 3 July 2024

Less COTS, more corals

Recently placed ceramic coral seeding devices on the surface of the reef with a scientific diver.

News · 27 June 2024

Technology to protect baby corals

Driving in the right direction for turtle protection

News · 3 June 2024

Driving in the right direction for turtle protection

On the Front Line with the Reef's vital volunteers

News · 20 May 2024

On the Front Line with the Reef's vital volunteers

On the Front Line with saltmarsh monitoring volunteers

News · 13 May 2024

On the Front Line with saltmarsh monitoring volunteers

Celebrating five of the ocean’s best mums

News · 9 May 2024

Celebrating five of the ocean’s best mums

On the Front Line with Wreck Rock Turtle Volunteers

News · 11 April 2024

On the Front Line with Wreck Rock Turtle Volunteers

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Colour graded by Fiona Ayers

News · 3 April 2024

How can we help the Great Barrier Reef?

What you can do to help the Reef right now

News · 20 March 2024

What you can do to help the Reef right now

On the Front Line with Reef Community Scientists

News · 13 March 2024

On the Front Line with Reef Community Scientists

Embedding Traditional Owner participation into dolphin monitoring on the Reef

News · 19 February 2024

Embedding Traditional Owner participation into dolphin monitoring on the Reef

Helping New Caledonia’s coral reefs survive climate change

News · 15 February 2024

Helping New Caledonia’s coral reefs survive climate change

One fish trying to kiss another fish.

News · 14 February 2024

Love in the ocean

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Colour graded by Fiona Ayers

News · 30 January 2024

Unlocking the secrets of natural reef recovery

290m more baby corals to help restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef

News · 29 January 2024

290m more baby corals to help restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef

On the front line with Cape York’s Young Reef Leaders

News · 12 December 2023

On the front line with Cape York’s Young Reef Leaders

Put your feet up and enjoy 6 of our favourite Reef documentaries

News · 30 November 2023

Put your feet up and enjoy 6 of our favourite Reef documentaries

Community honours Ash's memory by fundraising for the Reef

News · 30 November 2023

Community honours Ash's memory by fundraising for the Reef

Reef Christmas gift guide 2023

News · 21 November 2023

Reef Christmas gift guide 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a game changer for turtle monitoring

News · 20 November 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a game changer for turtle monitoring

Feeling sedimental: celebrating our impact improving water quality on the Reef

News · 14 November 2023

Feeling sedimental: celebrating our impact improving water quality on the Reef

On the front line with the mighty mangroves

News · 6 November 2023

On the front line with the mighty mangroves

Five technologies getting the most out of coral spawning

News · 5 November 2023

Five technologies getting the most out of coral spawning

Palauan’s pull together to protect their patch

News · 19 October 2023

Palauan’s pull together to protect their patch

RRAP scientist freezing coral egg and sperm bundles through cryopreservation.

News · 11 October 2023

Coral babies on ice ahead of hot Australian summer

A new wave in gaming-for-good

News · 31 August 2023

A new wave in gaming-for-good

Sharks to be revered (not feared)

News · 17 August 2023

Sharks to be revered (not feared)

Spotted from above: Innovative aerial surveys help monitor the Reef’s dugongs

News · 10 July 2023

Spotted from above: Innovative aerial surveys help monitor the Reef’s dugongs

Science and tourism unite for Coralpalooza

News · 19 June 2023

Science and tourism unite for Coralpalooza

The irrigation innovation making waves for farmers and the Reef

News · 12 June 2023

The irrigation innovation making waves for farmers and the Reef

Expanding our toolkit in the fight against crown-of-thorns starfish

News · 6 June 2023

Expanding our toolkit in the fight against crown-of-thorns starfish

Mabo Day 2023: Celebrating the achievements of Juunjuwarra Traditional Owners 30 years on

News · 3 June 2023

Mabo Day 2023: Celebrating the achievements of Juunjuwarra Traditional Owners 30 years on

Binthi Country nominated for Natural Heritage Listing

News · 29 May 2023

Binthi Country nominated for Natural Heritage Listing

Protecting oceans the Palauan way

News · 25 May 2023

Protecting oceans the Palauan way

Nemo turns 20

News · 18 May 2023

Nemo turns 20

Maggie Mangroovers: The volunteers capturing vital clues about a key Reef habitat

News · 15 May 2023

Maggie Mangroovers: The volunteers capturing vital clues about a key Reef habitat

Volunteers inspiring change on the Reef

News · 15 May 2023

Volunteers inspiring change on the Reef

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News · 11 May 2023

Your quick guide to the Reef Summer Snapshot

Underwater Mischief Captured on Camera

News · 8 May 2023

Underwater Mischief Captured on Camera

Back to school: Our first Coral IVF babies turn five

News · 30 January 2023

Back to school: Our first Coral IVF babies turn five

The game-changing robotics helping to grow new corals

News · 9 January 2023

The game-changing robotics helping to grow new corals

Great Barrier Reef: UNESCO calls for In Danger listing

News · 29 November 2022

Great Barrier Reef: UNESCO calls for In Danger listing

Reef Christmas gift guide 2022

News · 16 November 2022

Reef Christmas gift guide 2022

We're helping farmers help our Reef

News · 10 October 2022

We're helping farmers help our Reef

The cutting-edge farming tech improving Great Barrier Reef water quality

News · 22 August 2022

The cutting-edge farming tech improving Great Barrier Reef water quality

These banana bunches have been tagged by GPS and are now being harvested. They are a part of the innovation project led by Farmacist.

News · 11 August 2022

The GPS tech helping banana farmers protect the Reef

Coral cover's up, but critical risks remain in Reef recovery

News · 4 August 2022

Coral cover's up, but critical risks remain in Reef recovery

Drones, AI and eDNA: new ways to keep tabs on Great Barrier Reef and animal health

News · 25 July 2022

Drones, AI and eDNA: new ways to keep tabs on Great Barrier Reef and animal health

Reconciliation Action Plan: An honour, a responsibility, an opportunity

News · 27 May 2022

Reconciliation Action Plan: An honour, a responsibility, an opportunity

Small community, big vision

News · 13 May 2022

Small community, big vision

Meet Laura: 'The Reef is home to me'

News · 12 May 2022

Meet Laura: 'The Reef is home to me'

Tom runs first marathon for the Reef

News · 27 April 2022

Tom runs first marathon for the Reef

Earth Day 2022

News · 12 April 2022

Earth Day 2022

Improving Reef water quality and protecting farms from catastrophic flood damage

News · 8 April 2022

Improving Reef water quality and protecting farms from catastrophic flood damage

Breakthrough detection and response capabilities bolster fight against coral-eating starfish

News · 6 April 2022

Breakthrough detection and response capabilities bolster fight against coral-eating starfish

Testing how seaweed biofilters could improve Reef water quality

News · 30 March 2022

Testing how seaweed biofilters could improve Reef water quality

Jake, Alex and Terry during spray trials for AutoWeed.

News · 28 March 2022

Artificial intelligence to improve Reef water quality by reducing herbicide use on farms

Malcolm Mann: ‘Healing needs to take place’

News · 25 March 2022

Malcolm Mann: ‘Healing needs to take place’

Coral bleaching: It's not too late to save the Great Barrier Reef

News · 25 March 2022

Coral bleaching: It's not too late to save the Great Barrier Reef

Frozen coral sperm successfully used in coral breeding trials

News · 17 March 2022

Frozen coral sperm successfully used in coral breeding trials

Climate change crisis: The IPCC’s findings and our ambitious plan to save the Great Barrier Reef

News · 4 March 2022

Climate change crisis: The IPCC’s findings and our ambitious plan to save the Great Barrier Reef

Q&A with Salty Dog Kayaking

News · 8 February 2022

Q&A with Salty Dog Kayaking

Turtles waiting for the rising tide on the reef flat at sunrise at Raine Island.

News · 31 January 2022

Endangered green turtles nesting in their thousands on Raine Island

World-first tourism and research partnership fast-tracking Reef recovery

News · 24 January 2022

World-first tourism and research partnership fast-tracking Reef recovery

Fleur's special gift to the Reef

News · 17 January 2022

Fleur's special gift to the Reef

Tourism operators key to large-scale coral restoration

News · 22 December 2021

Tourism operators key to large-scale coral restoration

Millions of coral babies released onto damaged reefs

News · 8 December 2021

Millions of coral babies released onto damaged reefs

Coral IVF babies breed for first time ever on the Reef

News · 6 December 2021

Coral IVF babies breed for first time ever on the Reef

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News · 1 December 2021

Experience the Great Barrier Reef like never before with Snapchat

Spawning breeds new hope for the Great Barrier Reef

News · 29 November 2021

Spawning breeds new hope for the Great Barrier Reef

What is photogrammetry?

News · 12 November 2021

What is photogrammetry?

Orpheus Island 2017

News · 18 October 2021

This is the critical decade for coral reef survival

Become a citizen scientist to help the Reef

News · 8 October 2021

Become a citizen scientist to help the Reef

Coral Nurture Program recognised at esteemed Eureka Prizes

News · 8 October 2021

Coral Nurture Program recognised at esteemed Eureka Prizes

Turtle Swimming

News · 9 September 2021

Historic agreement to protect green turtles

Taking to the skies to shade corals

News · 26 August 2021

Taking to the skies to shade corals

Probiotics proven to boost coral survival

News · 16 August 2021

Probiotics proven to boost coral survival

The Great Barrier Reef is a victim of climate change – but it could be part of the solution

News · 10 August 2021

The Great Barrier Reef is a victim of climate change – but it could be part of the solution

We must not delay action to save the Great Barrier Reef

News · 23 July 2021

We must not delay action to save the Great Barrier Reef

‘The Great 8’ Animals of the Great Barrier Reef

News · 22 July 2021

‘The Great 8’ Animals of the Great Barrier Reef

$111 million for Reef-saving projects this year

News · 13 July 2021

$111 million for Reef-saving projects this year

NAIDOC Week: How First Nations People are saving endangered turtles

News · 10 July 2021

NAIDOC Week: How First Nations People are saving endangered turtles

Heart of the Reef – A Call for Healing

News · 9 July 2021

Heart of the Reef – A Call for Healing

Great Barrier Reef Foundation launches Resilient Reefs Initiative in Belize

News · 24 June 2021

Great Barrier Reef Foundation launches Resilient Reefs Initiative in Belize

Ladybirds fight off insect infestation

News · 15 June 2021

Ladybirds fight off insect infestation

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News · 8 June 2021

Flagship initiative for a decade of action to save the world’s coral reefs

What we’re doing to save our Reef and how you can help

News · 7 June 2021

What we’re doing to save our Reef and how you can help

News · 4 June 2021

In pictures: Restoring our Reef with Coral IVF

Reconciliation: “Walking together as one mob, one country, one spirit”

News · 27 May 2021

Reconciliation: “Walking together as one mob, one country, one spirit”

Why do we need coral reefs?

News · 20 May 2021

Why do we need coral reefs?

Community champions helping save our Reef

News · 14 May 2021

Community champions helping save our Reef

A partnership to save our Reef

News · 30 April 2021

A partnership to save our Reef

Five fascinating facts about parrotfish

News · 28 April 2021

Five fascinating facts about parrotfish

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News · 22 April 2021

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg: ‘We can save the Great Barrier Reef’

Five fascinating facts about crown-of-thorns starfish

News · 16 April 2021

Five fascinating facts about crown-of-thorns starfish

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News · 15 April 2021

Smart robot will help farmers protect our Reef

Five fascinating facts about manta rays

News · 9 April 2021

Five fascinating facts about manta rays

Five fascinating facts about whale sharks

News · 3 April 2021

Five fascinating facts about whale sharks

Is it too late to save the Great Barrier Reef?

News · 1 April 2021

Is it too late to save the Great Barrier Reef?

UNESCO report supports the crucial role of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative in fighting climate change

News · 11 March 2021

UNESCO report supports the crucial role of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Resilient Reefs Initiative in fighting climate change

Great Barrier Reef Foundation partners with United Nations in race for ocean survival

News · 5 February 2021

Great Barrier Reef Foundation partners with United Nations in race for ocean survival

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News · 25 September 2020

Reef Storytellers - Coral Watch

Red-tailed tropic bird nicknamed Whoopi Old Bird found nesting on Lady Elliot Island, the oldest breeding RTTB on record.

News · 1 September 2020

Oldest Red-Tailed Tropicbird found on Lady Elliot Island

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News · 28 August 2020

Reef Storytellers Science Under Sail

ReefChat: Restoring Lady Elliot Island

News · 7 August 2020

ReefChat: Restoring Lady Elliot Island

REEFCHAT: How we're saving our endangered turtles

News · 6 July 2020

REEFCHAT: How we're saving our endangered turtles

10 fascinating facts about sea turtles

News · 16 June 2020

10 fascinating facts about sea turtles

Counting turtles is a science

News · 9 June 2020

Counting turtles is a science

REEFCHAT: Saving our endangered turtles

News · 22 May 2020

REEFCHAT: Saving our endangered turtles

Aiming high to save the Reef

News · 11 May 2020

Aiming high to save the Reef

ReefChat: Beyond the Bleaching

News · 28 April 2020

ReefChat: Beyond the Bleaching

Great Barrier Reef faces most widespread bleaching on record

News · 15 April 2020

Great Barrier Reef faces most widespread bleaching on record

Celebrating ten years of saving the Reef with Theresa Fyffe

News · 30 March 2020

Celebrating ten years of saving the Reef with Theresa Fyffe

Third large-scale bleaching in five years

News · 26 March 2020

Third large-scale bleaching in five years

Cyclone Gretel reduces sea temperatures on Great Barrier Reef

News · 19 March 2020

Cyclone Gretel reduces sea temperatures on Great Barrier Reef

How nature could help save the planet

News · 2 March 2020

How nature could help save the planet

Coral bleaching at Lizard Island

News · 24 February 2020

Coral Bleaching

Why do corals glow in the dark?

News · 10 February 2020

Why do corals glow in the dark?