Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Reef Health Updates
As the lead managers of the Great Barrier Reef, the Reef Authority keeps an eye on the Reef year-round — with efforts stepped up over summer, a typically high-risk period from extreme weather. The Reef Authority releases updates on the health of Reef which includes; sea surface temperatures, rainfall and floods, cyclones, crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, and coral disease. These updates are based on forecasts, water temperature heat mapping, in-water surveys, citizen science and aerial surveys.
GBRMPA 2026
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