GREAT BARRIER REEF Top Stories

Cairns Shipping Development Project on cruise control2018-12-15
Public Technologies: The Palaszczuk Government has approved a business case for the Cairns Shipping DevelopmentProject, backing a $127 million jobs bonanza for Far North Queensland. Member for Cairns Michael Healy said the upgrade to the Port of Cairns would open major economic...
Model citizen: Jarrod Scott on saving our reef2018-12-15
Canberra Times: As well as sporting the best casual looks, model Jarrod Scott is helping to draw attention to the plight of the Great Barrier Reef. ......
Australia's other great reef, where oil companies want to drill for riches2018-12-14
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Off the Great Australian Bight, deep beneath the surface is a reef you might not know about. It's bigger than the Great Barrier Reef, more populated with wild sea life, and it's open for drilling. ......
Shark numbers fall sharply over half century due to culling, study shows2018-12-14
Taipei Times: Australian researchers believe they have detected a dramatic decline in shark numbers over the past half century, findings that could challenge the use of culls as a way of responding to attacks. The number of some shark species caught in nets off Queensland...
Shark Numbers Along The Great Barrier Reef Have Dropped By 92% In Just 50 Years2018-12-14
IFL Science: Shark populations have been declining steadily around the world for decades. It feels like every other week a shocking new report reveals the dire straits of these vulnerable creatures. This time it is the turn of the apex predators of Australia’s east coast,...
14 Dec - SilkAir To Boost Singapore-Cairns Services To Daily Flights2018-12-14
Public Technologies: SilkAir To Boost Singapore-Cairns Services To Daily Flights 14 December 2018 - SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will be increasing flight frequency to Cairns, Australia. With effect from 2 June 2019, Cairns will be served with a daily flight,...
Robot makes world-first baby coral delivery to Great Barrier Reef2018-12-14
PhysOrg: Ecology and technology have combined to give nature a helping hand, using a robot to deliver heat-tolerant coral larvae directly onto Australia'sGreat Barrier Reef in the first small-scale pilot of a new technique to help restore and recover coral reefs. ......
A new way to hop around Australia's Kangaroo Island2018-12-14
The Guardian: My guide was wearing odd socks. One was green, the other a bright shade of yellow, so as he walked, it was like being flashed by the Australian flag. With his Steve Irwin-style khaki shorts and shirt, thick grizzly beard, brown Tilley hat and aviator...
SilkAir boosts Singapore to Cairns service2018-12-14
Public Technologies: SilkAir will increase its Singapore to Cairns service to daily from June 2019, delivering an additional $20.6 million for Queensland's economy. TourismIndustryDevelopment MinisterKate Jones said the leading Asia-Pacific regional airline, owned by Singapore...
Marine safety technology tracks spawning coral slicks2018-12-14
Public Technologies: Marine science and safety shared a birds-eye view of a natural phenomenon on the Great Barrier Reef when Australia's two leading marine agencies joined forces to track ocean currents. The AustralianMaritimeSafetyAuthority (AMSA) and oceanographers from the...
Island Dream2018-12-14
Canberra Times: Sun, sea, sand ... and the perfect tropical wardrobe. Jarrod Scott, international model and eco-warrior for the Great Barrier Reef, shows his style. ......
Research shows dramatic impact of Australian shark culls2018-12-14
This is Money: Many experts point to the increased number of people going into the water as a reason for any increase in attacks Australian researchers believe they have detected a dramatic decline in shark numbers over the last half century, findings that could challenge...
Sharks are disappearing from the Great Barrier Reef: Numbers have declined by 92%2018-12-13
The Daily Mail: The seas off Australia were once teeming with sharks, but researchers found that numbers have declined by up to 92 per cent in 50 years. ......
New research on deep reefs finds 195 species of coral2018-12-13
PhysOrg: Queensland Museum scientists have used remotely operated vehicles and specialised diving techniques to find 195 coral species in deeper reef areas in the Great Barrier Reef region. ......