Senator The Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and WaterSenator The Hon Nita Green, Assistant Minister for Northern Australia, Assistant ...

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cyclones and crown-of-thorns starfish. "Therefore, while the observed recovery offers good news for the overall state of the [Great Barrier Reef], there is increasing concern for its ability to ...

The central and northern stretches of Australia's Great ... crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks," Dr. Paul Hardisty, CEO of AIMS, said in a statement. "This shows how vulnerable the Reef is to ...

Unfortunately, in the case of the Great Barrier Reef, one of these resilient species—the crown-of-thorns starfish—is one of its most persistent coral predators." ...

The Queensland University of Technology is developing an autonomous robot to deal with the one of the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef: Crown-of-Thorns Starfish. Michelle Starr Science ...

Marine scientists have found part of the Great Barrier Reef has recorded ... There, scientists said, the reef fell prey to an outbreak of crown-of-thorns starfish, which feed solely on live ...

A report released today by the Reef Authority has concluded the overall outlook for the Great Barrier Reef remains ... compounding other impacts from crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, poor ...

4 (UPI) --The coral cover in the northern and central sections of the Great Barrier ... to ongoing crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks," he said. "This shows how vulnerable the Reef is to the ...

The amount of coral in some areas of the Great ... Barrier Reef had hard coral cover levels of 33% and 36%, respectively. Coral cover decreased by 4% in the southern region, due to an outbreak of ...

cyclones and crown-of-thorns starfish. "Therefore, while the observed recovery offers good news for the overall state of the [Great Barrier Reef], there is increasing concern for its ability to ...