Our latest annual monitoring summary of the #GreatBarrierReef shows recent widespread coral recovery in the Northern & Central regions has paused. Average hard coral cover levels are similar to last year with small declines in all 3 regions. Full report➡️aims.gov.au/monitoring-gre…

Sensational aerial views of the shallow coral community at Geoffrey Bay, Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) on today's extreme low tides. youtu.be/oImxkbFXF78

Low tide coral surveys by drone at Arthur Bay, Yunbenun, Magnetic Island. youtu.be/NJqm32QsVtM

Reef recovery dynamics 2019-2023. North Reef, Jiigurru, Lizard Island. Great Barrier Reef. 14° 38.721'S 145° 27.224'E Staggering complexity even at this small scale! Coralseafoundation.net #coralseafoundation #reefalive #marinescience

5 yr Reef recovery sequence. Lizard Island, #greatbarrierreef

Trimodal reef, Jiigurru, Lizard Island right now. Fantastic recovery from the cyclones and bleaching in 2014-15-16. To see the changes in the reef from 2019-2022, have a look at this video sequence: youtu.be/DD-PRTMOBwo Coralseafoundation.net

Highlights of the 2023 Lizard Island Coral Reef Study Tour, supported by the LIRRF and delivered by the Coral Sea Foundation youtu.be/oiu9-Aqx_S0 Training the next generation of marine scientists!

#greatbarrierreef recovery 2017-2023 near "The Clams of the Round Table" at Jiigurru, Lizard Island. Coralseafoundation.net #coralseafoundation

Merry Christmas, and welcome to the latest edition of Coral Sea News! We are excited to share some of the highlights of our marine conservation work around the Great Barrier Reef and Papua New Guinea over the latter half of 2023. coralseafoundation.net/coral-sea-news…

lots of damage to corals and the fringing reefs around Magnetic Island from large breaking waves associated with cyclone Kirrily. Disease outbreak in Montipora also present. Lots of impact variability between bays, but still plenty of live corals and fragments for recovery.

Despite a mass bleaching event being declared on the Great Barrier Reef there are still lots of places with minimal or no bleaching damage. Magnetic Island off Townsville is one such place. Images here from our survey of Geoffrey Bay yesterday. #reefalive

Incredible use of drone tech to perform before-after bleaching assessments on the GBR by Jez Roff Play with the slider here: marine-ecologist.shinyapps.io/flank-a-app/ Eyrie Reef near Lizard Island, December 2023 vs. March 2024. Mortality above 70%

Sensational Award for the Sea Women!

Sir David Attenborough narrates a new video about the marine conservation work of our leader Naomi Longa in Kimbe, PNG. Naomi received the 2024 Whitley Fund for Nature More info: whitleyaward.org/winners/empowe… Seawomen.net

Happy #worldoceansday 2024 from the Coral Sea Foundation team. Coralseafoundation.net

Reef recovery in the Coral Triangle 2011-2024. Baia, New Britian, Bismarck Sea. seawomen.net Reefcloud.ai/dashboard/ #seawomenofmelanesia