Due to the remote location and croc-inhabited waters, these northern reefs are largely overlooked and understudied.
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What the film lacks in depth, it makes up for in heart, spirit and spectacular landscapes.
Mounting evidence shows the state of coral reefs is worsening despite concerted local conservation. The answer is public pressure for meaningful climate action.
Globally important natural areas such as Ningaloo and Shark Bay have been hard hit in recent years. But Macquarie Island is recovering.
Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.
Warm, deeper water can shut down the ocean’s natural ‘air conditioner’, putting corals at even greater risk.
We all know the Barrier Reef – but Australia also has three other World Heritage reefs, Ningaloo and Shark Bay in Western Australia and Lord Howe Island off the New South Wales coast.
The health of five World Heritage sites in Australia has worsened, according to a sobering report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University
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UNESCO Chair on Climate Change Variability of Natural and Cultural Heritage and Professor in Physics, James Cook University
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DECRA Research Fellow in molecular ecology, James Cook University
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PhD Candidate in oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Physical Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Research Scientist: Coral Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Associate Professor, Marine Ecology, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University
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PhD Candidate, School of Media & Communication, RMIT University
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Future Reefs Team Leader, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD student, Marine Biology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professorial fellow, James Cook University
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Chancellor's Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney