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Coral bleaching is now occurring in deeper waters, according to Luiz Rocha, Curator of Ichthyology, Californian Academy of Sciences, who recently completed diving at mesophotic levels in the Coral Sea and Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is the world’s largest and best-managed marine reserve, but despite its extensive protection, Rocha...

Mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and central parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage, scientists said on Monday.

‘Travel Lady’ Lesley Keyter joins Global News Morning to talk about a luxurious 25-day cruise to visit some of the most idyllic islands in the world. The $34 thousand package tour takes vacationers to some of the most exotic spots in the world in style and includes places like Bora Bora in Tahiti, Fiji, Papua...

A British tourist dies while diving in far north Queensland, the third death on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the space of a week. Reuters’ Julie Noce reports.

Prince Charles met with Steve Irwin’s widow Terri Irwin and her two children on Friday and participated in a roundtable discussion on the protection of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

A failure to address climate change will lead to a dramatically smaller Greet Barrier Reef, Australian scientists said on Thursday, following a report detailing the extent of the damage from record sea temperatures around the World Heritage Site in 2016.

Tue, Mar 29: There’s alarming news about the fate of the world’s largest coral reef, the Great Barrier reef off Australia’s east coast. Parts of it are losing the stunningly vibrant colours we all recognize, and becoming washed-out white. Mike Armstrong explains.

TELUS World of Science’s Jennifer Bawden shares details on the “Exploring Our World… and Beyond!” pre-historic exhibit, plus the latest IMAX film on the Great Barrier Reef.

A United Nations committee recommended Tuesday that the Great Barrier Reef be added to a list of “in danger” World Heritage Sites, prompting an angry response from Australia, which said it had been blindsided by the move and blamed political interference. Environment Minister Sussan Ley defended Australia’s protection of the reef and said Canberra would...

WWF Australia has released startling images of massive coral bleaching along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia’s world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, prompting officials to begin culling the spiky marine animals.

A 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark in waters off Australia’s tropical northeast coast on Thursday, the second attack in the tourist region in recent days.

Researchers from the Queensland Department of Environment and Science said on Tuesday that drone technology has helped them more accurately survey the number of sea turtles nesting on Raine Island, the world’s largest Green Turtle rookery.

There was an explosion of colour and life at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Tuesday night after marine scientists witnessed the corals fertilizing billions of offspring by casting sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean. The spawning event is expected to last two to three days.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is now in very poor condition because of human-induced climate change and overfishing, a state agency said on Friday, downgrading the reef’s status to the lowest possible level.