[ad_1] It was a depressing inevitability, if expected, when the Rowley Shoals of Western Australia showed the first signs of mass coral bleaching earlier this year, but a follow-up survey found that a Notable recovery seems likely to preserve the reef’s near pristine health – at least for now. Tom …
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[ad_1] Plans for the world’s first coral biobank in the far north of Queensland are one step closer to reality, with architectural plans revealed today. Key points: If built, the four-story center in Port Douglas, described as a “Noah’s Ark” for the reef, would protect and breed around 800 coral …
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[ad_1] According to marine biologists, a Noah’s Ark-like plan to house hundreds of the world’s most endangered coral species in a publicly accessible bank near the Great Barrier Reef could prove to be an important part of long-term coral conservation. The Living Coral Biobank, labeled a “Coral Ark” by its …
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[ad_1] Australian scientists have discovered a detached reef more than 500 meters high – higher than the Empire State Building – at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef. The vertical “blade-like” reef some 130km off Cape York, Australia’s northeastern tip, was found during a 3D seafloor mapping exercise …
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[ad_1] Scientists have discovered a “massive” coral reef measuring 500 meters in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the Schmidt Ocean Institute announced on October 26. Considered taller than the Empire State Building, Sydney Tower and Petronas Twin Towers, the reef was discovered as a part of the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor …
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[ad_1] Researchers have discovered a new skyscraper-high coral reef in the waters off Cape York in northern Queensland. The “detached” coral reef – the first to be discovered in more than 120 years – is about 1.5 kilometers long and rises from over 500 meters to 40 meters below the …
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[ad_1] The Rooted Shen Neng 1 Of Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 02-26-2020 04:20:00 Following one of the worst ship aground in the worldS., the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is now entering the next phase of the Douglas Shoal Remediation Project and plans to start a procurement …
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