Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications , 2025; 16 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55128-7 Cite This Page : ...

Fishing is having a significant impact on the make-up of fish populations of the Great Barrier Reef, new research shows. Removing predatory fish such as coral trout and snapper, through fishing ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the most densely populated ecosystem on Earth. Fish aren’t the only animals to occupy the reef in huge numbers.

Scientists working to bring the Great Barrier Reef back to its former healthy state have found that young fish can be drawn to the degraded coral reef by using loudspeakers to play the sound of ...

The noise of motorboats over the Great Barrier Reef can stress its inhabitants, stunting the growth of young fish and leaving them less likely to live to adulthood By Christa Lesté-Lasserre 20 ...

It was first sighted in a sand burrow by scientists mapping the changing biodiversity on and around Lady Elliot Island at the Great Barrier Reef’s southern end. “It’s been a while since a ‘never ...

The Great Barrier Reef – the world's largest reef system that's "one of the richest and most complex natural ecosystems on Earth" – is once again undergoing a mass coral bleaching event.

Ranking of the top 10 things to do in Great Barrier Reef. Travelers favorites include #1 Great Barrier Reef Diving and Snorkeling, #2 Cairns and more.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is all about superlatives. It is the world’s largest coral reef, extending some 1,400 miles off the east coast of Australia and covering some 133,000 square miles.

Their findings show Great Barrier Reef fish communities differ substantially from those of the 1990s, and the pace of change has increased. The findings raise questions around how long-known ...

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest organic structure on Earth. ... Fish aren’t the only animals to occupy the reef in huge numbers. The realm features approximately 400 species of corals, ...