Strategies to save the Great Barrier Reef

Divers anchoring foundations for a new coral nursery

Divers anchoring foundations for a new coral nursery

Divers anchoring the foundation for a new reef nursery which will propagate more resilient corals © FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute/Flickr

Acropora coral weeping during bleaching

Acropora coral weeping during bleaching

This coral appears to be weeping as it bleaches out algae © Rian Tan/Flickr

Cauliflower coral spawn

Cauliflower coral spawn

The blurry portion of this image is actually coral spawn © USFWS - Pacific Region/Flickr

A healthy coral reef

A healthy coral reef

A coral reef should be brimming with colours and life © NOAA Photo Library/Flickr

Red crown of throns starfish

Red crown of throns starfish

The crown of thorns starfish predates on corals © Kris-Mikael Krister/Flickr

The Great Barrier Reef from space

The Great Barrier Reef from space

This satellite image shows the grandure of the Great Barrier Reef © Neverunprepared/Flickr

Mass bleaching at Kusu Island

Mass bleaching at Kusu Island

The Great Barrier Reef isn't the only reef under threat, this one near Singapore has also bleached © Ria Tan/Flicker

Bleached coral next to healthy ones

Bleached coral next to healthy ones

Colourful live coral stands out next to the pale bleached one © ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral

Divers anchoring foundations for a new coral nursery

Acropora coral weeping during bleaching

Cauliflower coral spawn

A healthy coral reef

Red crown of throns starfish

The Great Barrier Reef from space

Mass bleaching at Kusu Island

Bleached coral next to healthy ones

17 april 2020,

by Editorial staff