Our annual Great Barrier Reef Long-Term Monitoring annual summary, released today, shows continued widespread recovery. 

This recovery has led to the highest coral cover recorded in 36 years for the northern and central regions of the Great Barrier Reef. In the southern region, coral cover has decreased due to the coral-eating starfish.  

This ongoing disturbance is an example of the dynamic nature of the Reef.  

The recovery seen this year occurred despite widespread bleaching in 2020 and again in 2022, showing bleaching events do not always lead to mortality.

Large-scale, long-term monitoring continues to provide the most reliable information on the Reef's current condition and trends, and help understand its future under climate change. 

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Media release: [ Ссылка ]

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