Guano mining left Lady Elliot Island a barren wasteland. Now it’s a tropical oasis
Lady Elliot island has been rehabilitated by hand, with more than 20,000 plants. (Supplied) For thousands of years…
Since 2017, a dolphin called Bubbles has been seen near Lady Elliot Island; from 2021 to 2025, researchers documented him chasing fish until they regurgitated food
Off Lady Elliot Island in Australia’s southern Great Barrier Reef, a wild bottlenose dolphin has found an unusual…
Great Barrier Reef gillnet fishers say consultant’s report shows they can be sustainable
Commercial fishers in north Queensland are hoping a new report will convince the state and federal governments to…
Contributor: The Great Barrier Reef refuses to die on schedule
By Bjorn LomborgGuest contributor Sept. 6, 2026 3 AM PT Australia’s marine scientists released their annual audit of…
Tour operators help cull 420,000 Drupella snail pests from Great Barrier Reef
Queensland tourism operators have helped cull more than 420,000 benign-looking predators that are killing coral on the Great…
Sky surveys for Great Barrier Reef site stewardship
Credit: Quicksilver Group Aerial surveys across three high-value Great Barrier Reef sites have captured data for long-term monitoring,…
Farming changes linked to improved water quality across Great Barrier Reef catchments
Two separate studies claim to show a connection between improved water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments and…
Scientists Uncover Prehistoric Landscape Hidden Beneath the Great Barrier Reef
A 24-day voyage across the coast of Queensland, Australia, revealed the hidden lives of indigenous people that once…
Groote Eylandt rangers drive reef mapping research after technology failed to predict coral bleaching
Reef research off the coast of the Northern Territory’s Groote Eylandt has revealed the latest technology may not…
In 1969, an Australian pilot leased a coral island left barren by guano mining; he flew in water and native trees, his plantings began a 50-year ecological recovery | World News
Aerial view of Lady Elliot Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1969, when pilot Don Adams set foot…
Lady Elliot Island’s bleached coral recovers after Cyclone Alfred cools sea temperature
As Queenslanders waited for Cyclone Alfred to make landfall, its meander along the coastline brought relief to heat-stricken…
Australian Oil & Gas Co. Wants To Destroy A World-Class Reef
Want to save Scott Reef? Fill out the petition here. Slightly less than 300km from Australia and slightly…