#great-barrier-reef — Public Fediverse posts

🐘🌊 Marine biologist David Harasti officially identified the hairy ghost #pipefish after 20 years of searching the #GreatBarrierReef.

Named Solenostomus snuffleupagus for its shaggy resemblance to the #SesameStreet character, this master of #camouflage uses thick skin filaments to blend into #coral, evading researchers for decades.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/snuffleupagus-fish-sesame-street/

#marinebiology #science #nature #antarctica #research #oceanography #wildlife #taxonomy #biodiversity #exploration

Great Barrier Reef from above, Queensland, Australia
© Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images
#GreatBarrierReef #Queensland #Australia #photography

Deepwater discoveries: #scientists find more than 110 new #fish and #invertebrate species in the #CoralSea
Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coast
The species were found in waters between 200 metres and 3km deep in the Coral Sea marine park, #Australia’s largest #marineprotectedarea, which spans nearly 1m sq km to the east of the #GreatBarrierReef.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/01/queensland-great-barrier-reef-coral-sea-110-new-fish-species-discovered

The anti-whaling ship formally known as the "MV Steve Irwin" is back to work as the "Ship4Good".

"" This is the new mission of the MV Steve Irwin: to inspire and educate, while also bringing some enjoyment, and instilling hope for our oceans and environment.""

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/mv-steve-irwin-sets-sail-conservation-comeback/106600658

https://www.ship4good.com.au/

She will be stationed (?) at Williamstown in MEL (just to mix the metaphore) and hopes to do regular work up the East Coast to the Barrier Reef.

#Conservation #GreatBarrierReef #SteveIrwin #Ship4Good #Environment #Oceans

Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/24/coral-reefs-jamaica #Coral #GreatBarrierReef #ClimateCrisis #MarineLife #Environment #Oceans #Jamaica #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews

The political system - #Capitalism - has decided #fossilfuels profits matter more than climate stability, than the #GreatBarrierReef, than Pacific Islander lives, and more than the future habitability of the planet.

https://overland.org.au/2026/04/the-67-billion-climate-betrayal-how-australias-record-fossil-fuel-subsidies-fund-global-destruction/

Australians for Prosperity - Coal Australia* - Energy For Australians ( #Plutocrats )
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/19/energy-for-australians-accepted-1m-coal-australia-independent-claims

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#New Hope #Peabody #Yancoal #Whitehaven

The political system - #Capitalism - decided #fossilfuels profits matter more than climate stability, than the #GreatBarrierReef, than Pacific Islander lives, and more than the future habitability of the planet.
https://overland.org.au/2026/04/the-67-billion-climate-betrayal-how-australias-record-fossil-fuel-subsidies-fund-global-destruction/

Cyclone Devastation Leaves Great Barrier Reef Reeling; Some Species Show Resilience

Cyclone Devastation Great Barrier Reef Fish Numbers Drop Significantly. 76% of surveyed sites had severe impacts. Copperband butterflyfish numbers stable.

#GreatBarrierReef, #CycloneDevastation, #MarineLife, #ClimateChange, #FishNumbers

https://newsletter.tf/cyclone-devastation-great-barrier-reef-fish-drop/

Cyclone Devastation Great Barrier Reef Fish Numbers Drop Significantly. 76% of surveyed sites had severe impacts. Copperband butterflyfish numbers stable.

#GreatBarrierReef, #CycloneDevastation, #MarineLife, #ClimateChange, #FishNumbers
https://newsletter.tf/cyclone-devastation-great-barrier-reef-fish-drop/

Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/01/queensland-great-barrier-reef-coral-sea-110-new-fish-species-discovered #MarineLife #GreatBarrierReef #Oceans #Science #Environment #AustraliaNews

Scientists left cinderblocks in a barren part of the sea. 3 months later they were ecstatic.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/concrete-coral-reef-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=concrete-coral-reef-ex1

Häppchen #Klimawissen: Der #Klimawandel lasst #Korallenriffe weltweit absterben.

Das fällt Außenstehenden kaum auf, es sei denn, sie wollen dort im #Urlaub schnorcheln. Für die Menschen vor Ort sind Korallenriffe jedoch wichtig für die #Wirtschaft, die #Ernährung und den #Küstenschutz. Der Niedergang ist lebensbedrohlich. 🐠🌊

https://www.oekologisch-unterwegs.de/klimawandel/945-klimawandel-kippelemente-zerstoerung-der-korallenriffe.html

#Erderwärmung #Meeresökosystem #GreatBarrierReef #Versauerung #CO2

"Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’"

#GreatBarrierReef #Environment #Oceans

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/24/citizen-scientists-discover-great-barrier-reef-coral-giant-census

Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/24/citizen-scientists-discover-great-barrier-reef-coral-giant-census #GreatBarrierReef #Coral #Queensland #AustraliaNews #Science #MarineLife

🫧 Shipping regulations to reduce pollution may have exacerbated Great Barrier Reef bleaching

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-shipping-pollution-exacerbated-great-barrier.html

#atmosphere #ocean #corals #greatbarrierreef #conservation #climatechange #geoengineering #maritime #shipping #polution

#vereinfachteSprache

#Korallen sind farbenprächtig, vielfältig, faszinierend – und plötzlich: leblos, weiß, still.

In den Tiefen unserer Ozeane spielt sich ein Drama ab, das kaum jemand mitbekommt. Was passiert mit einem der wichtigsten #Ökosysteme der Erde? Warum verschwinden #KorallenRiffe, von denen Millionen Menschen leben? Die Antwort ist alarmierend.

https://www.oekologisch-unterwegs.de/klimawissen-vereinfachte-sprache/1252-der-klimawandel-bedroht-die-korallenriffe-vereinfachte-sprache.html

#Klimawandel #Umweltschutz #GreatBarrierReef #Meeresleben

"Cleaner air is (inadvertently) harming the Great Barrier Reef"

#GreatBarrierReef #Coral #CoralReef #Environment

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-cleaner-air-inadvertently-great-barrier.html

"A bid to clean up shipping industry intensified a coral bleaching event on Great Barrier Reef, study says"

#Coral #CoralReef #GreatBarrierReef

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/22/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-shipping-industry-sulphur

"Spawning on the Great Barrier Reef has been called the largest reproductive event on Earth, and, in more colorful terms, 'the world’s largest orgasm.'"

Benji Jones for Vox: https://www.vox.com/climate/475447/australia-great-barrier-reef-climate-change-restoration

#Longreads #Environment #Ocean #Sea #Australia #Reef #Coral #GreatBarrierReef #Conservation

The only place in the world where 2 UNESCO world heritage sites meet: Daintree rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef, #Queensland, #Australia

via oceaniatropics

#photography
#Daintree
#GreatBarrierReef

#QuizOfTheDay: The #GreatBarrierReef is the world's largest #Coral #Reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres.

The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of __________. #KnowYourWorld

A. Thailand
B. China
C. Australia
D. USA

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=63b2faf6b9cf255b279a77b4

Great views, Great Barrier Reef.

#greatbarrierreef #australia #coralsea #oceanview #travel

"Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope"

#Australia #GreatBarrierReef #Coral #Climate #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/05/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-decline-global-heating-recovery