Schools of iridescent green-blue fish rush by like commuters late for work; a pair of highlighter-yellow butterfly ... other species that call the Great Barrier Reef home. Earlier, on the two ...

A team of scientists tracked more than 400 corals that experienced intense ocean heat last year. More than half the corals died.

A fish swarm traverses the coral forest ... over fishing and coastal development. Purple and yellow Coral at the Great Barrier Reef.(ABC News: Chris Lewis) As scientists, Jenny and John are ...

In 2016 and 2017, marine heat waves caused by climate change resulted in mass bleaching, which killed about half of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef ... dozens of fish, two dogs and a ...

Clown Fish Great Barrier Reef Master Reef Guides and marine biologists have also backed the submission drawing attention to the fact that the Great Barrier Reef protects more than 9,000 species of ...

Nearly 100 days into life at sea, the crew finds themselves camped on a remote speck of sand in the middle of the Great Barrier Reef. Surrounded by pristine waters and unspoiled coral, they dive for ...

1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of mollusks and, yes, an abundance of corals. But big does not mean indestructible. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, which has jurisdiction over ...

The Great Barrier Reef was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. The vast underwater ecosystem is home to more than 400 types of coral and 1,500 species of fish, according to UNESCO.

Seventeen Seventy, nearly 500km north of Brisbane, and the neighbouring town of Agnes Water are known for their scenic beaches and proximity to the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

In April, when CNN visited, brightly colored fish darted around a patchwork ... in unison — Ningaloo in the west and the Great Barrier Reef in the east. “When you get mass bleaching events ...