At-a-glance summary of the Corporate Plan 2023-2024.

This plan supersedes the Corporate Plan: 2022–23 and has been prepared for subsection 35 (1) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. It will be reviewed and updated each year to take into account new information, emerging issues and progress on implementing key initiatives.

Areas of TUMRAs, ILUAs and Native Title Determinations within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Summary of key items discussed through the LMAC network about Reef Health terminology.

A comprehensive scientific literature review and several additional factors and lines of evidence were used to assess the benefits and risks of fish aggregating devices and artificial reefs against the main object of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth) and the outstanding universal values of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. This Information Sheet provides a summary of the factors and lines of evidence used to develop the Policy on Fish Aggregating Devices and Artifici...

This policy is made under section 7(4) of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (Cth) and defines the policy outcomes of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority) regarding fish aggregating devices and artificial reefs within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It defines a fish attracting device and an artificial reef for the purposes of this policy. This policy applies only to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and not to Queensland State marine parks.

The Marine Monitoring Program 2021-22 Summary Results Booklet contains information of the condition of inshore water quality and health of corals and seagrass at regional level. It also provides an overview of key flood events and facts about the importance and threats to the inshore region.

This is the second issue of Insight Stories a Reef Joint Field Management Program product. This magazine has been produced as a wrap-up for the period ending June 2023. This issue promotes the Program and highlights some of the people and projects engaged by the Program in the previous year.

Reef Guardian Schools care for the Reef and undertake positive actions within their school and local community that contribute to Reef protection and resilience. Through the Reef Guardian School Portal, schools share their actions and achievements and connect and network with other Reef Guardian schools nationally and internationally.

Whether you’re on the doorstep of the Great Barrier Reef or half a world away, the magic of the Reef connects us all. But the Reef is under pressure from many things, including climate change. It is up to us, no matter where we are or who we are, to do our part to protect it for generations to come. Everyday actions by everyday people will add up to a bright future for the Reef. That’s why we have launched the See the Reef. Love the Reef. Protect the Reef campaign. We need your help to share ...

The objective of this policy is to define the vision and principles for co-management to be applied in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Critical to genuine co-management is the establishment of a co-management policy platform, clearly stating the Reef Authority’s intent to all Reef stakeholders. The co-management vision and principles will set the parameters of the policy platform and allow for principles to be applied across the Reef Authority’s strategic direction and approaches.

This guide has been produced by Mandubarra Aboriginal Land and Sea Incorporated (Inc) to advise those visiting Mandubarra Sea Country of best reef walking practices. In addition, the guide advises readers on key cultural values held by Mandubarra Traditional Owners as the custodians of Mandubarra Sea Country. Permission has been provided for GBRMPA to store this report in this e-publication repository. Copyright: Mandubarra Aboriginal Land and Sea Incorporated 2023. April 2023.

Summary of discussion topics provided to the Reef Authority on the fish aggregating devices (FADs) and artificial reefs.

Charter of Operation – including the Terms of Reference for each of the Committees (Indigenous Reef Advisory Committee and Tourism Reef Advisory Committee) – remains consistent with the priorities of the Marine Park Authority Board (the Board) and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (the Reef Authority)

Summer is a critical time for the health of coral. This snapshot provides a summary of conditions on the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef) throughout summer, how these conditions impact coral and actions underway to help coral reefs. The snapshot focuses on coral. The health of other habitats or species is not assessed, although this may be added in future snapshots. Each year, towards the end of summer, the snapshot is prepared by the three main Australian Government agencies responsibl...

The Reef Joint Field Management Program plans and delivers field operations within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (WHA).This includes Commonwealth and State marine parks (plus Commonwealth Islands Zones) and island national parks. The Program is delivered jointly by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. There are also established and evolving collaborative arrangements with allied government agencies, First Nations People, research...

This report details the condition of 30 inshore coral reefs monitored under the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program and six inshore coral reefs monitored by the Australian Institute of Marine Science’s Long-Term Monitoring Program. Results are presented in the context of the pressures faced by the ecosystem and their ramifications for the long-term health of inshore coral reefs.

This document reports on the long-term health of inshore seagrass meadows in the Great Barrier Reef (the Reef). Results are presented in the context of the pressures faced by the ecosystem. Long-term health of inshore seagrass meadows is measured through seagrass abundance and resilience, which are summarised as the seagrass condition index, and supported by information on the proportion of colonising species, reproductive status, meadow extent, epiphytes on seagrass leaves and macroalgal pre...