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Little Leroy makes a big splash on World Turtle Day

Published 23/05/2013

Reef HQ Aquarium is celebrating World Turtle Day today (Thursday 23 May) by introducing its newest celebrity turtle to the world.

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Reef HQ Aquarium volunteers add million-dollar touch

Published 15/05/2013

Reef HQ Aquarium is celebrating the work of hundreds of volunteers who have donated 350,000 hours of their time since the centre opened in 1987.

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Landholders and farmers given support to protect the Great Barrier Reef

Published 24/04/2013

Media release from Environment Minister Tony Burke.

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Ports and shipping

The agency is taking a closer look at the development, operation and management of ports in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.


Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2013

A strategy for protecting the Great Barrier Reef's biodiversity has now been completed.


Reef in Brief e-newsletter

Read the May edition.


Current conditions on the Reef

As of the end of April 2013, conditions on the Great Barrier Reef remain neutral according to information from the Bureau of Meteorology.


Great Keppel Island Resort marina and utilities pipeline

Two Marine Park permits for the Great Keppel Island Resort proposed marina and pipeline have been issued.


Ecological risk assessment of trawling

An ecological risk assessment of the East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery in the Great Barrier Reef has been completed.


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