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Ports and shipping
State and trends
Benefits
Adjacent ports and shipping through the Great Barrier Reef service central and northern Queensland industries and communities.
Impacts
Most routine shipping activities have negligible consequences. Dredging and construction of port facilities can have significant but localised impacts.
- Shipping incidents in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Major shipping incidents in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- Great Barrier Reef oil spill risk and equipment
- The 2006 Gladstone oil spill: environmental impacts
- Asian green mussels under control in Cairns
- Dredging at the Port of Hay Point
- Impacts of boat strike on cetaceans
- Impacts of boat strike on marine turtles
- Boat strikes and dugongs
- Impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals
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Free Zoning Maps
If you're heading out on the water, don't forget your free Zoning Map so you know where you can go and what you can do.
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Whale of a time
The Great Barrier Reef is a hive of activity. If you're lucky enough to see a humpback whale from May to September, make sure you keep a safe distance.
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Important milestone
We're delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park's World Heritage listing.
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Visit the Reef
Visit our Great Barrier Reef and discover its amazing plants, animals and habitats. There are a range of tourism experiences on offer.
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What you can do
Everyone has a role to play in protecting our Great Barrier Reef. Find out what you can do to help protect this Great Australian icon.
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Report marine strandings
If you see sick, dead or stranded marine animals please call RSPCA QLD 1300 ANIMAL
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
A Vulnerability Assessment: of the issues that could have far-reaching consequences for the Great Barrier Reef.
