The Great Barrier Reef makes up about 10 per cent of the world's coral reef ecosystems, and is one of the best known and most complex natural systems on Earth.
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The variety of life along the Great Barrier Reef's vast expanse is immense.
Turtles, sharks, sea urchins — just some of the animals that call the Great Barrier Reef home.
The Great Barrier Reef's heritage shapes and drives what this precious ecosystem is like now and how it is managed.
There are about 600 different types of coral in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
There are 14 coastal ecosystems that are important to the function of the Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and it's national education centre for the Great Barrier Reef, Reef HQ Aquarium, offer an extensive range of educational resources and programs.