What does a decline in healthy coral reefs mean for fisheries? A new study published in Marine Resource Economics, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), examines the correlation ...

The Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait have seen six bleaching events since 2016, including back-to-back events in 2016-17 ...

Scientists relocate a precious collection of coral and fish to a temporary home while a new Queensland aquarium is built.

ONE man, one line, one hook, one fish. It's a simple mantra that is crucial to a Queensland wild-caught commercial fishing operation that is harvesting the "Wagyu of the sea". Blue Reef specialises in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Noosa. Followed categories will be added to My News. The swell on the Noosa bar dropped low enough to allow anyone with a boat out and head far or stay local. The ...

Why it matters: Coral reefs are an integral part of marine life and sustain it by providing shelter and habitat to various organisms. They also supply and recycle nutrients as well as enable a ...

A type of coral trout called the leopard trout (Plectropomus leopardus) swims on the Great Barrier Reef. Fred Bavendam/Minden Pictures/Corbis Australia appears to have successfully tackled at least ...

A deadly fish that calls the Great Barrier Reef home could be a secret weapon in the fight against auto-immune and brain ...

In an effort to protect dugongs and other threatened species, WWF-Australia bought a commercial gillnet fishing license for a swath of ocean in the northern Great Barrier Reef, to establish a de-facto ...

New fishery regulations based on science are needed in the Caribbean to give coral reefs a fighting chance against climate change, according to an international study. New fishery regulations based on ...