Coral bleaching assessment 2024 in northern Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Morgan Pratchett
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

Climate induced coral bleaching is now the foremost threat to coral reefs, including Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Based on current and projected sea surface temperatures there is a very high likelihood that mass bleaching will occur in March 2024 on the GBR. As such, The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) are requesting that our team undertake in-water bleaching assessments in the northern GBR in March 2024, at reefs where we are working on crown-of-thorns starfish.

Date

01 Mar 2024 - 01 May 2024

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Coral Bleaching;Climate Change;Great Barrier Reef

Funding Body

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Amount

40500

Project Team

Morgan Pratchett;Andrew Baird