2 - The vast majority of bleaching is in the northern third of the reef The vast majority of bleaching is in the northern third of the reef
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has tried to reassure visitors that the damage has been limited to specific areas of the reef. GBRMPA chairman Dr Russell Reichelt has been working with AIMS, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and other partners since the beginning of March to conduct underwater studies to determine the extent of damage to the reef. “Collaborative efforts by a large number of institutions and tourism industry volunteers allow us to say with confidence that while bleaching caused by heat stress affected most of the Reef, the most severe mass bleaching and the greatest mortality has been restricted to north of Port Douglas,” Dr Reichelt said. “The most severe bleaching has occurred at the far northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, well away from the major superyacht destinations and population centres,” added a spokesman for Superyacht Australia.
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has tried to reassure visitors that the damage has been limited to specific areas of the reef.
GBRMPA chairman Dr Russell Reichelt has been working with AIMS, the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and other partners since the beginning of March to conduct underwater studies to determine the extent of damage to the reef.
“Collaborative efforts by a large number of institutions and tourism industry volunteers allow us to say with confidence that while bleaching caused by heat stress affected most of the Reef, the most severe mass bleaching and the greatest mortality has been restricted to north of Port Douglas,” Dr Reichelt said.
“The most severe bleaching has occurred at the far northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef, well away from the major superyacht destinations and population centres,” added a spokesman for Superyacht Australia.
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