Animals- Great Barrier Reef Foundation
#Reef animals. The Great Barrier Reef is a home to a vast array of iconic and endangered animals. But these marine animals need your help to survive and thrive.
‘The Great 8’ Animals of the Great Barrier Reef
2021年7月22日 · The incredible biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef means visitors have the chance to swim with some truly amazing creatures. These top eight living, breathing icons are featured for their unique attributes and importance to the Reef.
Clownfish Facts - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Clownfish are social fish, communicating through popping and clicking noises. They live in groups of male fish with one dominant female, a dominant male, and a group of smaller males. The dominant male ensures its position by taking the best food opportunities.
Facts - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
The Reef is a unique ecosystem; home to thousands of species of marine life, including fish, whales, dolphins, and six of the world’s seven species of marine turtle.
Protecting vulnerable species - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
More than 1,600 known species of fish live on our Reef, so we've developed and implemented the first ever integrated Reef fish monitoring program. It's revealing important insights about different fish habitats, including fish nurseries, for priority species such as coral trout, stripey snapper, damselfish and butterflyfish.
Whale Shark - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
The Whale Shark is the world’s largest living fish, growing up to 12 metres long. These large fish have five sets of gills and a set of dorsal fins that form a dual-lobbed caudal fin. Inside their roughly 1.5m-wide mouths, they have over 300 rows of teeth.
Dugong - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef have co-existed with dugongs for more than 60,000 years.
Giant Clam - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Unlike many of the well-travelled Reef creatures, the Giant Clam remains on the reef for its entire life. It lays on the ocean floor, living at depth in broken coral or coral sand. Giant Clams are also found near China, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Drones, AI and e-DNA: new ways to keep tabs on Great Barrier …
2022年7月25日 · A new suite of critical Reef monitoring projects combine new technologies with on-ground and in-water action to help protect and manage the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. Dolphins, fish, sea cucumbers, seabirds, corals, and even rats and ants are in the sights of this new wave of science projects funded by the partnership between the ...
The Reef - Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Discover new reefs and take a virtual dive with your favourite animals in the interactive map below. Select full screen for the best experience on mobile and desktop. # Watch