basis. So, who is right? In a community where the local economy has become so reliant on the dominant tourism industry, isn't the marine park sending the right message to the rest of the world about its iconic natural wonders such as the Great Barrier Reef, World Heritage rainforest and now, the Coral Sea? Or, as others suggest, has the balance been lost and too often other industries are being forced to sacrifice jobs and livelihoods in the name of the almighty tourism dollar? Tourism contributed
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Hinchinbrook Island lies east of Cardwell and north of Lucinda, Queensland Australia. Hinchinbrook Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and wholly protected within the Hinchinbrook Island National Park, except for a small resort. It is the largest island on the Great Barrier Reef.[2] It is also the largest island national park in Australia.[3][4] On the mainland adjacent Hinchinbrook Island is Girringun National Park, Kirrama National Park, Edmund Kennedy National Park and the Cardwell
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Examples are Brindabella Ranges, visible to the west of Canberra, and Flinders Ranges, the largest mountain range in South Australia. The fourth physical factor is the reefs in Australia. The most well known reef in Australia is the Great Barrier Reef, Australia’s greatest gift from nature. It consists of a lot of marine life and consists of over 3000 individual reef system. I would not miss this chance to see the world’s largest reef if I were to go on a vacation to Australia. The fifth
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did there was to play poker and drink beer and of course we also swam in the pool. After the to weeks we all wet out on a boat trip where we stop at a place call Great Barrier Reef where we all snorkeled. It was really beautiful place with all those coolers and so many different fish. The boat driver invited all of us out for dinner and we said yes. When we came in to land the boat driver found a nice restaurant where we
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Marine Conservation Society, formally known as the Queensland Littoral Society, has worked for decades to defend the Great Barrier Reef against things like coral mining, oil drilling, overfishing, etc. It is also the only national charity in Australia that only works toward protecting the ocean wildlife. Without this nonprofit, who knows what would become of the Great Barrier Reef and its surrounding habitats. But before I talk about this extremely amazing nonprofit, a brief history on Australia will
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B. californicus is unique of the three species discussed in this paper because there is no one group or organization that is focused on its conservation. It is an add-on species, one that usually benefits from the restoration and conservation of habitat of other species. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation has a website dedicated to collecting information that can be used to help agencies and organizations train land managers, citizen scientists, and other interested parties on pollinator
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Kure atoll is located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of the Pacific Ocean 28°25′N 178°20′W and is the most remote atoll in the world. 178°20′W and is the most remote atoll in the world. Green Island is 6 miles in diameter and is the only existing land that currently protrudes from the ocean. The atoll is located at the “Darwin point”, where coral growth decreases to a slower rate than atoll subsidence, and the atoll will sink below the surface. The good news is that the coral growth at
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Acanthaster planci, commonly known as the crown-of-thorns starfish, is one of the largest starfish in the world. Yet, what makes A. planci unique is not just the fact that it is large, but the fact that it has an interesting diet. In particular, A. planci enjoys feeding on the coral reefs that dot the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This in and of itself wouldn’t be very interesting, except for the fact that A. planci is an incredibly efficient predator. In the late 1960’s up to ninety percent of the
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Biomes and large scale ecosystems such as coral reefs are influenced by limiting factors such as salinity of water which should remain constant, temperatures between 25 and 29 degrees C and adequate sunlight so turbidity level are low. The Great Barrier reef is home to 5,000 species of molluscs, 1,800 species of fish, 125 species of sharks. The age and size of an ecosystem is important in supporting high levels of biodiversity. On the island of Borneo, a biodiversity hotspot, has a number of endemic
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water quality- from budget. Budget increased by 25 million per annum for 4 years in oder to restore reef as of 1st July 2014. GBRMPA 1995 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 25 year plan. Justification; why save the reef? tourist attraction 7th wonder of the word contributes 6 billion to Australian economy produces 63 000 jobs The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef structure in the world extending over 2300 km from papua new guinea on Queensland’s east coast. It renowned for
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