A manta ray amongst dead corals
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#Australia
#Ningaloo
#CoralReefs
#bleaching
#ClimateChangeDiary
What Ningaloo reef looked like before the major bleaching event.
Photo by Brooke Pyke
Coral bleaching vs mortality
When the ocean get too hot, corals expel the zooxanthellae algae that lives in their tissue.
In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.
These microorganisms give corals their bright pastel colours and disease resistance.
Their absence creates the bleaching effect many Australians have become all too familiar with.
Mass coral death at Ningaloo Reef
A fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died.
Record water temperatures caused widespread bleaching last summer.
Of the 1,600 corals counted in March [last year], only 600 were still alive come late October.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/ningaloo-reef-coral-mortality-survey/106023012
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Okyanusun altında "ölümcül dessizlik":
Dünya mirası #Ningaloo Resifi’nde #ekosistem çöküşü doğrulandı #SonDakika #Mercan #Resif #Avustralya #Isınma #Deniz
Ningaloo Resifi'nde, daha önce eşi benzeri görülmemiş bir yıkımı belgeledi. Geleneksel turizm rotalarının merkezinde yer alan mercanların üçte ikisinin, şiddetli bir deniz sıcak hava dalgası sonucu öldüğü doğrulandı.
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"The #Exmouth Gulf #MarinePark will protect the enormous stretch of coastline adjacent to #Ningaloo Reef #WA."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-05/exmouth-gulf-marine-park-announced-by-wa-government/105739138
NOTE #BarrierReef is on East Coast (Pacific Ocean) #Ningaloo is on West Coast (Indian Ocean)
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