Gobblers keep gobbling
and coral keeps dying,
the time's running out
for capitalist lying.

'Analysis of high-resolution drone imagery concludes 97% of corals died at a Lizard Island reef between March and June this year.'

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/26/most-of-it-was-dead-scientists-discovers-one-of-great-barrier-reefs-worst-coral-bleaching-events #environment #SaveTheGBR

‘Most of it was dead’: scientists discover one of Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching events

Analysis of high-resolution drone imagery concludes 97% of corals died at a Lizard Island reef between March and June this year

The Guardian

Commercial fisherman fishing in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

"After being put on notice for officers to investigate his claims, Sutcliffe continued fishing in the conservation zone and caught 21 fish weighing 42 kilograms over six hours...Magistrate Viviana Keegan said it was an "oddity" that officers allowed him to continue fishing."

He "was caught with three 100-metre-long nets in a yellow zone of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has been fined $13,000 for his "highly negligent" behaviour."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-17/fisherman-bradley-sutcliffe-fined-netting-great-barrier-reef/102985270
#marine #conservation #enforcement #savetheGBR #gillnet #fishing #reef #biodiversity

Commercial fisherman Bradley Sutcliffe fined for illegal netting in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

A commercial fisherman was put on notice before he continued netting in a conservation zone for six hours, a court has heard.

ABC News
Coral reefs are dying. Desperate scientists are turning to high-risk strategies

Nearly all tropical reefs will become extinct even if global warming is kept to 1.5 degrees. That urgency has prompted a new effort to save the Great Barrier Reef – with probiotics.

Brisbane Times