Snorkeling at the Great Barrier Reef must be amazing.
Could only imagine
A coral reef is often called "the rainforest of the sea"
I could see that. I would love to do that some day soon!
Coral reef fish
Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish stand out as colourful and interesting to watch. Hundreds of species can exist in a small area of a healthy reef, many of them hidden or well camouflaged. Reef fish have developed many ingenious specialisations adapted to survival on the reefs.
Coral reefs occupy less than one percent of the surface area of the world oceans, but still
dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park area had been scrapped. The plan to dump the spoil at sea was widely criticised on the grounds that the fragile coral and seagrass ecosystem could be damaged. Documents released under Freedom of Information showed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority scientists had opposed the dumping plan. The Palaszczuk Queensland Government is now the development proponent for a proposal to dump dredge spoil on land within the terminal site.
On 5 August 2015, the federal Department of Environment and Adani signed consent orders in the