“Queensland can be a global leader in renewable technologies, with some of the best natural resources in the world. It is clear that we need strong action this decade from Australia and from the global community on the primary cause of climate change – fossil fuel emissions.”Ĭouncillor Abigail Noli, Douglas Shire Council, said: “The Douglas Shire has an approximately 80 percent economic reliance on tourism, so our community depends on a healthy, vibrant reef. “Summertime heatwaves in that period have had severe impacts on the Great Barrier Reef, which not only affect the Reef and the organisms that live there but also the people whose livelihoods rely upon a vibrant reef, such as tourism operators and commercial fishers. The briefing also reveals that heatwaves are having devastating impacts on Australia’s marine ecosystems including seagrass and kelp forests, and on industries including aquaculture, fisheries and tourism.ĭr Scott Heron, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University said: “The last eight years have been the warmest years on record, so it isn’t a surprise that we’ve seen increased frequency and severity of marine heatwaves. Unless we cut emissions deeply this decade the situation on the reef will only get worse.” “The Great Barrier Reef is dangerously close to another mass bleaching event, which would make it an unprecedented and catastrophic fourth such event in six years. This would effectively destroy the Reef and other shallow water reefs worldwide. Near surface waters off southeastern Australia are warming at nearly four times the global average, leading to changes in the distribution of species, species collapse and a decline in biodiversity.Ĭlimate Councillor, climate scientist and Distinguished Professor of Biology at Macquarie University, Lesley Hughes said: “Under a high emissions scenario, the Reef could face bleaching every year as soon as 2044.
The briefing affirms that last year was the warmest year on record for the world’s oceans.The excess heat absorbed by the ocean in 2021 was equivalent to the energy of seven Hiroshima atomic bombs detonating every second. The reef has suffered three mass bleachings in just the past six years (2016, 2017, 2020). In recent weeks low-to-moderate bleaching has been recorded across parts of the reef. The Reef is currently being watched closely by scientists for another possible mass bleaching event, with temperatures up to 3☌ higher than average in central parts of the reef.
The monitoring visit comes ahead of a World Heritage Committee meeting in June to consider listing the Reef as ‘in danger’. The Climate Council briefing, “ In hot water: Climate change, marine heatwaves and coral bleaching ” has been released today, as a UN reef monitoring delegation touches down to assess the condition of the Great Barrier Reef. The show was screened in many countries across the world, giving international audiences a glimpse of what the stereotypical Australia was like.Australia’s reefs and marine ecosystems are at grave risk of mass bleachings and extinction, a marine heatwaves research briefing from the Climate Council has found. Like the Skippy series, Barrier Reef showcased iconic Australian locations in colour film and was destined for an international audience.
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Barrier Reef was produced by Fauna Productions who also created the uniquely Australian hit TV series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, using some of the same crew and cast members. The show was almost entirely filmed in North Queensland and at the time the show was reported to be the most expensive series ever produced in Australia and one of the few Australian series to be produced outside Sydney or Melbourne. "It was the first series in the world to feature extensive colour underwater filming on location". However, 19 episodes had already premiered on British television on BBC1 between 5 October 1970 and 15 February 1971 and four more aired between 5 April and in advance of Australian broadcast.īarrier Reef was about a group of marine biologists on board a sailing ship called the New Endeavour, researching around the Great Barrier Reef, off Queensland, Australia. Not to be confused with Great Barrier Reef (TV series).īarrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened domestically in 1971.
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