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Learn about the Great Barrier Reef
Reef Education Resources
Our education resources cover a range of topics to teach and learn about the Great Barrier Reef including climate change, sea country connection, sustainability, wetlands, threats to the Reef, biodiversity. Below you can find resources, including our Reef Beat poster series, science unit plans, student activity sheets, videos and much more!
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Rapid monitoring - Module 3 Review Questions

Test your knowledge of module three with these review questions.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 3

This module provides details of the 360° survey (5 metre radius circle) section of the Rapid Monitoring form, including percentage estimation of benthos categories.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 2 Review Questions

Test your knowledge of module two with these review questions.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 2

This module provides details of the timed swim (10 minutes) component of the Eye on the Reef – Rapid Monitoring survey form.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 1 Review Questions

Test your knowledge of module one with these review questions.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef

Rapid monitoring - Module 1

This module introduces the Rapid Monitoring survey, and the form used to record your survey data.

Subjects: Eye on the Reef
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Meet the Yuku Baja Muliku Junior Rangers

A video explaining the Yuku Baja Muliku Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement and their Junior Rangers from Far North Queensland.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples

Our field management team: on the frontline

A video showcasing the work of our field management team in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The field management program is a joint initiative of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Traditional Use of Marine Resource Agreements

The Marine Park Authority and Traditional Owners are working together to integrate modern marine park management and traditional knowledge to protect this irreplaceable iconic World Heritage Area. This video explains these partnerships.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples

Yirrganydji Traditional use of Marine Resources Agreement

Video explaining the Yirrganydji Traditional use of Marine Resources Agreement and the projects they are undertaking.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples

Lama Lama Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement

A video about the Lama Lama Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) that covers Sea Country which extends from Princess Charlotte Bay to the Normanby River, a rugged and breathtakingly beautiful part of the Great Barrier Reef.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples

Here's how you can protect the Great Barrier Reef

A video explaining how your actions can help protect the Great Barrier Reef.

Subjects: Climate Change, Responsible Reef Practices
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What is the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program?

Watch this video to get a better understanding of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Monitoring Program.

Subjects: Climate Change, Ecosystems and Habitats, Extreme Weather, Responsible Reef Practices, Water Quality

What does it mean to be a Master Reef Guide?

Master Reef Guides are recognised as the world’s leading reef guides, interpreters and story tellers sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. These reef ambassadors can provide up-to-date information on the Reef, share stories of the magical World Heritage Area, and explain what you can do to make a difference.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef

Coral spawning-this is the most important event of the year for the Great Barrier Reef

Video of one of the most spectacular events on the Great Barrier Reef, the annual synchronised spawning of corals.

Subjects: Human uses on the Reef

Don't let your litter bug our Reef

We all have a part to play reducing marine debris across the Great Barrier Reef. Plastic bags, discarded fishing gear, plastic and glass bottles, rubber thongs, aerosols and drink cans can harm wildlife and pose a navigational hazard.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Going fishing? How zoning helps hook you a catch.

A video explaining how zoning works and how it can help you catch fish.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Practical training for Indigenous Rangers to respond to incidents in the Great Barrier Reef

Video of the training delivered by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Training provided a unique opportunity for Traditional Owners to guide government bodies on how to respond to incidents using a broad range of considerations including cultural heritage.

Subjects: First Nations Peoples
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Controlling crown-of-thorns starfish

Live panel discussion on how we manage outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish and how you can get involved.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Taking a social ecological approach to science for management

Live panel discussion exploring how we consider the social benefits and impacts to the Great Barrier Reef.

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Protecting Reef biodiversity

Live panel discussion on some of the amazing biodiversity found on the Great Barrier Reef and how we work to protect this variety of life!

Subjects: Endangered Species

Enhancing Reef compliance

In this live panel discussion, colleagues from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Intelligence, Compliance and Field Operations team discuss how we undertake surveillance, act on reports of illegal activity and enforce penalties for offences.

Subjects: Responsible Reef Practices

Actions to address climate change

Live webinar from National Science Week 2020, our colleagues from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority discuss our position on Climate Change, how caring for the Reef is a shared responsibility and what we are doing to build Reef resilience with our actions.

Subjects: Climate Change

Why is science important to us?

Live panel discussion as part of National Science Week 2020, we asked three of our colleagues at the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority to share how they came to love science, what they love about the Marine Park and what they do in their jobs today to help protect the Reef.

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