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VIDEO - Reef in Focus: Managing Sea Country Webinar
In honor of National Reconciliation Week 2022, the Reef Authority held a Reef in Focus webinar, 'Managing Sea Country' on Tuesday 31 May 2022. Learn first-hand from our First Nations partners about their deep connection to the Great Barrier Reef and their expanding role in its management.
VIDEO - Yarul Dhingiga: Keppel Bay Reef Rehabilitation Project
In October 2022, the Reef Joint Field Management Program, the Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation (WTAC) and local tourism operators came together on Woppaburra Country for the third trial of the MARRS (Mars Assisted Reef Restoration System) reef star – hexagonal metal frames that can be placed on the seabed, in areas of loose coral rubble, to provide a stable platform for live coral fragment attachment.
VIDEO - Indigenous Ranger Training on the Reef
We recently brought together a number of Indigenous ranger groups from across the Great Barrier Reef to complete incident management training. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the Traditional Owners of the Great Barrier Reef region, and evidence of their sea country connections goes back over 60,000 years.
VIDEO - Indigenous Rangers on the Reef
The Indigenous ranger's program is a nationally accredited training course by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. It provides rangers with the skills to ensure Marine Park users comply with its rules and traditional lore.
The Authority understands that having an effective and meaningful partnership with Traditional Owners is essential to protect cultural and heritage values, conserve biodiversity and enhance the resilience of the Reef.
VIDEO - Traditional Use of Marine Resources 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.
Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreements are community-based plans for management of traditional resources which are accredited in legislation and have proved a successful mechanism for joint management of the Reef.
Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreements describe how Great Barrier Reef Traditional Owner groups work in partnership with the Australian and Queensland governments to manage traditional use activities on their sea country.
POSTER - Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) Areas Poster
Determined Native Title and Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA) areas in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks as of September 2021!
REEF BEAT - Sea Country Series
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REEF BEAT - Sea Country Series
Corresponding activity book with individual and class activities.
REEF BEAT - Sea Country Series
Posters on a wide variety of topics, including connection to sea country, sustainable use of resources, traditional use, caring and protecting sea country, dance, trade, ceremonies, and cultural sites.
Eco-REEFlection Task
The Reef Guardian School REEFlection task was developed to commemorate the 20 year anniversary of the Reef Guardian School program. Since 2003, more than 300 schools have participated in environmental and sustainability projects and activities within their classrooms, their school grounds and local areas that help protect the Great Barrier Reef. These actions have been central in igniting curiosity and connecting students, teachers, their communities, and local environmental agencies to make positive changes for the marine environment. This fosters and promotes a culture of Reef stewardship.
The REEFlection task is designed to capture your story of connection to the Reef and what it means to you to be a Reef Guardian.
10-Minute Timed Swim Survey - Word version
Be a Marine Biologist for a Day - 10-minute timed swim survey - word version
Teaching Resource Guide
This teaching resource guide has been designed around an inquiry-based model to assist with incorporating the 2024 Eco-challenge within the classroom. Students learn key STEAM and life skills through inquiry-based learning, and we hope this resource compliments your teaching. We have provided subject specific Australian curriculum codes (ACARA 9.0) and have provided ways to adapt this to international curriculum outcomes at the end of this document. We have also aligned this eco-challenge to 9 of the UN global sustainable development goals.
Rapid Monitoring - Flow Chart Guide
A flow chart to take you through the main steps of submitting your rapid monitoring data.
Rapid Monitoring - How to Guide for Teachers
A step-by-step guide outlining how to input your data into the Eye on the Reef database from your rapid monitoring survey's.
Rapid monitoring - Answers Sheet
Answer sheet for all Rapid Monitoring review questions and final exam.
Rapid monitoring - Final Exam
An exam to test your knowledge on the Rapid Monitoring module series.
Rapid monitoring - Module 4 Review Questions
Test your knowledge of module four with these review questions.
Rapid monitoring - Module 4
This module provides details of the coral impacts to record in the 360° survey (5 metre radius circle) section of the Rapid Monitoring from.
Rapid Monitoring - How to Guide for Teachers
A step-by-step guide outlining how to input your data into the Eye on the Reef database from your rapid monitoring survey's.
Rapid monitoring - Answers Sheet
Answer sheet for all Rapid Monitoring review questions and final exam.
Rapid monitoring - Final Exam
An exam to test your knowledge on the Rapid Monitoring module series.
Rapid monitoring - Module 4 Review Questions
Test your knowledge of module four with these review questions.
Rapid monitoring - Module 4
This module provides details of the coral impacts to record in the 360° survey (5 metre radius circle) section of the Rapid Monitoring from.
Rapid monitoring - Module 3 Review Questions
Test your knowledge of module three with these review questions.