Gbr

Great Barrier Reef - Protecting What You Can't See

  • Louis De Bouganville

    Louis De Bouganville was the first person that documented the land of the Great Barrier Reef. Three French ships were lead by Louis De Bouganville.
  • Aropora Destroyed

    Aropora Destroyed
    Ever since te Europeans moved along the Queensland coast in Australia, the Acropora corals have started getting destroyed.
    Scientists think it is because of the water quality and from floods and cyclones.
  • Bleaching

    Bleaching
    January 1997 was recorded as one of the hottest summers in Australia, because of this lots of coral was bleached. 70% of the coral died.
  • More Bleaching

    More Bleaching
    More severe bleaching happened. This bleaching was affected in the area of Bowen, Australia.
  • More Bleaching

    More Bleaching
    Four years later more bleaching accured in the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Rain, Cyclones, Flooding and all that fun stuff

    Rain, Cyclones, Flooding and all that fun stuff
    8 months later they had a huge rain storm and the corals got drenched with freshwater which not only bleached them but killed them.