Some tourism operators have turned a blind eye to the unprecedented damage that warming seas have inflicted on the Great Barrier Reef. “Because this area is so remote, large and hard to access, researchers have been unable to fully assess what is happening in what was considered the most pristine part of the whole Great Barrier Reef,’’ said Dean Miller, director for science and media at Great Barrier Reef Legacy. Great Barrier Reef tourism: caught between commerce and conservation alarm Read moreGreat Barrier Reef Legacy said it would report research results directly to the public, as well as through official scientific channels. “It’s all about access to, and being on, the reef,” said the Great Barrier Reef Legacy director, John Rumney. “Providing a platform to communicate to the world the value of all reefs from our very own Great Barrier Reef.

Source: The Guardian August 10, 2017 18:00 UTC