History
As the largest living structure on the planet, The Great Barrier Reef is incredibly rich and diverse which has been appreciated for many years since it was first listed on the World Heritage List in 1981. The Great Barrier Reef provides homes for a huge number of plants and animals with 600 types of soft and hard corals, more than 100 species of jellyfish, 3000 varieties of molluscs, 500 species of worms, 1625 types of fish, 133 varieties of sharks and rays, more than 30 species of whales and dolphins and much more. The Great Barrier Reef is also unique as it expands over 14 degrees of latitude, from shallow areas to deep oceanic waters and homes animals such as turtles and crocodiles that have been around since the prehistoric times.
The oldest and largest creature in the Great Barrier Reef is of course the Blue Whale when they swim to The Great Barrier Reef for the warmer waters to breed. The average blue whale is a approximately 30 metres in length and 180 metric tonnes in weight.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority works hard every day to keep the survival of many endangered or threatened species that lives in the Great Barrier Reef such as the dugongs, marine turtles, whales, dolphins, seals, birds, some shells (helmet shells, triton shells, tridacnid clams), some fish (seahorses, pipe-fish, sea dragons, potato cod, Queensland grouper, barramundi cod, Maori wrasse), some sharks (whale shark, grey nurse shark, great white shark, freshwater and green saw fish), Sea snakes and crocodiles.
If the Great Barrier Reef continues to increase in damage these amazing environments and animals will die and we will lose one of the most lively and beautiful places this world possesses.
The oldest and largest creature in the Great Barrier Reef is of course the Blue Whale when they swim to The Great Barrier Reef for the warmer waters to breed. The average blue whale is a approximately 30 metres in length and 180 metric tonnes in weight.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority works hard every day to keep the survival of many endangered or threatened species that lives in the Great Barrier Reef such as the dugongs, marine turtles, whales, dolphins, seals, birds, some shells (helmet shells, triton shells, tridacnid clams), some fish (seahorses, pipe-fish, sea dragons, potato cod, Queensland grouper, barramundi cod, Maori wrasse), some sharks (whale shark, grey nurse shark, great white shark, freshwater and green saw fish), Sea snakes and crocodiles.
If the Great Barrier Reef continues to increase in damage these amazing environments and animals will die and we will lose one of the most lively and beautiful places this world possesses.