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Interactive map update and lessons learned from the 4th mass global bleaching event
At the start of the year, CoralWatch launched an interactive data map to provide better information about the location of bleaching events to assist in real-time conservation, education, and management efforts. Throughout the year, in what has become the 4th mass...
New CoralWatch Interactive Data Map
Welcome to the new CoralWatch interactive data map, which provides a comprehensive view of coral health worldwide. Using the ALA infrastructure, CoralWatch worked with data developer Josh Passenger to create this interactive map with automated analyses of all data. In...
International collaboration to help predict future coral bleaching events
A collaborative project led by The University of Queensland’s citizen science program CoralWatch is aiming to get more people collecting valuable coral health data around the world. Working alongside the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the...
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20 years of citizen science backs up findings on coral bleaching
Volunteer-collected data on coral bleaching has been credited with supporting scientific findings about reef health across the globe.Not-for-profit organisation CoralWatch, based at The University of Queensland, is celebrating its 20th year of world-leading citizen...
How an Aussie school boy, 8, recruited Billie Eilish to help save the Great Barrier Reef
Eight-year-old Elijah Richardson has successfully enlisted the help of pop star Billie Eilish to save Australia's dying coral reef. The youngster, who goes by @elijahsworldqld on Instagram, has been campaigning for the cause since 2020 when he joined CoralWatch, a...
Come Join our Watch – Open Letter to Billie Eilish
‘Open Letter to Billie Eilish’ CoralWatch and the reefs around the world need your help. Would you help us in our new ‘Come Join our Watch’ campaign? Please watch and share our ‘Open Letter to Billie Eilish’ and help us create more awareness about this beautiful but...
CoralWatch PADI Coral Health Chart Distinctive Specialty
We have exciting news! Thanks to our Ambassador / PADI instructor Amber Moran, we have developed new education materials for the PADI Coral Health Chart distinctive specialty. These contain: Knowledge Development Session 1: coral biology, coral bleaching and the...
Come Join our Watch
In September 2020, a group of people passionate about the Great Barrier Reef, kindly lend their face to CoralWatch social media campaign 'Come Join our Watch". If you see these pictures of wonderful people's faces appear on facebook, Instagram or twitter, please share...
New education resources for Capricorn Coast
The waters of the Capricorn Coast, Central Queensland are a marine environment of stunning beauty extending from Rockhampton to Gladstone and including Keppel Bay and Port Curtis. The area is home to coral, seagrass and mangrove habitats that support diverse marine...