Travellers from around the world come to the Great Barrier Reef, an
Australian World Heritage Area, to explore its extraordinary diversity
of animal and plant life. Coral reefs face a growing number of
threats, from climate change and storm damage, to sediment and
nutrient run-off. Join them on an Earthwatch expedition in the water
around Magnetic Island to help scientists develop best-practice
methods for coral recovery. On this expedition, participants can get
involved through scuba or snorkel activities. You will assist
researchers in making baseline measurements of environmental
conditions, actively removing algae, deploying coral recruitment
(settlement) tiles and assessing fish and invertebrate diversity and
abundance. By joining this expedition, you’ll be at the forefront of
active reef restoration science. You will assist researchers in
experiments that aim to develop best practice methods for removing
this macroalgae and allowing coral to regrow. You will be directly
involved in filling in the gaps that will enable reef managers to make
evidence-based decisions about active interventions that support the
recovery of the Great Barrier Reef, and reefs all over the world. All
accommodation, meals, transfers and research activities included.
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