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Monitoring water quality in the Great Barrier Reef CASE STUDY The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most spectacular marine ecosystems, but is vulnerable to environmental stresses such as climate change and pollutant runoff from catchments. Ocean temperature and water quality information is essential to understanding the health of the reef and the likelihood of events such as coral bleaching and coral disease outbreaks. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority monitors reef health using the Bureau of Meteorology’s Marine Water Quality Dashboard. Information from the dashboard is used to develop impact assessments and response plans to reduce the effect of the major environmental pressures that pose a risk to the reef. The Marine Water Quality Dashboard gives me improved information on water temperature and quality within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, updated daily. The dashboard also provides daily snapshots of conditions across the park going back to 2002. This helps park managers better understand the pressures on the reef ecosystem and how they are changing over time. Roger Beeden Director—Tourism and Stewardship Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) The Marine Water Quality Dashboard is used to monitor a range of water quality indicators across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
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Monitoring water quality in the Great Barrier ReefCASE STUDY
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the world’s most spectacular marine ecosystems, but is vulnerable to environmental stresses such as climate change and pollutant runoff from catchments. Ocean temperature and water quality information is essential to understanding the health of the reef and the likelihood of events such as coral bleaching and coral disease outbreaks. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority monitors reef health using the Bureau of Meteorology’s Marine Water Quality Dashboard. Information from the dashboard is used to develop impact assessments and response plans to reduce the effect of the major environmental pressures that pose a risk to the reef.
The Marine Water Quality Dashboard gives me improved information on water temperature and quality within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, updated daily.
The dashboard also provides daily snapshots of conditions across the park
going back to 2002. This helps park managers better understand the pressures on the reef ecosystem and how they are
changing over time.
Roger BeedenDirector—Tourism and Stewardship
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
The Marine Water Quality Dashboard is used to monitor a range of water quality indicators across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
