Australian Great Barrier Reef fish saved by protection

This video from Australia is about the Great Barrier Reef.

From WWF:

Great Barrier Reef, Australia – Recovery rates of fish in the Great Barrier Reef have increased significantly as a result of marine protected areas.

According to a study by the Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University, populations of important fish species — such as coral trout — are up to 50 per cent more abundant in marine sanctuaries than in reefs still open to fishing.

Research done on fringing reefs around the Whitsunday Islands showed coral trout and stripy sea perch up 60 per cent.

See also here.

Eels in Australia: here.

November 2013: Ocean warming may make some large reef fish lethargic and unwilling to swim a team of researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Australia have found: here.

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