Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia's reefs. But we could find ways to protect them

Australia is home to some of the world's most beautiful reefs. This includes the lush Great Southern Reef, which wraps around Australia's southern coastline, and the world-renowned Great Barrier Reef.
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Worst crown-of-thorns starfish outbreak in decades emerging on Great Barrier Reef

Scientists are rushing to contain an emerging outbreak of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTs) on the Great Barrier Reef, warning it could be one of the worst in 60 years. The Great ...
Reuters

Starfish eating Australia's Great Barrier Reef alarm scientists

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A major outbreak of coral-eating crown of thorns starfish has been found munching Australia's world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, scientists said on Friday, prompting the ...
New Scientist

Culling predatory starfish conserves coral on the Great Barrier Reef

A culling programme has succeeded in protecting key areas of the Great Barrier Reef from voracious coral-eating starfish. Scientists who analysed the outcome say the effort should be expanded to ...
The Washington Post

EVER WONDERED what lurks on the ocean floor?

Aside from sunburn, the biggest concern most beachgoers have is getting stung by the occasional jellyfish bobbing around in the water. But there are thousands of sea creatures, including some pretty ...