by Michelle Barry | Oct 14, 2026 | Blog, Caring for the Reef, Reef Information
Reef Science For a few nights each year, the corals of the Great Barrier Reef spawn together in the dark. Here is when coral spawning happens, our team’s predicted dates for 2026, and how you can see the result on the water the next day. The short version Our...
by Michelle Barry | Oct 13, 2026 | Caring for the Reef, Conservation
Caring for the Reef Coral bleaching is back in the news every summer, and a strong El Niño means it will be again this year. Here is what bleaching actually is, what the latest science says about the Great Barrier Reef, and what it means if you are planning a trip....
by Michelle Barry | Oct 8, 2026 | Caring for the Reef, Reef Information, Wildlife
Caring for the Reef Small, bright, usually in pairs, and almost always eating. Butterflyfish are the reef fish scientists count when they want to know how the coral is doing, and the reason is in their mouths. Most people notice butterflyfish on their first snorkel...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 21, 2026 | Caring for the Reef, Education
Reef Education What the index measures, what every symbol in the formula means, a full worked example you can follow line by line, and why 2 sites with exactly the same species can return very different numbers. Written by the marine biologists who run this as...
by Michelle Barry | Sep 21, 2026 | Caring for the Reef, Conservation
Caring for the Reef Coral is an animal, and plenty of things on the reef eat it. Most of them have been doing it for millions of years without causing any harm at all. 2 of them, in the wrong numbers, can strip a reef. Here is the difference — and what our team...
