Travelers can also enjoy an array of local brews at Cairns' Barrier Reef Brewing Co ... grilled barramundi (a type of seabass native to Australia) and roasted lamb, and craft brews can be savored ...

Record ocean heat has taken a devastating toll on one of the world’s greatest natural wonders, with coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef reaching “catastrophic” levels ...

Around the globe, government initiatives like the US Coral Reef Task Force, Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, and the International Coral Reef Initiative use federal funds to ...

Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 species of hard corals.