ABC News' Britt Clennett reports from Australia where scientists and tour companies are putting in efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change by cultivating new coral.
It reduces the stress on the ecosystem which has big short term benefits. It takes time before coral recuperates from bleaching events so they are helping the reef recover faster and just because a reef has been bleached once does not mean it will bleach again year after year. If an area can be recovered before the next bleaching event then it would be worth it.
Just like gardening with native plants but under water. It’s so sad how much we’re losing, and at such high rate of speed. If you read this, spend $3 on a packet of native wildflower seeds and toss them in a sunny area you don’t mind leaving unmowed, help your local ecosystem survive humanity
Australian media literally just put out an article about record coral growth and coverage over the past years. That news probably doesn’t sell well though.
Why don't we seed other waters such as southern California with corals. The climate is changing so let's introduce coral to cooler waters. Aquarium keepers grow corals all the time. It's not hard. Let's transplant them.
Coral generally loves warm water. The fastest growing corals are in the coral triangle. The great barrier reef now has the highest coral cover on record.
Bleaching and recovery on the Great Barrier Reef has been occurring for my whole life of over 70 years. The quality of research at the James Cook University has been under question for many years.
Weird how different news channels tell different stories. I just watched one from the same time a year ago about how much it has grown and replenished now this one is pushing fear.
@@victoroneill7924 no research claiming someone is an idiot??? bottom dragging is one of the leading ways to catch bottom dwelling fish such as haddock and halibut.. extremely destructive using steel rolling wheel weights to keep the net on the bottom.
There are coral reefs on the beaches in Australia that are 8 foot high from when most of Australia was under water. The reefs will repair themselves eventually.
There is no guarantee that the reef will come back. If the ocean becomes too acidic there will be no reefs. If the ocean continues warming reefs will take centuries before they adapt to warmer oceans. In the short term, we lose the reefs we do have which will devastate the fisheries. No fish = no food. It will also destroy tourism. My first trip to the Florida coral reefs was a bit disappointing because we arrived after a massive bleaching event. There were no colors, there were no fish. It looked like a wasteland. We did get to see some healthy coral once we went further out and it was beautiful. I fear that one day it will be gone too.
There hasn’t been nearly enough global warming just yet. I’d like it to be at least 5 - 10 degrees warmer in the winter months and I’d be willing to trade that for polar bears going extinct and some stupid corals bleaching and dying
2000 plus kilometres of reef...one third reef bleached...yet grows back...climate change and riseing water...climate change allowed the gbr to grow in the first place
