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The future of the reef

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Earlier this month in Cairns, thousands of top ocean experts gathered for a conference about the state of the world’s coral reefs. Much of the discussion centered around how these marine ecosystems are declining at a rapid pace. That includes Australia’s own Great Barrier Reef.

 

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Friday, July 27 2012
Produced By Michael Rhee
Featured in storyJeremy Jackson - Senior Scientist Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution and Professor of Oceanography Emeritus, Scripps Institution of OceanographyAlana Grech - Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook UniversityJon Brodie - Catchment to Reef Research Group, Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research, James Cook UniversityTerry Hughes, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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