Coral Cove Corporation

Coral Cove Corporation

The great barrier reef is a 2,300 km long living mass of soft, and hard coral. it is home to all kinds of fish, as well as other water dwelling life.

A coral reef is a compacted mass of limestone and other rock, primarily inhabited with coral, anemones, fish, and other forms of water dwelling life.

By: Emma, Mackenzie, Grace, and Anita

Species of Great Barrier Reef:ClownfishAngler fishButterfly FishAnemonesUrchinsHard And Soft Corals

Tips and Tricks for responsible marine ecotourism:No human contact with reefDo not throw anchors on reefs

A Coral Reef is:Diverse and colorful ecosystemComplex and complicated ecosystemHome of tens of thousands of speicesThe slow growth of coral is the main source of beauty

Flooding, Cyclones, and Pollution are all threats to the Great Barrier Reef. Polution can be from human waste, to liquids from land spilling into Great Barrier Reef when a large rainshower apears.

The Great Barrier Reef Contains:3000 Coral Reefs600 Continental Islands1625 types of fish133 types of sharks and rays600 types of coral

The Size of the Great Barrier Reef:Area: 344,400 sq. km.Length 2,300 km longRoughly the size of:ItalyJapanGermanyMalaysia

Preservation: to keep alive in our existence, or to make lasting

Restoration:The act of restoring an item to former, original, normal, or unimpaired condition

Conservation: The act of preventing from injury, decay, waste, or loss.

PollutionPollution is all types of thing that can contaminate the reefs and can kill fish and animals. pollution takes the form of chemical substances or even energy, such as noise and heat.

Extreme weather - -flooding > Can cause 5 different levels of damage. Damage is determined -cyclones > by how much damage is done to corals.

There has been a total of 283 oil spills in the great barrier reef since 1987

The Coral Of the Great Barrier Reef is important because...It generates up to 1.5 billion dollars every day.It provides habitats and shelter for marine organisims

The Crown Of Thorns Starfish is one of the most dangerous animals in the great barrier reef. It practically sucks the life out of the reefs backbones.

The Great Barrier Reef is... largest natural feature on earth, stretching more than 2300 kmmany creatures rely on each other for food and survival collection of about 2900 individual reefs.