Related: The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare“There are still corals bleaching,” Marshall said. “Complete ecosystem collapse” is being seen on parts of the Great Barrier Reef, as fish numbers tumble and surviving corals continue to bleach into winter, according to a scientist returning from one of the worst-hit areas. Some species I wasn’t seeing at all.”Marshall spent a week this month conducting surveys on the reefs around Lizard Island. But, in the northern section of the Great Barrier Reef, between Lizard Island and the Torres Strait, a majority of the coral is thought to have died. Lizard Island was particularly badly hit by the global bleaching event that hit every major reef region in the world and killed almost a quarter of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2016 04:08 UTC