Category Archives: Coral Triangle

Coral Triangle: conserving biodiversity and improving livelihoods connects us all

The pod of long-snouted spinner dolphins are suddenly all around us. They move like torpedoes in the water, surfing the bow wave of our WWF research vessel and jumping out of the water so close to me that I can … Continue reading →

April 11, 2012
Posted by Dermot O'Gorman

Expedition to the Coral Sea part 2

Preparations for any extended trip need to be thorough, but when you add diving, photography and research to the mix the task grows exponentially. Mark and Emily from Reef Connection and our Divemaster Chloe were taking care of all … Continue reading →

February 02, 2012
Posted by Darren Jew

Expedition to the Coral Sea

Way, way out – far beyond the protection zones of the Great Barrier Reef – is a series of seamounts that rise from dark depths toward the warm surface of the Coral Sea. These are wild places, devoid of reliable … Continue reading →

January 19, 2012
Posted by Darren Jew

Nautilus, Coral Sea © Mark Spencer / WWF

Winner tells of trip to the Coral Sea

Earlier last year WWF and Discovery ran a competition during Shark Week. The lucky winner was Liz who won a once in a lifetime trip to the Coral Sea. Liz kindly tells us about her trip. When I told my … Continue reading →

January 08, 2010
Posted by WWF-Australia

Coral Reef with anthias bassletts, Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea © Jürgen Freund / WWF-Canon

Coral Sea one step closer to protection

Today a new conservation zone of nearly 1,000,000 square kilometers has been created to protect the Coral Sea. “The Coral Sea is one of the world’s healthiest marine wilderness areas, where it is still possible to see healthy populations of … Continue reading →

May 19, 2009
Posted by WWF-Australia

A Tern for the Better? Rare Bird Found Breeding in the Coral Sea.

An expedition to the crystal clear waters of the Coral Sea in 2006 found a new breeding bird for Australia. The New Caledonian Fairy Tern is a little known and threatened bird which breeds on remote Pacific islands. In Australia, … Continue reading →

April 21, 2009
Posted by WWF-Australia

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