Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

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The official Facebook page for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. This page is moderated from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.

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The official Facebook page for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. This page is moderated from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is responsible for managing the Great Barrier Reef to protect it for the future. The Marine Park is a multiple-use area and our challenge is to assess, advise on, regulate and implement policies that ensure the best possible outcomes for the Reef.

"The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority is Australia's lead manager of the Great Barrier Reef.For more than 44 years the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has managed one of the world’s greatest natural treasures - the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. We use the best available scientific information to guide us, and engage with experts and the community.The Great Barrier Reef is big, beautiful and diverse. Covering some 344,000 square kilometres, this vast area contains a rich moasaic of plants, animals, habitats and heritage values and is one of the world’s most unique and biologically diverse ecosystems."