© Commonwealth of Australia 2024
Published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
ISBN 978-0-6450438-7-7
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Maps produced by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Geospatial Services use:
- Map projection: Unprojected Geographic
- Map Datum: Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994
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While all efforts have been made to verify facts, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority takes no responsibility for the accuracy of information supplied in this publication.
First Nations readers are advised this publication may contain names, images and voices of deceased persons.
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This publication should be cited as:
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 2024, Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2024, Reef Authority, Townsville.
Design: Vetta Creative
Indigenous artwork (chapter covers): Robert Paul Designs
Cover: Coral grouper (Cephalopholis miniata). © Matt Curnock 2015