The negatives in the management of The Great Barrier Reef include shipping
accidents, oil spills, Tourist visits and Overfishing. This is due to us humans.
Nature also gives threats to the Reef such as coral bleaching and The Crown of
Thorns Starfish. There has also been water temperature and climate change
affecting the Reef as well.
The Great Barrier Reef is a popular destination for sightseeing cruises and
cargo ships to pass through while on their journey. This can be a threat though
because they have a lot of boats and ships come by they could crash and become
wreck and the parts of the boats and ships stay at the bottom of the Reef and
can damage the marine life living in it. Oil spills have happened due to passing oil containers spreading over 3 kilometers of the Reef. Tourist visits have been a problem because tourist keep putting rubbish on the ground and then it ends up in the Reef due to the wind and killing or trapping the creatures in The Great Barrier Reef.
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| Duck covered in oil |
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| Cruise Ship crashes into rock underneath it |
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| The Crown of Thorns Starfish |
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