The Great Southern Reef at risk with raising temperatures

When we think of warming ocean temperatures in Australia, we often think of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland.

But many don’t know about the damages it could cause to the Great Southern Reef, which reaches all the southern coast of Australia, including Tasmania.

Story produced by Bella Goward, Grace Beech, Nikki Richardson, Isabella Sorensen, and Kala Wahono.

Speakers:

• Chair Redmap Australia
• Gretta Pecl - Director of Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS). IPCC Lead Author
• Professor Craig Johnson - Marine Community Ecologist at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS)
• Senator Pete Whish-Wilson – Tasmanian Greens Party