They're not as famous as the iconic Great Barrier Reef, but vibrant and bustling coral reefs between Bundaberg and Moreton Bay, off Brisbane, are equally under threat with signs they're 'starving to death'.
A mass coral bleaching event is occurring in Queensland waters far further south than the iconic Great Barrier Reef.There are calls for more monitoring of reefs outside of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
"It's basically just white coral. It's not all the corals, but there are patches, lots of patches. It's really sad to see," Mr Clarke said.Breannah Mitchell, an ambassador with citizen science program CoralWatch based at the University of Queensland, said she was shocked to see the bleaching so far south.
"We call a coral bleaching event a 'mass coral bleaching event' when several management areas experience severe bleaching," she said. "There's very, very high thermal stress going on in the bay right now and it hasn't yet peaked," he said. "I think it would be good if the government could step up and start providing other funds on a continuous basis," he said.
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