Fact File (168kb)
The Weekend Australia, March 24-25, 2007

"1. The Great Barrier Reef is made up of more than 2900 reefs, about 940 islands and cays.
2. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is 345,000 square km, ....."

Warming Reef can be Saved (260kb)
The Australian Financial Review, Friday 2 February 2007

"One of Australia's leading marine scientists, Russell Reichelt, has called for a risk management study of the Great Barrier Reef to target areas critical for conservation in the face of global warming."