The Latest Breaking News from Ningaloo reef

Estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products spilled into Indian ocean on 8 May during decommissioning works at Griffin field

This summer, an intense marine heatwave struck off northwestern Australia, driving sea surface temperatures up to 4°C above the summer average. The large mass of warm water has slowly moved south from the Kimberley region and through the Pilbara, leaving a wave of underwater destruction behind. Now Ningaloo Reef is…

With bleaching events expected to increase to once a year by 2046, researchers in Western Australia hope coral crossbred to survive in higher temperatures will help save the Ningaloo Reef.

Scientists are breeding extra-tough coral at Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef in a bid to beat mass bleaching.

Scientists at WA's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef are breeding extra-tough coral capable of surviving climate change-induced mass bleaching events.

There are only three true cavefish in Australia — including the blind cave eel — which all reside in the country's north-west, inland from the Ningaloo Reef. But pet owners have been disposing of unwanted invasive species in the same waters.

Tom Cannon knew he was witnessing a rare natural phenomenon when he captured footage of whale sharks feeding on bait balls on Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef.

With increasing ocean temperatures, world-leading marine researchers say Australia's coral only has a few decades of survival left.

Top marine scientists say Western Australia's World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is at further risk of coral bleaching, with signs of heat stress on the northern fringes, as unusually hot water moves from Indonesia down the WA coast.