We finally have some encouraging news on Great Barrier Reef water quality

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Aug 26, 2026, 10:20 pm61 ptsTrending
Imagine a plume of brown sediment washed off the land into Queensland rivers and carried out to sea. Here, it can settle on seagrass and inshore corals, potentially smothering them. River water often also carries nitrogen from fertilizer residue, which can fuel algal growth and damage coral health.

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