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High coral cover on Linnet Reef indicating strong recovery from cumulative disturbances since 2013 which have included crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, mass coral bleaching and two severe tropical cyclones. Australian Institute of Marine Science
The Great Barrier Reef has avoided inclusion on a global list of in-danger sites, but an expert says this does not reflect the reality of a reef in “dire straits.”
The World Heritage Committee on July 25 night accepted draft recommendations to exclude the reef from its in-danger list for the third consecutive year.
