Crown-of-thorns starfish eating their way through coral in major outbreak

Great Barrier Reef: Crown-of-thorns starfish eating their way through coral in major outbreak - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"Thousands of crown-of-thorns starfish are understood to be eating their way through coral in a major outbreak at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, as authorities consider how to tackle the problem.

The outbreak on the Swain Reefs off Yeppoon was discovered last year, but the area is remote and hostile, hampering efforts to control the spread of the coral-killing marine animal.

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has confirmed it has been working out how to deal with the outbreak since last year"

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