Join our Chief Scientist Roger Beeden as he explains why Crown-of-thorns starfish are a threat to the Great Barrier Reef.
The Reef Authority runs the Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) Control Program, where vessels of trained divers are deployed to key reefs across the Great Barrier Reef to help tackle outbreaks.
COTS control is the most targetable and effective way humans can protect the Reef. Since 2012, the COTS control program has protected over 830,000 hectares of coral reef habitat spanning several hundred reefs from the tip of Cape York to Bundaberg − at a cost of about $175 a hectare.
Watch the YouTube video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A57b8a6wvbw
Head to our website to learn more: https://www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/our-work/programs-and-projects/crown-thorns-starfish/Crown-of-thorns-starfish-control-program
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