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Mass coral bleaching reported in Hervey Bay, Bundaberg

Surveys, sightings and studies have revealed the health of the Coral and Fraser Coast reefs are in jeopardy, with mass coral bleaching recorded at Bundaberg and Hervey Bay for the first time.Queensland’s iconic Great Barrier Reef has suffered one of its worse mass coral bleaching events on record, with some southern reefs now impacted for the first time following the state’s sweltering summer.The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service confirmed coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef has begun to spread down the coast to inshore locations in the Capricorn Bunker, Point Vernon in Hervey Bay and Coral Cove near Bundaberg.

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