New vessels and boosted capacity for crown-of-thorns starfish control
(WorldNews Environment)

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority can call upon five new crown-of-thorns starfish control suppliers to provide more vessels and trained crews as part of an all-out assault on coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish in the Great Barrier Reef. Following a competitive AusTender process earlier this year by the Marine Park Authority, the expanded control program will cover larger areas of the Reef, enable quicker response to starfish outbreaks, and collect improved and timely data to best...