... reduce the capacity of coral recover. Marine fauna is not the only victim of human activities, the Great Barrier Reef is home to over 1500 diverse species of fish, 5000 varieties of mollusc, over 200 species of birdlife, a variety of dolphins, whales, and the endangered dugong and green turtle. Chronic commercial and recreational fishing can potentially alter fish populations on coral reefs ... hunting. Accordingly, the decreasing green turtles have had to endure pressures of trawl and shark nets, traditional hunting, floating rubbish, boat-strikes, habitat loss and the destruction of n...

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