“The planet is in trouble, and the coral reef, the ocean’s most biologically diverse and sensitive ecosystem, is telling us we’re making some bad decisions,” he says. “This trip is not just an ecotour but an opportunity to spend time with Australian scientists and learn about the essence of coral reefs. We’ll see all sorts of sea life and an amazing diversity of tropical reef fish and coral – far more species than one sees in the bigger Caribbean. Whereas in the Caribbean you might see tens of species of coral, on the Great Barrier Reef there are hundreds of species; it’s one of the most diverse regions in the world.”
Lapointe’s trip will include the Low Isles, a small coral key off Port Douglas in northern Queensland. This was the site of the 1928-29 Great Barrier Reef expedition, the first detailed scientific study of a coral reef, carried out by the British Museum of Natural History.
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