Great Barrier Reef
Jordan Haley
The Great Barrier Reef
Marine Life
• 360 types of coral
• 5,000 molluscs (like clams and the sea slug)
• 215 species of birds
• 17 species of sea snake
• 6 species of sea turtle (all listed as threatened)
• 600 species of echinoderm ( starfish)
• 30 species of cetaceans (whales and dolphins)
• 22 species of sea birds and 32 species of shorebirds
Plants
fish
coral
Airfare
$1,260 round trip: 7:28 pm – 10:50 am+2Air New Zealand, United 24h 22mDFW-CNS2 stopsIAH, AKL
$1,754 round trip: 6:30 pm – 12:00 pm+2Delta, Virgin Australia · Compass DBA Delta Connection 26h 30mDFW-CNS2 stopsLAX, SYD
$1,968 round trip: 6:30 pm – 12:20 pm+2Qantas, American26h 50mDFW-CNS2 stopsSFO, SYD
$2,344 round trip:10:15 pm – 12:20 pm+2Qantas · American23h 05mDFW-CNS1 stop3h 10m in SYD
$1,966 round trip: 7:22 pm – 1:45 pm+2Qantas, United, Jetstar ·SkywestDBAUnitedExpress27h23mDFW-CNS2 stopsSFO, SYD
$1,968 round trip: 7:22 pm – 12:20 pm+2Qantas, United · Skywest DBA United Express25h 58mDFW-CNS2 stopsFO, SYD
Hotels
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cairns
One&Only Hayman Island
Lizard Island Resort
Things to do:
Scuba Diving
Flying
Sky diving
the beautiful rainforest.
Restaurants
Cruze Coffee (Cairns, Australia)
Little Vegas Burger & Bar
Gelocchio (Cairns, Australia)
Human Threats to the Great Barrier Reef
• Walking on them
• Dropping anchors on them
• Dragging diving gear over them
• Breaking them and taking them as souvenirs
• Knocking and grounding boats on them
Fortunately strict guidelines are presently enforced on all tour operators to ensure the protection of this vital natural asset.