Manly Blog<p>Sediment runoff from the land is killing the Great Barrier Reef</p><p>"Cyclone Jasper had hit at the end of the sugar cane crushing season when paddocks had been freshly applied with fertilisers and pesticides."<br>"What we are seeing from these massive flood plumes really calls on Queensland and the commonwealth to increase their efforts around catchments, especially on tree clearing. We still clear about 100,000 hectares around the catchments of the reef every year, and it’s legal. That means the laws are not fit for purpose.”<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/30/great-barrier-reef-cyclone-damage-health-marine-life" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/jan/30/great-barrier-reef-cyclone-damage-health-marine-life</span></a></p><p>On making marine ghost towns>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/sediment-runoff-from-the-land-is-killing-nzs-seas-its-time-to-take-action-221966" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/sediment-r</span><span class="invisible">unoff-from-the-land-is-killing-nzs-seas-its-time-to-take-action-221966</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/GreatBarrierReef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBarrierReef</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Storm_runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Storm_runoff</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RunOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RunOff</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rain</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/plantations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantations</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LandClearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LandClearing</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/concrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>concrete</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/corals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corals</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WorldHeritageArea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHeritageArea</span></a></p>