Public urged to join fight for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

FILE - This picture taken March 7, 2022, shows the condition of coral on the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland, following periods of bleaching.

Analysis of more than 25,000 images from divers, tourism operators and recreational boats on Australia’s annual Great Reef Census is getting under way. Now in its fourth year, one of the world’s fastest-growing conservation projects is helping to gauge the health and degradation of the world’s largest coral system, which is suffering from another mass bleaching event.