The Great Barrier ReefBy

Nicky Gold

Location

• The Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia

• It is the world's largest coral reef!!!• It is also one of the seven natural wonders of

the world!!!

How it is used?

• The Great Barrier Reef is an important part of the Aboriginals culture and religion.

• The reef is a very popular for tourists, especially the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns.

• The reef is very important for tourism and it generates over $3 billion per year.

What lives in it?

• Turtles, Nemo (Clownfish), jellyfish, sharks, coral, Groper, sea gulls, starfish, eels, rays etc

• Clownfish hide inside sea anemones. If fish come to eat the clownfish they die of poison from the anemones tentacles.

• All clownfish are born boys and when they get older some turn into girls.

• Clown fish wait for the sea anemone to paralyse its prey and then eat what the sea anemone leaves behind!

• Clown fish keep the sea anemone clean and removes all the dirt from its tentacles

How do Clownfish interact with the water

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