The Barrier Reef

The Barrier Reef:

The Barrier Reef

About the Barrier Reef:

About the Barrier Reef

There are actually 2,100 reefs and 800 fringing reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef. It is the Largest Reef System In the World. :

There are actually 2,100 reefs and 800 fringing reefs that make up the Great Barrier Reef. It is the Largest Reef System In the World.

It is so Large it can be seen from outer space:

It is so Large it can be seen from outer space

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It is located in the Coral Sea on the North East Coast Of Queensland It supports over 400 different types of Corals and is the Largest Protected Marine Reserve in the World

How was it Formed:

How was it Formed Barrier Reefs can only form in Shallow, Clean Water with lots of sunlight To keep the temperature between 18c and 30c A reef is made of Sand, Rock or Coral we call these materials Substrates Sea animals called Polyps together with tiny algae form colonies together They form coral skeletons that bond together and form reefs

So Who Lives There?:

So Who Lives There? Any Ideas?

We Found Nemo:

We Found Nemo Marlin is a Percula Clownfish

In Real Life He Looks Like This:

In Real Life He Looks Like This

Dory:

Dory Dory is a Blue Regal Tang

In Real Life He Looks Like This:

In Real Life He Looks Like This

Crush is a Sea Turtle:

Crush is a Sea Turtle Six Different types of Sea Turtle live on the Barrier Reef

Bubbles is a Yellow Tang:

Bubbles is a Yellow Tang

Bruce is a Great White Shark :

Bruce is a Great White Shark

Anchor is a Hammerhead Shark:

Anchor is a Hammerhead Shark

In Real Life he looks like this:

In Real Life he looks like this

Whales and Dolphins:

Whales and Dolphins Over 30 Different Types of Whales and Dolphins make their home On the Barrier Reef

Dugongs:

Dugongs

Dugongs:

Dugongs Dugongs grow to about 3m long, can weigh 400 kg and live to 70 years old. Dugongs are more closely related to elephants than they are to other marine mammals such as whales or dolphins.

Sea Snakes:

Sea Snakes 14 Different Types of Sea Snakes Live on the Barrier Reef they can stay Underwater for up two hours between breaths

Fish:

Fish 1500 different types of Fish live on the barrier reef, the red bass can live up To 50 years old

Nudibranchs & Clams:

Nudibranchs & Clams Nudibranchs are a type of sea snail which only have a shell when they are tiny larvae. Adult nudibranchs have a multi coloured mantle instead of a shell. The bright colours warn predators to stay away Giant clams can grow to be more than 1 metre long and can be at least 70 years old

What Else:

What Else Octopus Shrimp Sea Birds Seagrass Seaweed Eels Giant Moray Eels Manta Rays Are just a few things you can find on the Barrier Reef

Cool Ocean Facts:

Cool Ocean Facts An estimated 50-80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and contain 97% of the Earth's water 90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans Sound Travels Five Times Faster Underwater than it does in air Antarctica has as much ice as the Atlantic Ocean has water If all the oceans were to evaporate, the salt left behind would cover the entire planet with a layer of salt that was 50 metres thick

There’s more:

There’s more Our bodies are 71% saltwater, the surface of the earth is 70% water, and our blood is exactly as salty as the sea. This might explain why it is easy to fall asleep to the sounds of the ocean! Tides change twice a day and are caused by the Moon The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean it covers 30% of the earths surface

Underwater:

Underwater Scuba Diving

Divers Used to Look Like This:

Divers Used to Look Like This

Can you see who this is?:

Can you see who this is?

Its Matt two weeks ago:

Its Matt two weeks ago

Today Divers Look Like This:

Today Divers Look Like This

Oops Sorry Like This:

Oops Sorry Like This

Lets Look at the Equipment:

Lets Look at the Equipment

Matt Underwater:

Matt Underwater

We can Dive On Shipwrecks:

We can Dive On Shipwrecks

With Giant Moray Eels:

With Giant Moray Eels

On Coral Reefs:

On Coral Reefs

With Colourful Fish:

With Colourful Fish

And with Friends:

And with Friends

And With Sharks:

And With Sharks

What Do You Know About Sharks:

What Do You Know About Sharks Most sharks are harmful to people TRUE or FALSE

FALSE:

FALSE Of the more then 350 shark species, about 80% are unable to hurt people or rarely encounter people Sharks do not hunt humans simple truth is we do not taste very good Compared to what they normally eat

Which Harmed more people Last Year:

Which Harmed more people Last Year

A Bicycle:

A Bicycle Who thought that would be the answer? The Shark was the least Harmful and the Least dangerous More People Died last year from being hit on the head by a Coconut, struck by lightning A Coca Cola Machine and Dog Bites

Shark Facts:

Shark Facts In America Last Year 41 People died from being struck by Lightning On Average One person every two years dies from a Shark Attack you are more Likely to bitten by another person Of the average 30 to 50 worldwide shark attacks reported each year, only 5 to 10 prove to be fatal. So while being bitten by a shark is rare, dying from a shark bite is even rarer, you have more chance of dying from a Wasp or a bee sting The average shark lives to be 25 years old, but some can get as old as 100

Save the Sharks:

Save the Sharks

Man is More Dangerous :

Man is More Dangerous Every Year we Kill over 100 Million Sharks We slaughter them for shark liver oil and for shark cartilage for pseudo cancer cures that don’t work. Sharks are used in cosmetics, skin care products and in medicines. We kill sharks because of our fear of them, for food, for sport, and most disturbing of all For tasteless, expensive soup Shark Fin Soup WE ARE MORE DANGEROUS TO SHARKS THAN SHARKS ARE TO US 18 species of sharks have been listed as endangered if we Keep killing sharks they will disappear from our oceans forever