By Josh Gabattiss
This is just one (click here) of several species of good-sized, toothy mackerel likely to slam plugs around the GBR. "Sharkies" are great light-tackle gamesters (also sometimes used for black marlin trolling baits). The IGFA world record is 27 pounds, 1 ounce, taken off Brisbane in 1989.
The coral bleaching events (click here) that have devastated the Great Barrier Reef in recent years have also taken their toll on the region’s fish population, according to a new study.
While rising temperatures on the reef killed nearly all the coral in some sections, the effects on the wider marine community have been less clear.
Now, scientists have begun to establish the long-term effects of bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef’s fish population.
This work is essential for researchers trying to understand what will happen to coral reef ecosystems as global warming makes mass bleaching events more frequent....
