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Attack of the killer starfish on Great Barrier Reef
13 July 2013
Cairns Post
THE Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of a deadly crown of thorns starfish outbreak three times bigger than the event that wiped out entire sections of reef off the Queensland coast 15 years ago.
Tourist operators and coral experts warn the latestoutbreak of the killer starfish poses a threat to the $6 billion-a-year Reef industry. Read more
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