Rowley Shoals: thriving Australian reef shows what’s possible when ecosystems are untouched by humans

New study shows fishing restrictions across the archipelago helped sustain threatened species and biodiversity during a time of ‘unprecedented’ declineWhat would a tropical reef look like if it could escape the man-made perils of global heating and overfishing?A new study suggests it would look like Rowley Shoals, an isolated archipelago of reefs 260km off Australia’s north-west coast. Related: As many corals growing in the Pacific as trees in the Amazon, new study finds Continue reading...