In November 2001, four scientists prepared a science statement for the Queensland Government’s Reef Protection Taskforce. Two versions of that statement exist. The differences between them are significant. The original version, tabled at the Taskforce meeting on 12 November 2001, was cautious in its assessment. It stated that there was “little evidence for widespread deterioration” of near-shore … Continue reading Versions of Science Statement for Reef Protection Taskforce, November 2001