Key documents

Below are electronic copies or links to related plans, reports and supporting documents.

• Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017–2022 (PDF, 3.6MB)
• 2022 Scientific Consensus Statement
• Catchment profiles
• Development of basin-specific ecologically relevant water quality targets for the Great Barrier Reef (PDF, 3.2MB)
• Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2019

Report cards

Reef Water Quality Report Card 2020

• Report card 2020

Reef Water Quality Report Card 2019

• Report card 2019

Reef Water Quality Report Card 2017 and 2018

• Report card 2017 and 2018

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2016

• Report card 2016

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2015

• Report card 2015

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2014

• Summary (PDF, 4.4MB)
• Results (PDF, 12.1MB)
• Wetland monitoring pilot project case study (PDF, 953.7KB)
• Frequently asked questions (PDF, 386.8KB)

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2012 and 2013

• Summary (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Results (PDF, 8.9MB)

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2011

• Summary (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Results
  • Management practices (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Ground cover (PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Catchment pollutant loads (PDF, 1.2MB)
  • Marine (PDF, 4.4MB)

Great Barrier Reef Report Card 2010

• Great Barrier Reef-wide summary (PDF, 5.7MB)
• Regional summaries:
  • Cape York (PDF, 4.1MB)
  • Wet Tropics (PDF, 3.2MB)
  • Burdekin (PDF, 5.1MB)
  • Mackay Whitsunday (PDF, 2.4MB)
  • Fitzroy (PDF, 5.3MB)
  • Burnett Mary (PDF, 2.4MB)
• Results (PDF, 11.3MB)

Great Barrier Reef First Report Card (2009 Baseline)

• Great Barrier Reef-wide summary (PDF, 3.2MB)
• Interim Activity Report and Performance Outlook (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Regional summaries:
  • Cape York (PDF, 2.1MB)
  • Wet Tropics (PDF, 1.7MB)
  • Burdekin (PDF, 2.1MB)
  • Mackay Whitsunday (PDF, 2.0MB)
  • Fitzroy (PDF, 2.4MB)
  • Burnett Mary (PDF, 2.1MB)
• Technical report (PDF, 23.3MB)
  • Executive Summary (PDF, 341.7KB)
  • Introduction (PDF, 5.2MB)
  • Management overview (PDF, 1.4MB)
  • Methods (PDF, 1.0MB)
  • Great Barrier Reef region (PDF, 1.5MB)
  • Cape York region (PDF, 4.7MB)
  • Wet Tropics region (PDF, 3.4MB)
  • Burdekin region (PDF, 1.3MB)
  • Mackay Whitsunday region (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Fitzroy region (PDF, 1.2MB)
  • Burnett Mary region (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Conclusion (PDF, 212.9KB)
  • Appendices (PDF, 565.0KB)
  • References (PDF, 712.7KB)

Paddock to Reef case studies

• Sugarcane
• Grazing
• Grains
• Horticulture

Superseded

• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2013 (PDF, 4.0MB)
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2009 (PDF, 2.4MB)
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2003 (PDF, 1.8MB)
• 2017 Scientific Consensus Statement (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Chapter 1—The condition of coastal and marine ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef and their responses to water quality and disturbances (PDF, 3.0MB)
  • Chapter 2—Sources of sediments, nutrients, pesticides and other pollutants to the Great Barrier Reef (PDF, 2.9MB)
  • Chapter 3—The risks from anthropogenic pollutants to Great Barrier Reef coastal and marine ecosystems (PDF, 8.4MB)
  • Chapter 4—Management options and their effectiveness (PDF, 4.6MB)
  • Chapter 5—Overview of findings, management implications and knowledge gaps (PDF, 2.3MB)
• 2013 Scientific Consensus Statement (PDF, 886.8KB)
  • Chapter 1—Marine and coastal system impacts (PDF, 1.7MB)
  • Chapter 2—Resilience of Great Barrier Reef ecosystems and drivers of change (PDF, 2.4MB)
  • Chapter 3—Relative risks to the Great Barrier Reef from degraded water quality (PDF, 3.2MB)
  • Chapter 4—Sources of sediment, nutrients, pesticides and other pollutants in the Great Barrier Reef catchment (PDF, 1.6MB)
  • Chapter 5—The water quality and economic benefits of agricultural management practices (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Scientific Consensus Statement 2008 (PDF, 1.9MB)
• Synthesis of evidence to support the Scientific Consensus Statement on Water Quality in the Great Barrier Reef (PDF, 2.0MB)
• Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2013 Prioritisation project report
• Reef Plan Achievements 2013–2014 (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Reef Plan Annual Report 2006–2007:
  • Part 1 (PDF, 1.0MB) (Executive Summary, Reef Plan background, and the story so far)
  • Part 2 (PDF, 864.6KB) (Progress 2006–2007)
  • Part 3 (PDF, 1,007.6KB) (Progress 2006–2007 continued, next steps, and glossary)