Volunteer

Volunteer

Do your bit to save the Reef: volunteer on special projects throughout the Great Barrier Reef and Reef catchment areas.

#Volunteer today

Citizen-science projects are happening right across the Great Barrier Reef, helping collect important information on everything from mangroves to manta rays, coral to coastal habitats. Get involved in group activities, local community events—even collect data in your own time, it’s that easy.

Contact us to get involved

#Contact us to get involved

jloder@barrierreef.org

#Reef Citizen Science Alliance

Choose your local group to make a difference today.

Sea fan coral

CoralWatch

CoralWatch integrates the global monitoring of coral bleaching with education about coral reef conservation.

Whale shark

Eye on the Reef

Eye on the Reef is a powerful monitoring programme that enables anyone to collect valuable information on the Great Barrier Reef’s health.

Fitzroy Partnership for River Health

Fitzroy Partnership for River Health

Formed from a unique collective, their vision is to provide a more complete picture of river health in the Fitzroy Basin.

Healthy Waterways

Healthy Waterways

Healthy Waterways works to protect and improve South East Queensland’s waterways.

MangroveWatch

MangroveWatch

MangroveWatch is a community-science partnership and monitoring program aimed at addressing the urgent need to protect mangroves and shoreline habitat worldwide.

Manta Ray

Project Manta

Project Manta is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology and biology of manta rays around Australia.

ReefBlitz

ReefBlitz

October is ReefBlitz month. Get involved in citizen science from coast to coral.

Redmap

Redmap

Redmap invites Australians to share sightings of marine species that are ‘uncommon’ to their local seas.

Reef Check Australia

Reef Check Australia

Reef Check Australia engages the community in hands-on reef research and education.

Beach clean-up

Tangaroa Blue Foundation

Tangaroa Blue Foundation coordinates volunteers around the country to monitor the impact of marine debris along our coastlines.

Seagrass

Wildlife Queensland Coastal Citizen Science

Wildlife Queensland Coastal Citizen Science trains volunteers to contribute to the management of the Moreton Bay mangroves and seagrass