Australia allows 190 tonnes of Great Barrier Reef coral harvest yearly despite

Australia permits up to 190 tonnes of corals to be harvested annually from the Great Barrier Reef despite repeated mass bleaching events, drawing criticism from conservation groups. The trade, worth approximately 18 million dollars in exports, is legal under Queensland government licenses but banned by neighboring countries. Environmentalists argue the practice is unsustainable given climate-driven coral decline.

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