Researchers have said the Great Barrier Reef’s ability to regrow has been damaged by rising sea temperatures.
Following back-to-back heatwaves in 2016 and 2017, researchers recorded a 90 per cent fall in new corals for the first time.
The research team estimated that for the reef’s baby coral to fully recover, it will take 5 to 10 years, but only if there is not another coral bleaching event.