Origins and Implications of a Primary Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreak in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

Figure 1

The Mackay/Capricorn Section of the GBR showing the location of the Swain Reefs and Capricorn-Bunker Reefs in relation to the coast. Isobaths represent depth in meters and show the edge of the continental shelf. Arrows show the general position of the South Equatorial Current and the East Australian Current and Capricorn Eddy. The mouth of the Fitzroy River is located southeast of Rockhampton and discharges into Keppel Bay.