The first Great Barrier Reef night and day citizen science program aligned with the Australian school curriculum has been launched by Sunlover Reef Cruises.
Sunlover Reef Cruises Group Marketing Manager Sarah Butler said the innovative citizen science program involved camping out under the stars on the Great Barrier Reef at night.
“The inaugural Marine Biologist for a Day + Astronomer for a Night program hosted 27 students from an international school affiliated with Peking University,” she said.
“They camped out overnight Australian-style in deluxe swags at Sunlover’s Moore and Arlington Reef Marine Bases on the outer Great Barrier Reef, more than 40 kilometres off Cairns, as part of their trip with Australian International Student Tours.