2. Baseline

The invention of the diving equipment  early 1960s and technique was an important step and tool for the exploration of the underwater world although coral reefs had already been degraded by that point. recent findings indicate that contemporary coral baselines might grossly underestimate the decline of coral cover since pre-Anthropocene times. The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) conducts long-term monitoring programs, combining natural historical records of the points of interest in Great Barrier reef, such as coral cover and weather patterns, with advanced technologies (satellite-based mapping and remote sensing techniques)