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The Great Barrier Reef is not just a National park, but a National Marine Park.

It was made a marine park to protect it, as it is important for Australia's tourism industry, and hence the economy. The Great Barrier Reef generates $AU2 billion in tourism dollars every year. All countries trade on their commodities, and tourism is one of Australia's. To lose the reef would be to lose an enormous source of trade for Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef also serves an important natural function. The health of the Reef points to the health of the ocean, and the creeks and rivers that feed into it, as well as signifying the general effects of pollution. It is of considerable concern that numbers of unique species such as dugong and loggerhead turtles have declined significantly since the 1960s, largely due to human intervention. The Reef shelters many endangered species.

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