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Highlights threat of illegal poaching
Published: 11 June 2026
Recent ABC News story, Missing Nemo from tropical Magnetic Island, highlights the threat of illegal poaching to the Great Barrier Reef.
When the species known as a “true nemo” – Amphiprion percula – turned up in a bay on Magnetic Island, just 20 minutes off the coast of Townsville in 2022, locals were excited.
It was called ‘Island Nemo’ because we finally have a Nemo now! said local diver and marine biologist Lawrence Scheele.
Then one day, Island Nemo disappeared!
Read the full story on ABC News
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