Footage is available online at
http://www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/biodiversity-ecology/threats/cots.html
And high res footage for this story is available for download until 7 October here – this is a 200 Mb .mov file available to download via YouSENDit.
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Population outbreaks of the coral eating starfish Acanthaster planci have been responsible for 42% of the over 50% decline in coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef between 1985 and 2012 (credit: Katharina Fabricius, Australian Institute of Marine Science)
MacDonald reef before cyclone damage (credit: Katharina Fabricius, Australian Institute of Marine Science)