Only 10% of sugarcane growers in reef catchment properly managing runoff

Great Barrier Reef report grades sugarcane sector 'very poor' with just 9.8% adopting proper management practices

Less than 10% of sugarcane growers in Great Barrier Reef catchments are using appropriate land management practices for reef health, according to a major report that underlines the need for new regulations proposed by the Queensland government.

The federal and Queensland governments' water quality report card for 2017-2018 says the condition of inshore reefs on the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to an overall grade of "D" - which means "poor".