Typically there is less damage in the areas where tourists dive. As the reef experiences more bleaching events and dies, the tourism operators cherry pick the parts that aren't bleached.

The reef has pretty well had it due to climate change. It's only a matter of time, so better management of local effects such as runoff from land will delay the death, not avoid it. [1]

Apart from the climate change denying Federal Government [2], the opposition is being driven by tourist operators, who are afraid that people will write the reef off as not worth seeing [3]. Maybe they should be running a huge "Last Chance to See" campaign?

[1] https://ecos.csiro.au/coral-reefs-need-cooler-water/

[2] https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/barnaby-joyce-sets-u...

[3] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-22/great-barrier-reef-to...