Will the Great Barrier Reef survive??

There has been an interesting story floating around that has been suggesting the Barrier Reef is in the same condition as it was 50 years and that the Greens and Queensland government have been beating the wrong drum on the reef.

This bloke Mr Cropp who is a shark expert and has been diving on the reef for 50 years says nothing has changed. He was also one of the few people who came out against the crown of thorns starfish in the 1980's. For those who can't remember these things were going to kill the reef as well.

Hopefully Mr Cropp is correct this time as well?