COTS Monitoring Design: sample design for science and management decisions (Old ID 27510)

Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Morgan Pratchett
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

This project uses a combination of desktop and fieldwork to characterise and measure the detection errors associated with various COTS survey tools (e.g. manta tow, glider, eDNA, scooter, cull dives) and will calibrate density estimates across these tools to enable integration of data from multiple sources and programs into COTS Control Program decision-making.

Date

01 Jan 2022 - 30 Jun 2023

Project Type

GRANT

Keywords

Coral Reef;crown of thorns;Management;Disturbance;Outbreaks;Monitoring

Funding Body

Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Amount

14400

Project Team

Ciemon Caballes