Innovations in COTS Control on the Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 26958)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
Innovations in COTS Control on the Great Barrier Reef. For decades, crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) research effort has been fragmented and failed to inform improvements in the effectiveness of COTS control. However, under the NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) research program, a more collaborative and targeted approach has harnessed research effort and enabled delivery of significant improvements in effectiveness and efficiency of COTS control, while also looking to develop methods for the future. Wholescale adoption of this IPM approach by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and operators is already demonstrably saving live coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
Date
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Crown-of-thorns starfish;Integrated Pest Management;Great Barrier Reef
Funding Body
Department of the Environment and Energy
Amount
2900
Project Team
N/A