Weipa quarterly seagrass monitoring and PAR deployment (Old ID 23485)

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation
Skye McKenna
Role

Principal Investigator

Description

The aim of this research is to intensely monitor seagrass habitats in the immediate areas around the port infrastructure in the Port of Weipa pre- and post- maintenance dredging. The objectives include comparing results of previous monitoring and baseline surveys and assessing any changes in seagrass distribution and abundance in relation to natural events or human induced activities. In addition, light and temperature shall be recorded and monitored within the seagrass canopy.

Date

03 May 2017 - 01 Sep 2017

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Dredging;Port Development;Environmental Monitoring;Marine Habitats;seagrass

Funding Body

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

Amount

23814.44

Project Team

Michael Rasheed