Benthic Mapping with Traditional Owners and Wellesley Islands Rangers in the Gulf of Carpentaria Marine Park
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
There is little recent information on benthic habitats in the Gulf of Carpentaria Marine Park (GOCMP) and adjacent Thuwathu/Bujimulla Indigenous Protected Area (TBIPA), which is needed to make management decisions around zoning, habitat protection, assisted recovery, and species conservation. Marine habitats of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria have long been identified as ecologically and culturally significant, with large areas of seagrass supporting high densities of dugongs and turtles, and traditional, commercial and recreational fisheries. Wellesley Islands Rangers and scientists from JCU and CDU will conduct mapping at a scale that can comprehensively inform marine park management and the Lardil, Yangkaal, Kaiadilt and Gangalida peoples’ sustainable management of Sea Country.
Date
07 Jun 2024 - 28 Oct 2026
Project Type
CONTRACT_RESEARCH
Keywords
Seagrass;Coral;Gulf of Carpentia;Wellesley Islands;Marine Park;Benthic habitats
Funding Body
Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water (DCCEEW)
Amount
363623
Project Team
Catherine Collier;Alexandra Carter