Port of Townsville Seagrass Monitoring (Old ID 20697)

Port of Townsville Ltd
Role

Collaborator

Description

The aim of this research is to monitor seagrass habitats including those which may potentially be impacted by existing and proposed port developments. 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 port and catchment activities.

Date

01 Dec 2012 - 31 Dec 2016

Project Type

CONTRACT_RESEARCH

Keywords

Seagrass habitats;Environmental Monitoring;Marine monitoring;Dugong Populations;Great Barrier Reef;Port of Weipa

Funding Body

Port of Townsville Ltd

Amount

293916

Project Team

Tonia Sankey;Helen Taylor;Skye McKenna;Katie Chartrand