Cassowary Coast Green Nourishment Seagrass Program (Stage 1 Feasibility)
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) will collaborate with James Cook University (JCU) and Traditional Owners throughout the project to look at the feasibility of managing seagrass meadows to enhance coastal protection of foreshores. CCRC will collate existing data to produce a map of seagrass habitat within their LGA and identify areas where data gaps exist for further monitoring. Risk mapping of the CCRC coastline will also identify areas most at risk and likely to benefit from coastal protection measures. JCU working with Traditional Owners will then undertake further mapping of seagrass in areas of interest for potential pilot studies for trailing seagrass as an alternative to hard engineering solutions for coastal protection. The mapping will be presented in a report along with recommendations for coastal areas to be considered for the next stage of the Green Nourishment Program (Stage 2 – Establishment of pilot studies utilising seagrass as an alternative to engineering solutions for coastal protection).
Date
01 Jul 2024 - 15 Dec 2025
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
Seagrass;Coastal Protection
Funding Body
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Amount
58000
Project Team
Chris van de Wetering;Alexandra Carter;Lloyd Shepherd;Michael Rasheed;Lucas Langlois;Alejandro Navarro Otero;Paul York