Port of Weipa Ambient Marine Water Quality Monitoring Program: Annual Report 2021-2022
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The Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) at James Cook University (JCU) have partnered with North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) to undertake long-term environmental monitoring and research initiatives surrounding the Port of Weipa. As part of the agreement, an ambient water quality monitoring program has been implemented that incorporates discreet field measurements, acquisition of data via deployment of continuous dataloggers, and water sample collection for laboratory analysis of a range of nutrients, pesticides, and heavy metals. The program aims to characterise variability in water quality by monitoring a suite of key parameters to better define the potential impacts associated with port operations adjacent to sensitive seagrass and other coastal habitats. Along with regular monitoring of water quality parameters, an understanding of the meteorological and oceanographic (metocean) conditions that affect Queensland coastal ecosystems is important in understanding seasonal and interannual variability in water quality.
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TropWATER, James Cook University
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