Port of Townsville Seagrass Monitoring Program: Brief Report 2023

[Extract] The Port of Townsville Limited (PoTL) is upgrading the approach channel as part of their Port Expansion Project. The Channel Upgrade Project (CU Project) is Stage 1 of the long-term plans and involves capital dredging-related activities of the Platypus and Sea channels, and the construction of a reclamation area and temporary offloading facility. The port is situated in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, outside of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and supports a diverse range of habitats including significant and productive reefs and seagrass meadows that begin in the intertidal zone and extend down to ~15m below mean sea level. As part of their commitment to the environmental health of the port, and to address regulator conditions outlined for the CU Project, a fit-for-purpose seagrass habitat program was developed in 2019; the Channel Upgrade Seagrass Program (CUSP0.

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