Marine Biology & Aquaculture

Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (TNQ Hub)
Nathan Waltham
16 Jun 2021 - 30 Jun 2027
This project will establish, implement and manage the TNQHub (“Hub”) activities including collaborat...
ARC Research Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture Through Genetic Solutions (Old ID 27374)
Ludwig Lopata
09 Sep 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
This project aims to integrate cutting edge genetic and genomic approaches into innovative aquacultu...
ARC Research Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture Through Genetic Solutions (Old ID 27374)
Leo Nankervis
09 Sep 2021 - 31 Dec 2025
This project aims to integrate cutting edge genetic and genomic approaches into innovative aquacultu...
The Development of Procedures for Quantifying Prawn Allergens (Old ID 23528)
Ludwig Lopata
13 Mar 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
There is an increasing prevalence of food allergies world-wide with shellfish being one of the main ...
Coastal acidification in the benthic boundary layer on inshore reefs: implications on water chemistry and benthic communities (Old ID 24986)
Mia Hoogenboom
15 Mar 2018 - 14 Mar 2023
This project will investigate the effects of coastal acidification on the waters within the benthic ...
Comparing the use of underwater video and unmanned aerial vehicles for assessing use of tropical estuaries by marine fauna (Old ID 27583)
Nathan Waltham
01 Jul 2022 - 01 Jul 2023
Remote underwater video (RUV) is considered an established method for elucidating fish community str...
Determining nitrogen removal from floodplain restoration with Melaleuca (Old ID 27462)
Nathan Waltham
08 Nov 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
Tree swamps, such as those with Melaleuca, have the potential to remove nitrogen from agricultural r...
RRAP CAD-02 Engineering large scale coral aquaculture. (Old ID 27362)
Rachel Neil
01 Oct 2020 - 31 Dec 2026
Efficient coral production methods are required for restoration and adaptation interventions to reac...
Denitrification bioreactor trial in the Russell catchment of the Wet Tropics (Old ID 23408)
Nathan Waltham
01 Nov 2017 - 30 May 2020
This project will establish the effectiveness of denitrification bioreactors as an on-farm technolog...
Taxonomy of the reef-building corals of Lizard Island (Old ID 27561)
Peter Cowman
01 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2024
The short term aim of the project is to establish a curated collection of all scleractinian coral sp...

Coral bleaching, reef fish community phase shifts and the resilience of coral reefs

Regional-scale assembly rules and biodiversity of coral reefs

Confronting the coral reef crisis

Influence of age and moderate-intensity exercise training on heart rate variability in young and mature adults

Influence of intensive cycling training on heart rate variability during rest and exercise

Selection for faster growth in the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor

Parentage determination of Kuruma prawn shrimp Penaeus (Marsupenaeus) japonicus using microsatellite markers

Phylogenetic relationships of Australian members of the family Percichthyidae inferred from mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequence data

Phylogeography of the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor Clark (Parastacidae) in inland Australia: historical fragmentation and recent range expansion

Larval growth history determines juvenile growth and survival in a tropical marine fish

Title: JCU reef scientist goes global after plumbing the depths, Townsville Bulletin
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 10 Nov 2024
Title: Deep dive: How I use robots to survey coral reefs, Nature
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 31 Mar 2025
Title: Wet Tropics Management Authority - Scientific Advisory Committee
Reseracher: Nathan Waltham (Associate Professor, Blue Carbon)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF), Australia
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2027
Title: Australian Coral Reef Society
Reseracher: Morgan Pratchett (Professor, Marine Biology & Aquaculture)
Title: International Coral Reef Society
Reseracher: Morgan Pratchett (Professor, Marine Biology & Aquaculture)
Title: BSc Ecology, University of Cape Town
Reseracher: Mark Cyrus (Senior Lecturer Aquaculture Macroalgae)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2004
End Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: BSc Honours, University of Cape Town
Reseracher: Mark Cyrus (Senior Lecturer Aquaculture Macroalgae)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
End Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: PhD, James Cook University
Reseracher: Leo Nankervis (Associate Professor, Aquaculture)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2002
End Date: 01 Jan 2005
Title: BSc(Hons), James Cook University
Reseracher: Leo Nankervis (Associate Professor, Aquaculture)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1996
End Date: 01 Jan 1999