Marine Biology & Aquaculture

Phoebe Arbon

Phoebe Arbon

Dave Jones

Dave Jones

Terry Hughes

Terry Hughes

Leo Nankervis

Leo Nankervis

Roberta Marcoli

Roberta Marcoli

Bette Willis

Bette Willis

Janine Sheaves

Janine Sheaves

Geoffrey Jones

Geoffrey Jones

Mark Cyrus

Mark Cyrus

Cecile Massault

Cecile Massault

Impacts and risks of marine microplastics to marine consumers (Old ID 22482)
Mia Hoogenboom
11 Jan 2016 - 10 Jan 2017
Microplastics are an emerging threat to marine organisms. There is increasing evidence that plastics...
Water security for Northern Australian - Implementation Phase (Old ID 28971)
Nathan Waltham
30 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2026
This Water Security for Northern Australia program has identified 4 key focal nodes where pressure f...
Systematics, biogeography, and evolutionary history of black corals. (Old ID 26866)
Tom Bridge
01 May 2020 - 31 May 2021
This proposed research project has two main aims within the study site Heron Island, Great Barrier R...
Determining the role of a novel gene in liver cancer. (Old ID 27055)
Ludwig Lopata
01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Liver cancer incidence is increasing dramatically in Australia. Through a genetic screen we have fou...
Development of advanced reproductive techniques to characterize infertility in Barramundi (Old ID 23111)
Jarrod Guppy
17 Jan 2017 - 16 Jan 2020
Since the 1980's, the $45 million barramundi aquaculture industry has stagnated due to a lack of dev...
Coral reef research and monitoring in the Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP). (Old ID 27391)
Eva McClure
14 Oct 2021 - 24 Jun 2022
The Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) covers approximately 990,000 km2 and includes over 30 individual re...
Identifying the biological and environmental drivers tha underpin successful coral recruitment to inform reef restoration
Mia Hoogenboom
04 Dec 2022 - 02 Aug 2024
The Primary Investigator (Taylor Whitman) received a scholarship, AAA Graduate Education Fund Schola...
Investigation of differential antigen processing and presentation of allergenic vs. non-allergenic tropomyosin (Old ID 22369)
Ludwig Lopata
19 Oct 2015 - 30 Sep 2016
Food allergy to shellfish is a rapidly growing concern. Allergen-specific immunotherapy is a well-ac...
The impact of typhoons on reef fish assemblages, and the effectiveness of marine reserve networks in aiding their recovery (Old ID 22502)
Eva McClure
25 Jan 2016 - 01 Sep 2019
Increasing anthropogenic and environmental impacts are modifying coral reefs and their associated fi...
Effective sampling of Acanthaster cf. solaris to provide early-warning of new and renewed outbreaks (Old ID 26779)
Peter Doll
01 Jun 2020 - 31 May 2022
This project aims to develop a holistic monitoring program that will not only help to deliver an ear...

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