Tropical Water & Ecosystems

Scott Morrissey

Scott Morrissey

Tim Smith

Tim Smith

Alejandro Navarro Otero

Alejandro Navarro Otero

Jack Koci

Jack Koci

Sarah McDonald

Sarah McDonald

Emily Webster

Emily Webster

Abbi Scott

Abbi Scott

Catherine Collier

Catherine Collier

Rob Coles

Rob Coles

Aaron Davis

Aaron Davis

Seagrass surveys in the Southern Gulf 2023-2024
Alexandra Carter
01 Oct 2023 - 15 Mar 2025
This project is a collaboration of specialists including the Yanyuwa and Marra Traditional Owners an...
Ports North Seagrass Monitoring (Old ID 20701)
Skye McKenna
01 Dec 2012 - 31 Dec 2016
The aim of this research is to monitor seagrass habitats in areas around Mourilyan, Karumba, Cairns ...
NQBP & JCU Research & Monitoring Partnership - Seagrass and Coral Studies (Old ID 24716)
Alexandra Carter
23 Oct 2017 - 27 Dec 2020
This project conducts long term assessments of seagrass and coral in the Ports of Mackay, Hay Point,...
NQBP & JCU Research & Monitoring Partnership - Seagrass and Coral Studies (Old ID 24716)
Skye McKenna
23 Oct 2017 - 27 Dec 2020
This project conducts long term assessments of seagrass and coral in the Ports of Mackay, Hay Point,...
LDC Community Water Quality Monitoring Program (LME#17-004). (Old ID 25147)
Stephen Lewis
13 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2029
The objective of the Burdekin MIP is to work closely with groups in one or two focus areas, with the...
Ecological Monitoring of the Townsville Field Training Area 2015-2016 (Old ID 22497)
Shelley Templeman
01 Oct 2015 - 30 Jun 2016
This project continues the long standing monitoring that TropWATER has undertaken for Defence that i...
Re-Invigorating the Pesticide Working Group (PWG) (Old ID 22959)
Aaron Davis
01 Jun 2016 - 30 Sep 2017
The project is designed to facilitate communication between industry, extension providers, scientist...
Seagrass Assessment Southern Expansion of Mackay-Whitsunday Monitoring Program (Old ID 23604)
Alexandra Carter
03 Jul 2017 - 31 Aug 2020
TropWATER will provide seagrass assessment to assist regional marine ambient monitoring program admi...
Rapid In-field Detection of the Deadly Jellyfish, Chironex fleckeri (Old ID 31188)
Scott Morrissey
10 Oct 2023 - 09 Oct 2024
Detection of Chironex fleckeri presents large challenges, and Environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used t...
Sources of Bioavailable Nutrients: Phase 2 (Old ID 22526)
Aaron Davis
01 Jan 2016 - 01 Dec 2016
The primary objective of this project is to determine which indicators (ideally 2 - 4 in total for N...

Subtidal seagrass of western Torres Strait

Seagrass communities of the Great Barrier Reef and their desired state: applications for spatial planning and management

Torres Strait Seagrass 2019 Report Card

  • 2019
  • Researchers:Alexandra CarterCarissa Reason

Monitoring Seagrass within the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program: final report of the Seagrass Expert Group

Seagrasses in Port Curtis and Rodds Bay 2017: annual long-term monitoring

A framework for defining seagrass habitat for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Torres Strait Seagrass 2018 Report Card

Torres Strait Seagrass Long-term Monitoring: dugong sanctuary, Dungeness Reef and Orman Reefs

Torres Strait Seagrass – Dungeness Reef Baseline Survey and Dugong Sanctuary Long-term Monitoring

Assessment of Key Dugong and Turtle Seagrass Resources in North-west Torres Strait

Title: Ports North, Ports North supports an annual monitoring program conducted by James Cook University (JCU) in Cairns Harbour and Trinity Inlet, as well as at our other ports, such as Karumba, Mourilyan and Thursday Island. By using helicopters and underwater cameras on boats, the seagrass meadows are mapped and assessed for any changes.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2026
Title: Gladstone Ports Corporation, The purpose of the Long-term Maintenance Dredging Management Plan (LMDMP) is to address operational needs, environmental risks, monitoring and adaptive management actions specific to the Port of Gladstone whilst ensuring the ongoing sustainability of maintenance dredging within the port.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2030
Title: North Queensland Bulk Ports, Partnering with scientists at James Cook University (JCU), NQBP has been collecting data on seagrass growth around our port sites for more than 20 years. In addition to informing our own environmental activities and port operations, our data has contributed to advances in an international body of seagrass knowledge through JCU's academic research and regional report cards developed to help monitor the health of our waterways.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
End Date: 01 Jan 2030
Title: Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service contracted James Cook University to conduct surveys and research on the impacts to and resilience of seagrass in Great Sandy Marine Park. This important surveying and research help government understand the impacts to seagrass from the 2022 flooding events and its ability to recovery.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Master of Science - Botany, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1981
End Date: 01 Jan 1984
Title: Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1986
End Date: 01 Jan 1988
Title: Bachelor of Science with Honours, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1973
End Date: 01 Jan 1973
Title: Editor of the SeDNAS PeerJ Hub
Reseracher: Cecilia Villacorta Rath (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Higher Degree By Research Committee
Reseracher: Jack Koci (Principal Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Conference co-chair
Reseracher: Sarah McDonald (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023