This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke with seven TropWATER scientists about their experiences, careers, and challenges they have faced as women working in science.

In this blog, work experience student Alessa shares highlights from a week spent with the JCU TropWATER Marine Megafauna team.

Led by JCU TropWATER, a $7.5 million partnership between North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation and James Cook University will deliver a five-year program to advance marine science across four ports.

JCU TropWATER researchers have led the most comprehensive look at the world’s dugong populations in over 20 years – revealing where more work is urgently needed.

What is blue carbon? We briefly explain how marine and coastal ecosystems capture and store carbon, known as blue carbon.

A new study by James Cook University TropWATER scientists explores the benefits and limitations of monitoring techniques for fish and prawns, providing a practical roadmap to help researchers choose the right tools for the right conditions in seagrass habitats.

Wetlands are gaining attention as a potential water quality management tool, but how effective are they in practice across the Great...

This explainer introduces flood plumes - large volumes of freshwater discharged from rivers into the ocean - and how they affect marine ecosystems.

JCU TropWATER's Dr Paula Cartwright spent eight weeks working with scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar earlier this year after being awarded an Australia India Institute fellowship for women in STEM.

Read about a few ways the new JCU TropWATER coastal imagery tool can be used to address ecological challenges.

JCU TropWATER researchers have studied dugong populations for decades, and our marine megafauna team continues to lead cutting edge...

JCU TropWATER scientists are part of the new Catchment Water Quality Alliance, set to transform water quality monitoring, analysis and publication across the Great Barrier Reef and southeast Queensland catchments.

This Explainer briefly describes how corals reproduce, what coral recruitment is, and how we're studying it.

As part of the newly-launched Water Quality Science & Agriculture Hub, Dr Stephen Lewis delves into the history of the Great Barrier...

James Cook University TropWATER scientists are boosting the recovery of seagrass meadows in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Park by...

What is eDNA? Environmental DNA (eDNA) is genetic material that organisms have left behind in the environment where they live – in water,...

What is a nursery habitat? A nursery habitat is an ecosystem that supports juveniles of marine species. They are often coastal ecosystems...

This explainer briefly describes what seagrass is, and the important ecosystem services that seagrass meadows provide.

An extensive flood plume caused by the recent severe weather event in northern Queensland is pushing vast amounts of river discharge to...

Damaged mangroves one year after the oil spill in Bahía Las Minas. Photo credit: Carl Hansen, STRI. A new study from James Cook...