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Surveying mangrove forests along the southern Great Barrier Reef coastline
Mangroves are nature’s blue carbon powerhouses – capable of capturing and storing significant amounts of carbon – making them a vital...
Tropwater JCU
Jul 5, 20233 min read
Restoring lost seagrass meadows in the Great Barrier Reef
The first meadow-scale seagrass restoration project in Tropical Australia is set to breathe new life into two vital seagrass areas of the...
Tropwater JCU
Jun 21, 20231 min read
Girringun lead drone-based dugong surveys with JCU scientists
Hinchinbrook Island historically boasts extensive seagrass meadows and a thriving dugong population, but the region is still recovering...
Tropwater JCU
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Scientists track one of the world’s most invasive ants in waterways
As yellow crazy ants invade habitats across Queensland, James Cook University researchers have developed a world-first environmental DNA...
Tropwater JCU
Apr 17, 20233 min read
TropWATER-led program wins National Award
A TropWATER-led water quality monitoring project has won the Agriculture and Regional Development award at the 34th Banksia National...
Tropwater JCU
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Dugongs and drone-based photogrammetry
PhD opportunity, James Cook University Assessing the body size and body condition of dugongs using drone-based photogrammetry Assessments...
Tropwater JCU
Apr 3, 20232 min read
Inshore reef habitats of Great Barrier Reef islands
From coral trout and snapper to wrasses, butterflyfish, and damselfish – the inshore reef habitats of Great Barrier Reef islands are...
Tropwater JCU
Mar 31, 20231 min read
eDNA to improve waterway monitoring of invasive and native fish
TropWATER is working with OzFish and the Townsville City Council to use environmental DNA (eDNA) methods to improve waterway monitoring...
Tropwater JCU
Mar 31, 20232 min read
The benefits of converting flood-prone cane paddocks into melaleuca plantations
The common melaleuca ‘paper-bark’ tree could be a powerhouse not only in storing carbon but also in filtering farm runoff – and farmers...
Tropwater JCU
Dec 5, 20222 min read
Seagrass restoration project spans two oceans
James Cook University scientists will lead seagrass restoration research spanning tropical Australia’s two oceans. Researchers from JCU’s...
Tropwater JCU
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Indigenous rangers and scientists team up to drive coral growth
Indigenous rangers and scientists team up to drive coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef during spawning season and beyond. A team of...
Tropwater JCU
Dec 1, 20223 min read
Dugong Census begins
James Cook University scientists are in the air conducting a critical Queensland-wide dugong population survey – counting dugongs along...
Tropwater JCU
Nov 10, 20222 min read
Bringing back bushfoods: Australia’s landscape mapped to boost bush tucker
Growing native bushfoods could reverse environmental degradation and offer better food security. But how do we get bushfoods in the...
Tropwater JCU
Nov 4, 20222 min read
Women Warriors of the Torres Strait set sail for the Great Reef Census
The Women Warriors of the Torres Strait – an all-female crew of Traditional Owners, rangers, and scientists led by the Torres Strait...
Tropwater JCU
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Spearfishing restrictions boost fish stocks
Restricting spearfishing in some 'yellow zones' in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has doubled the abundance of coral trout, according...
Tropwater JCU
Aug 2, 20222 min read
Gulf mangrove dieback discovery
Breakthrough research by James Cook University scientists has solved the mystery of the catastrophic death of 40 million mangrove trees...
Tropwater JCU
Jul 28, 20223 min read
Scholarship gives marine science students real world opportunity
Two outstanding James Cook University (JCU) marine science students have been awarded Bachelor of Science scholarships – equipping them...
Tropwater JCU
Jul 13, 20222 min read
Identifying sediments in the Bowen, Broken and Bogie catchments
Graziers and scientists are working together to understand how, when, and where sediment moves from the land into the Bowen, Broken, and...
Tropwater JCU
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Scientists, Traditional Owners and conservationists come together in ‘The Reef Cooperative’
To mark World Oceans Day, Cotton On Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Cotton On Group, has committed $2 million to co-launch a...
Tropwater JCU
Jun 8, 20223 min read
New partnership unlocks largest blue carbon restoration project in Great Barrier Reef catchment
Coles and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation have announced a 10-year, $10 million partnership to help strengthen the regeneration and...
Tropwater JCU
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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