Jun 6, 20233 min readFish habitatsGirringun lead drone-based dugong surveys with JCU scientistsHinchinbrook Island historically boasts extensive seagrass meadows and a thriving dugong population, but the region is still recovering...
Apr 3, 20232 min readFish habitatsDugongs and drone-based photogrammetryPhD opportunity, James Cook University Assessing the body size and body condition of dugongs using drone-based photogrammetry Assessments...
Nov 10, 20222 min readFish habitatsDugong Census beginsJames Cook University scientists are in the air conducting a critical Queensland-wide dugong population survey – counting dugongs along...
May 26, 20222 min readSeagrass habitatsRangers take the lead as ‘eyes and ears’ of the Northern Great Barrier ReefIn the lead-up to National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June), scientists from James Cook University are upskilling Torres Strait...
May 19, 20223 min readSeagrass habitatsTurtles, dugongs in danger from seagrass lossLarge-scale monitoring of seagrass meadows across Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Strait reveals there is almost no seagrass remaining...
May 5, 20223 min readeDNA and technologyLong lost ‘bum-breathing’ turtle makes its returnA revolutionary new DNA detection method has helped rediscover an iconic species of turtle last seen more than 25 years ago in a northern...
Mar 10, 20222 min readFish habitats‘Turtle gate’ gives safe passage in feral pig dilemmaNative freshwater turtles have been caught in the battle to keep feral pigs out of coastal wetlands, with many adult turtles becoming...
Feb 1, 20222 min readeDNA and technologyUsing genetic clues in the race to find ‘missing’ frogsGenetic clues in the water could lead scientists to the last surviving populations of frogs on the brink of extinction – and it could...