Fish habitats

Nov 83 min read

Coral reef fish running out of time to recover at Great Barrier Reef Islands

A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of the Great...

Girringun lead drone-based dugong surveys with JCU scientists

Jun 6, 20233 min read

Fish habitats

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...

Apr 3, 20232 min read

Fish habitats

Dugongs and drone-based photogrammetry

PhD opportunity, James Cook University Assessing the body size and body condition of dugongs using drone-based photogrammetry Assessments...

Inshore reef habitats of Great Barrier Reef islands

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Fish habitats

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...

Nov 10, 20222 min read

Fish habitats

Dugong Census begins

James Cook University scientists are in the air conducting a critical Queensland-wide dugong population survey – counting dugongs along...

Spearfishing restrictions boost fish stocks

Aug 2, 20222 min read

Fish habitats

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...

Rangers take the lead as ‘eyes and ears’ of the Northern Great Barrier Reef

May 26, 20222 min read

Seagrass habitats

Rangers take the lead as ‘eyes and ears’ of the Northern Great Barrier Reef

In the lead-up to National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June), scientists from James Cook University are upskilling Torres Strait...

Turtles, dugongs in danger from seagrass loss

May 19, 20223 min read

Seagrass habitats

Turtles, dugongs in danger from seagrass loss

Large-scale monitoring of seagrass meadows across Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Strait reveals there is almost no seagrass remaining...

Long lost ‘bum-breathing’ turtle makes its return

May 5, 20223 min read

eDNA and technology

Long lost ‘bum-breathing’ turtle makes its return

A revolutionary new DNA detection method has helped rediscover an iconic species of turtle last seen more than 25 years ago in a northern...

‘Turtle gate’ gives safe passage in feral pig dilemma

Mar 10, 20222 min read

Fish habitats

‘Turtle gate’ gives safe passage in feral pig dilemma

Native freshwater turtles have been caught in the battle to keep feral pigs out of coastal wetlands, with many adult turtles becoming...

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