Seagrass habitats

Jul 222 min read

Celebrating Indigenous-led seagrass initiatives

Traditional Owners and Indigenous Rangers are key partners in many ongoing TropWATER projects. Our collaborations include mapping...

Jul 184 min read

Recent report reveals water quality and seagrass trends in the Great Barrier Reef

Our scientists lead seagrass and inshore water quality monitoring across large areas of the inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,...

Jun 21, 20231 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...

Dec 2, 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...

May 26, 20222 min read

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...

May 19, 20223 min read

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...

May 12, 20221 min read

Wuthathi Land and Sea Custodians partner with TropWATER scientists

Wuthathi Land and Sea Custodians will use drones, helicopters, and drop camera surveys to map seagrass habitats on Wuthathi Sea Country...

Feb 1, 20222 min read

Using genetic clues in the race to find ‘missing’ frogs

Genetic clues in the water could lead scientists to the last surviving populations of frogs on the brink of extinction – and it could...

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