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...

Nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef originally come from no-take marine reserves. Image credit: Dr David...