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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 1, 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 26, 20222 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 19, 20223 min read
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