Congrats to #GunggandjiMandingalbayYidinji Rangers for completing free-diving training, led by TropWATER, with #CairnsFreeDivingSchool , marking a first for ranger-focused skills! 🌊🪸
This training equips Rangers for coral reef surveys on sea Country.
Great Barrier Reef Foundation James Cook Uni

How do we study runoff exposure on #GreatBarrierReef ? We sample flood plumes from key rivers & combine this with satellite analysis to track #waterquality conditions across the reef. This helps us understand land-to-sea nutrient movement and paddock-to-reef #waterquality science.

Our Cairns-Port Douglas Reef Hub's #SpawningSchool 🪸🌊Led by Katie Chartrand & Dr Abbi Scott, with #ReefRecruits , First Nations Rangers & communities gained skills for raising coral larvae. Great Barrier Reef Foundation #Reefcast James Cook Uni #GunggandjiMandingalbayYidinji #DawulWuruAboriginalCorporation

As ocean temperatures continue to warm, our scientists report moderate to severe #coralbleaching at the Keppel Islands👉 bit.ly/42QOsnR
The surveys are part of a 25yr program tracking changes in fish communities & coral reef habitats at 42 #GreatBarrierReef Islands🪸🏝️🐟

Check out our latest newsletter 👉 Water security challenges, dugong population declines, promising seagrass regrowth, farmers connecting with science, and more. 🌱🌊🪸🔗 bit.ly/3txMrj3

Final round of planting for the year for our #seagrass #restoration program in Mourilyan Harbour #GreatBarrierReef Great turn out from community and partners!

TropWATER’s Dr Stephen Lewis & NQ Dry Tropics Marc McConnell presented about landholder involvement with water quality monitoring at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Conference in Townsville earlier this week. #SETACAUS2023 TropWATER

Tropical Australia’s first large-scale seagrass restoration project begins this week in Cairns and Mourilyan, aiming to replenish more than 400 hectares of seagrass habitat devasted by cyclones and La Nina weather events.
Full story 👉 rb.gy/ksxee

Check out our latest newsletter 👉bit.ly/43sQvgA

Indigenous-led monitoring studies #dugong patterns, scientists survey mangrove forests, new research in sediment hotspots, #MantaRay tagging, #eDNA tech tracks #invasive ants & meadow-scale #seagrass restoration begins🌱

New paper out lead by Sarah Kwong on the effects of diet on telomere length in the crown of thorns starfish (CoTS). This is the first step towards understanding the link between telomere length and age/stress in CoTS. Sven Uthicke James Cook Uni Australian Institute of Marine Science TropWATER CoralCoE

🌊The latest Healthy Rivers to Reef Partnership Report Card is out now! Our work with James Cook Uni and TropWATER contributes key data. Learn more 👉 healthyriverstoreef.org.au/report-card/la… #Partnership #waterway #ReportCard

A gateway to understanding manta rays in the central Great Barrier Reef tropwater.com/news/a-gateway… via iamwordpresser

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We're continuing our important work with #Girringun Aboriginal corporation in Cardwell, to upskill Traditional Owners and Rangers to monitor #Seagrass and #dugongs in their sea country within the #GBR . Love this mob! TropWATER James Cook Uni Great Barrier Reef Foundation

What’s the state of #mangrove habitats along the #GreatBarrierReef coastline?

We've surveyed the GBR shoreline from Cairns to Gladstone – assessing mangrove health, identifying threats & uncovering potential restoration sites.

👉tropwater.com/news/surveying…

Greening Australia James Cook Uni

We've got an exciting #seagrass #PhD opportunity based in #Cairns

👉This PhD is focused on seagrass habitats in northern Australia. Experience in #modelling #drones and remote sensing is desired.

Apply here 🔗bit.ly/3qITwfb
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