Publications

Journal article – Project 1.15

Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia

Valerie Hagger, Phoebe Stewart-Sinclair, Renee Anne Rossini, Maria Fernanda Adame, William Glamore, Paul Lavery, Nathan J Waltham, Catherine E Lovelock (2024). Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 369.

Technical report – Project 3.7

Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia – A blueprint for overcoming barriers to the use of nature-based coastal protection in Australia

Morris RL, Pomeroy AWM, Boxshall A, Dack, D, Dunlop A, Townsend M, Swearer SE (2024). Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia - A blueprint for overcoming barriers to the use of nature-based coastal protection in Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania.

Fact sheet

Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 3: Indigenous research leadership

Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 3: Indigenous research leadership (2024) National Environmental Science Program.

Fact sheet

Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 4: Marine and coastal habitat restoration

Research overview 4: Marine and coastal habitat restoration (2024) National Environmental Science Program.

Journal article – Project 1.18

Research priorities on microplastics in marine and coastal environments: An Australian perspective to advance global action

Wootton N, Gillanders BM, Leterme S, Noble W, Wilson SP, Blewitt M, Swearer SE, Reis-Santos P (2024). Research priorities on microplastics in marine and coastal environments: An Australian perspective to advance global action. Marine Pollution Bulletin 205 (2024) 116660.

Technical report – Project 1.31

Indigenous participation and research needs

Archer R, Cooke P, Perry J (2022). Project 1.31: Indigenous participation and research needs. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.31

Project 1.31 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Scoping Study: Indigenous Participation and Research Needs. Project 1.31 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.15

Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in Australia

Hagger V, Stewart-Sinclair P, Rossini R, Waltham NJ, Ronan M, Adame MF, Lavery P, Glamore W and Lovelock CE (2022). Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in Australia. Values-based approach for selecting restoration sites. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.15

Project 1.15 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in northern Australia. Project 1.15 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.14

The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines

Scott AL, Whap T, Kris J, Joe S, Carlisle M, David M, Rasheed MA, York PH and Carter AB (2022). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines: Exclusion experiments show the role of green turtle and dugong grazing in structuring Torres Strait seagrass meadows. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.14

Project 1.14 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines. Project 1.14 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.13

Four decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria

Carter A, McKenna S, Rasheed M, Taylor H, van de Wetering C, Chartrand K, Reason C, Collier C, Shepherd L, Mellors J, McKenzie L, Roelofs A, Smit N, Groom R, Barrett D, Evans S, Pitcher R, Murphy N, Duke N, Carlisle M, David M, Lui S, Pearson L, Laza T, Bon A, and Coles R (2022). Four Decades of Seagrass Spatial Data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.13

Project 1.13 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Synthesising three decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Project 1.13 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.12

Mapping critical habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country

Groom R, Carter A, Collier C, Firby L, Evans S, Barrett S, Hoffmann L, van de Wetering C, Shepherd L, Evans S, Anderson S (2023). Mapping Critical Habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Charles Darwin University.

Fact sheet – Project 1.12

Project 1.12 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Mapping critical habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country. Project 1.12 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.6

A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration

Saunders M, Waltham N, Cannard T, Sheppard M, Fischer M, Twomey A, BishopM, Boody K, Callaghan D, Fulton B, Lovelock C, Mayer Pinto M, McLeod I, McPherson T, Morris R, Pomeroy A, Ronan M, Swearer S, Steven A (2022). A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.18

Microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution

Reis-Santos P, Wootton N, Leterme S, Wilson S, Blewitt M, Swearer S, Noble W, Gillanders BM (2022) Microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. The University of Adelaide.

Technical report – Project 1.10

Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia

Rebecca L Morris, Erin Campbell-Hooper, Melanie J Bishop, Catherine E Lovelock, Ryan J Lowe, Elisabeth MA Strain, Sean D Connell, Bronwyn M Gillanders, Lindsay B Hutley, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Megan I Saunders, Nathan J Waltham and Stephen E Swearer (2022) Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. National Centre for Coasts and Climate, University of Melbourne.

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