Webinar 4 – Monitoring for management of environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
Date: Wednesday 27 May 2026
Time: 11 am to 12 pm (AEST)
The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) faces mounting cumulative threats due to the increasing incidence and severity of disturbance events (mass bleaching, cyclones, and population outbreaks of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish). To maximise the GBR’s capacity to respond to these threats, it is vital to understand reef health, impacts and recovery to target management actions at key locations that best support the GBR's long-term resilience. This can be achieved by ensuring that the impacts of extreme events are measured and then using the best available data and pathways to understand and target management actions. This webinar will discuss hub research undertaken to improve the usability of citizen science data for monitoring the GBR’s health at large scales (Project 3.18) and for recording the impacts of extreme events, such as Cyclone Jasper, on inshore habitats (Project 5.5). This webinar will present the findings of these projects and the potential applications of this advance in knowledge.
Mapping northern Australia's hidden reefs
On 18 March 2026, the Marine and Coastal Hub delivered a webinar showcasing new research to map and assess previously undocumented reef systems across northern Australia.