Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Watching, listening, and carrying forward the understandings shared by Sea-Kin
Dec 5, 2025
Cultural Custodians joined representatives from Aboriginal organisations, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, and Parks Australia. The meeting was convened by Dr Chels Marshall, Dr Jodi Edwards and Natalia Baechtold from the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security at the University of Wollongong. Their project is investigating the relationships that Aboriginal Peoples hold with cetaceans and other marine cultural keystone species across south-eastern Australia. Engaging with Sea-Kin Communities engage with their Sea-Kin – dolphins, humpback whales,…
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Oct 13, 2025
Southern right whale: 50 years of aerial surveys and counting
Sep 7, 2025
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Developing Integrated Pest Management for feral pigs
Sep 5, 2025
The Marine and Coastal Hub project is led by the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA). It was co-designed with Daluk Rangers, Juunjuwarra Rangers and Madjaybana Rangers who are also collaborating in the field research. Fieldwork is being conducted at three sites in northern Australia to capture different environments: Kakadu National Park, Cape…
Supporting shorebird recovery across the East Asian–Australasian Flyway
Sep 5, 2025
An early Marine and Coastal Hub project 1.21 analysed population trends for 15 key species. This research directly contributed to the listing of eight species as nationally threatened under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. However, it was not all bad news; the numbers for several species appeared to be stabilising, suggesting some…
Making unseen reefs visible: new maps support better decisions for northern Australia’s marine life
Sep 5, 2025
In the remote, sediment-rich waters of northern Australia, these reefs had remained largely hidden. Absent from official maps, they have mostly been invisible to decision-makers. As such, despite providing habitat for a wide range of marine life, they are overlooked in conservation and development planning. The hub project team, led by the Australian Institute of…