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Citizen science enables quick access to reef health data
Aug 29, 2024
A jointly funded NESP Marine and Coastal Hub and Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef research team issussing citizen science to provide up-to-date reef health data across hundreds of reefs. The team is working with stakeholders to validate and analyse data from the Great Reef Census. The Great Reef Census is one of the largest citizen science…
Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage Area
Aug 9, 2024
This article is republished from The Conversation. It is co-authored by hub research leaders Elizabeth Sinclair and Gary Kendrick of The University of Western Australia, Martin Breed of Flinders University and Patricia Oakley and Sean McNeair of the Malgana Aboriginal Corporation. Please be advised that the article contains images of an Indigenous person who has died,…
Sea lions wearing cameras and trackers map new habitats
Aug 7, 2024
This article by hub researcher Nathan Angelakis is republished from The Conversation. But what if marine mammals could help? In our new research, my colleagues and I attached underwater cameras and trackers to eight Australian sea lions (Neophoca cinerea) from two colonies in South Australia. The sea lions explored unmapped areas of the ocean, found…
Symposium gathers marine and coastal restoration network to share successes and tackle barriers
Jun 24, 2024
They came from 43 organisations, and included policymakers, managers, funders, researchers, supporters and practitioners of coastal and marine restoration. They shared their experiences and perspectives of restoration successes and barriers, as Australia seeks to expand marine and coastal restoration in line with global efforts to restore at least 30% of degraded coastal and marine areas…
A large ship and a fancy toolkit: exploring environmental DNA from all angles
Jun 23, 2024
They also experimented with a new eDNA collection technique that provided a unique opportunity to directly compare the results with visual sampling. The eDNA samples are being analysed at CSIRO as part of a Marine and Coastal Hub project that is examining the potential of this biological monitoring technique for use in Australian Marine Park (AMP) management….
IMAS exhibition turns spotlight on marine species and habitats under pressure
Jun 21, 2024
An exhibition at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) gallery in Hobart shines a spotlight on marine life under pressure, and the dedicated scientists who are working to protect and restore these species and ecosystems in Tasmania and beyond. The exhibition will run until 6 September and will be open (with short presentations…
NESP Conference consolidates strong research partnerships for environmental management
Jun 19, 2024
More than 200 participants attended the two-day event. They included NESP-funded researchers, policymakers, Traditional Owners, and other stakeholders from across Australia. Marine and Coastal Hub project leaders Dr Toby Patterson of CSIRO and Professor Simon Goldsworthy of the University of Adelaide and the Threatened Species Commissioner, Dr Fiona Fraser, delivered presentations on research priorities for…
How the Marine and Coastal Hub applies FAIR principles for data management
Jun 19, 2024
Members of the international research community developed FAIR data principles in 2016 to enhance the reusability of research data. The principles require data to be easily located, readily accessible, compatible with other data systems, and sufficiently documented for future use. The Marine and Coastal Hub data management strategy provides a framework for how these principles…
Cairns workshop connects people on the path to a practical framework for feral pig management
Jun 19, 2024
The project ‘Developing integrated pest management for feral pigs’ will develop an integrated pest management (IPM) framework that combines robust science, diverse control methods and community engagement to manage pest populations in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. In early June, hub project leader Dr Justin Perry from the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea…
Updated population trend estimates enable threatened species listings for migratory shorebirds
Mar 25, 2024
The new listings were guided by population trend estimates created in a Marine and Coastal Hub project co-designed with the Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). The hub project, led by Professor Richard Fuller of The University of Queensland, focussed on 15 migratory shorebird species whose conservation status was being reassessed…