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Webinar: Understanding and protecting migratory shorebirds in Australia
Aug 17, 2026
The projects combine long-term monitoring, migration tracking, conservation evidence and predictive modelling to improve understanding of shorebird population dynamics, identify effective management actions, and assess future disease risks associated with avian influenza. The findings inform conservation planning, habitat management, policy development and biosecurity decision-making across Australia and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. This webinar presents the…
Webinar: Monitoring environmental impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
Jun 9, 2026
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 (COTS)). To maximise the GBR’s capacity to respond to these threats, it is vital to understand reef health, impacts, restoration and recovery to target management actions at…
Webinar: Mapping northern Australia’s hidden reefs
Apr 21, 2026
Reef areas are of high conservation value because they support a much higher density of marine species than typical marine environments. For this reason, environmental managers and regulators need a reliable national map of these habitats, along with confidence in those maps and an understanding of their limitations. This webinar discussed research undertaken within NESP…
‘Checking in on Beagle Marine Park’: the making of the video
Nov 18, 2025
Last year I joined a research voyage to Beagle Marine Park as part of my master’s professional placement with the Marine and Coastal Hub. There were many first-time experiences for me. It was my first long sea voyage, my first time reporting on science in my second language, and my first brush with Australian marine…
How do we value the Great Southern Reef?
Sep 12, 2023
So how do we value the Great Southern Reef? A commercial fisher might value the reef for the catch it provides, the income it brings and livelihood it sustains for their family. A traditional owner might value the reef for the connection to cultural practices that have been passed on for thousands of generations. An…
AMSA Conference 2022 Indigenous Workshop highlights video
Sep 6, 2023
The workshop was the seventh to be supported by the National Environmental Science Program and the most significant to date in terms of Indigenous leadership and attendance. Indigenous participants from 45 language groups joined others from government, research and non-profit agencies. Indigenous organisations expressed a clear desire to work with government and research agencies to…