What is a nursery habitat? A nursery habitat is an ecosystem that supports juveniles of marine species. They are often coastal ecosystems...

This explainer briefly describes what seagrass is, and the important ecosystem services that seagrass meadows provide.

An extensive flood plume caused by the recent severe weather event in northern Queensland is pushing vast amounts of river discharge to...

Damaged mangroves one year after the oil spill in Bahía Las Minas. Photo credit: Carl Hansen, STRI. A new study from James Cook...

Nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef originally come from no-take marine reserves. Image credit: Dr David...

To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February), we’re highlighting some of the many women doing amazing...

TropWATER supports postgraduate students to work with us on ongoing research projects, gaining hands-on experience and key skills for...

It’s been one year since Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore through Far North Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef – and James Cook University...

For six wet seasons at nine properties across the Bowen-Bogie-Broken catchments, graziers have collected 300 water samples from their...

TropWATER’s Dr Cecilia Villacorta-Rath has been awarded a Queensland Smithsonian Fellowship to train in environmental DNA (eDNA)...