Water quality: catchment to reef

Flood plume reaches offshore reefs in Great Barrier Reef

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

Feb 274 min read

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

Dec 2, 20243 min read

JCU TropWATER scientists featured their research to the critical minerals sector at last week’s Regional Trailblazer Showcase and...

Oct 1, 20242 min read

James Cook University TropWATER scientists are major contributors to the most comprehensive and rigorous review of water quality and the...

Aug 1, 20244 min read

Our scientists lead seagrass and inshore water quality monitoring across large areas of the inshore Great Barrier Reef Marine Park,...

Jul 18, 20244 min read

Back-to-back cyclones have exposed the Great Barrier Reef to extensive and persistent flood plumes from Ingham up to Cape York Peninsula,...

Jan 31, 20243 min read

New research suggests that the effectiveness of water quality catchment models – used to identify sediment hotspots in Great Barrier Reef...

Jul 5, 20232 min read

The common melaleuca ‘paper-bark’ tree could be a powerhouse not only in storing carbon but also in filtering farm runoff – and farmers...

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Graziers and scientists are working together to understand how, when, and where sediment moves from the land into the Bowen, Broken, and...

Jul 12, 20222 min read