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Inshore reef habitats of Great Barrier Reef islands

From coral trout and snapper to wrasses, butterflyfish, and damselfish – the inshore reef habitats of Great Barrier Reef islands are...

Mar 31, 20231 min read

TropWATER is working with OzFish and the Townsville City Council to use environmental DNA (eDNA) methods to improve waterway monitoring...

Mar 31, 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

James Cook University scientists will lead seagrass restoration research spanning tropical Australia’s two oceans. Researchers from JCU’s...

Dec 2, 20222 min read

Indigenous rangers and scientists team up to drive coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef during spawning season and beyond. A team of...

Dec 1, 20223 min read

James Cook University scientists are in the air conducting a critical Queensland-wide dugong population survey – counting dugongs along...

Nov 10, 20222 min read

Growing native bushfoods could reverse environmental degradation and offer better food security. But how do we get bushfoods in the...

Nov 4, 20222 min read

The Women Warriors of the Torres Strait – an all-female crew of Traditional Owners, rangers, and scientists led by the Torres Strait...

Oct 20, 20221 min read

Restricting spearfishing in some 'yellow zones' in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has doubled the abundance of coral trout, according...

Aug 2, 20222 min read

Breakthrough research by James Cook University scientists has solved the mystery of the catastrophic death of 40 million mangrove trees...

Jul 28, 20223 min read