Research Project
Researchers:
Alex B Carter
(collaborator)
,
Australian Institute of Marine Science
(Associated with)
,
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
(Associated with)
,
H Marsh
(collaborator)
,
Jaclyn Davies
(collaborator)
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Full description This project fills a critical information gap for dugong and turtle habitat management in the Torres Strait. It describes seagrasses in a recently identified data deficient region in northern Torres Strait that contains large dugong and turtle populations and is the subject of a proposed extension of the existing Dugong Sanctuary. The baseline assessments will form the foundation for ongoing monitoring, and provide essential information to the TSRA, Australian and Queensland governments for dugong and turtle management plans, complimenting dugong and turtle research studies in the region and building skills and capacity of Traditional Owners and Rangers.
Notes
Credit
This project was funded by the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment through the National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) hub with co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Data time period: 2015-07-01 to 31 03 2016
Project page
url :
https://nesptropical.edu.au/index.php/round-1-projects/project-3-5/
NESP TWQ Hub
url :
https://nesptropical.edu.au/index.php/nesp-twq/
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - National Environmental Science Program website
url :
https://www.dcceew.gov.au/science-research/nesp/hub-tropical-water-quality
Project photo gallery
url :
https://eatlas.org.au/nesp-twq-1/north-west-ts-seagrass-3-5
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