NESP News – April 2021
The April edition of “NESP News” is now online and can be found here.
Empowering Traditional Owners Key Outcome of Reef Restoration Leadership Workshop
A highly-successful workshop was held at Orpheus Island Research Station last month to look at ways to improve collaboration between scientists, traditional land and sea owners, tourism business operators and … Read More
November 2020 e-newsletter
The November edition of “View on TWQ” is now online and can be found here.
Crown-of-thorns eat themselves out of house & home
A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their own way home—a behaviour previously undocumented—but only if their neighbourhood is stocked with … Read More
Growing demand for runoff-reducing technology in the Burdekin
The success and benefits of a NESP-produced decision support tool have captured the attention of many growers in the Burdekin region, with growing demand from industry to see further adoption … Read More
Media release: Flagship Cairns trial provides solution to reduce nitrate run-off onto Great Barrier Reef by 15 per cent-plus
27 September 2020 Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) A unique pilot project in North Queensland encouraging farmers and marine scientists to cooperate and work more closely together to protect … Read More
Joint media release: Sweet victory for sugarcane growers
27 September 2020 The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment The Hon Warren Entsch MP, Special Envoy for the Great Barrier Reef, Federal Member for Leichhardt Senator Susan … Read More
Understanding pest starfish and their habits
Recently published research into the movement behaviour of crown-of-thorns starfish is available for Great Barrier Reef managers to better predict and manage future outbreaks at a regional level. By both … Read More
Coral Gardeners of Manta Ray Bay
After a cyclone impacted reefs in the Whitsundays, Reef Ecologic, in partnership with the local community and tourism industry began a reef restoration project. With the creation of coral nurseries, … Read More
Beauty is in the eye of the Reef Health
Monitoring the aesthetic, natural beauty and values of a reef has the potential to provide information on the health of the reef, particularly in areas where ecological monitoring is not possible. … Read More