{"id":7329,"date":"2020-05-28T11:47:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T01:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/?page_id=7329"},"modified":"2021-03-18T11:47:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:47:57","slug":"crown-of-thorns-starfish-control","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/crown-of-thorns-starfish-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-7329\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-7329-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-7329-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7329-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rev-slider-widget widget_revslider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n\t\t\t<!-- START COTS Control REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.5.25 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_3_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:#E9E9E9;padding:0;margin:0px 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22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font&quot;:{&quot;family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrrc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/injection-01.mp4?_=1\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Control-Diver.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Control-Diver.jpg 624w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Control-Diver-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" title=\"Click for more\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7329-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-7329-1-1\" ><div id=\"panel-7329-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-1-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are responsible for substantial losses of live coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). They are also one of the few threats to the Reef that is amenable to direct intervention. Few insights were available to inform efforts to control crown-of-thorns starfish when the current outbreak on the GBR started in 2010, despite decades of research. One of the most urgent end-user needs identified at the commencement of the NESP TWQ Hub was more efficient and effective control of this pest \u2013 and live coral saved \u2013 for the resources available. In a world-first, experts in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) were brought in and designed a $2.4 million program of targeted applied research coordinated through NESP TWQ and led by CSIRO, in which collaborating researchers investigated improvements to new technologies and strategies for control. The IPM approach aims to deliver the most efficient and effective control of the pest \u2013 and live coral saved - for the resources available, and enables control programs to evolve in efficiency and effectiveness over time as knowledge gaps are filled and tools are developed.<\/p>\n<p>The Rapid transfer of the new strategies to the end-user-led control program meant that by mid-2019 in-water crews implementing the research results had successfully reduced many high-priority reefs to \u201cno-outbreak\u201d status \u2013 an ecological threshold at which coral growth can outpace starfish predation. This capacity to almost immediately operationalise cutting-edge science \u2013 achieving real-world impact even before the research project is completed \u2013 has been a strong feature of the NESP TWQ Hub. Continuous improvement in control methods and strategies informed by ongoing targeted research will enable ongoing, positive impact on live coral cover on the GBR.<\/p>\n<p>The COTS control program also includes one of the most successful youth employment programs ever delivered through the Queensland Government\u2019s Skilling Queenslanders for Work program, with 85% of more than 230 young trainees (to date) now in full time employment, most in marine and tourism industries. Over 50% of the trainees are Indigenous, so this program is not only helping to improve coral cover through COTS control, but is changing lives in far north Queensland Indigenous communities. Current NESP TWQ Hub research is examining the training, employment and social development outcomes of these trainees through this program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-1-1-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #bfbfbf;\"><span style=\"line-height: 140%;\">\u201cGetting involved in the (COTS Control) program was definitely a life-changing decision for me. It\u2019s enabled me to gain these skills and access opportunities that I don\u2019t think I would have ever had the chance to otherwise. I\u2019m really glad I did it, I think it\u2019s a great program.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms Kaletta Savage, COTS trainee and now divemaster<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-1-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-1-1-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7329\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" data-overlay-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_for_widgets&quot;:[&quot;sow-image&quot;,&quot;sow-image-grid&quot;,&quot;sow-simple-masonry&quot;],&quot;show_delay&quot;:300,&quot;overlay_color&quot;:&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;,&quot;overlay_opacity&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;overlay_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;overlay_size&quot;:0.2,&quot;desktop_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;touch_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;touch&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;font_family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;text_size&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;text_size_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;text_color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;text_padding&quot;:&quot;22px 22px 22px 22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font&quot;:{&quot;family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrrc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RRRC-Annual-Highlights-2017-2018-DIGITAL.pdf#page=19\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped.jpg\" width=\"591\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped.jpg 591w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" title=\"Click for more\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-1-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\">Kaletta Savage from Mua Island in the Torres Strait is now employed full-time as a divemaster and coxswain in the highly skilled and competitive reef tourism industry.  Photo: Boyd Robertson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7329-1-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div class=\"panel-cell-style panel-cell-style-for-7329-1-2\" ><div id=\"panel-7329-1-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-1-2-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #bfbfbf;\"><span style=\"line-height: 140%;\">\u201cThe NESP IPM research is integral in terms of helping us ensure the program is successful and continues to be successful into the future. IPM principles are critical to guiding [decisions on] all the vessels.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mr Darren Cameron, GBRMPA Director of Reef Interventions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7329-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch kt-panel-row-full-stretch panel-widget-style panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7329-2\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-stretch-type=\"full-stretched\" ><div id=\"pgc-7329-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-7329-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-2-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Related Projects<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-1-projects\/project-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Establishing the future NESP COTS research framework including an ecologically-based approach to the management of COTS at multiple scales - Project 1.1<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-2-projects\/project-2-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - Project 2.1.1<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-3-projects\/project-3-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Implementation of the Crown of Thorns research strategy: regional strategies - Project 3.1.1<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-4-projects\/project-4-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Crown-of-thorns starfish: surveillance and life history - Project 4.1<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-5-projects\/project-5-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Matching the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Integrated Pest Management to the scale of the new Control Program - Project 5.1<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-6-projects\/project-6-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Innovations in COTS control on the GBR - Project 6.1<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-7329-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch kt-panel-row-stretch panel-widget-style panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-7329-3\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\" data-stretch-type=\"full\" ><div id=\"pgc-7329-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-7329-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Outbreaks of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are responsible for substantial losses of live coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). They are also one of the few threats to the Reef that is amenable to direct intervention. Few insights were available to inform efforts to control crown-of-thorns starfish when the current outbreak on the GBR started in 2010, despite decades of research. One of the most urgent end-user needs identified at the commencement of the NESP TWQ Hub was more efficient and effective control of this pest \u2013 and live coral saved \u2013 for the resources available. In a world-first, experts in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) were brought in and designed a $2.4 million program of targeted applied research coordinated through NESP TWQ and led by CSIRO, in which collaborating researchers investigated improvements to new technologies and strategies for control. The IPM approach aims to deliver the most efficient and effective control of the pest \u2013 and live coral saved - for the resources available, and enables control programs to evolve in efficiency and effectiveness over time as knowledge gaps are filled and tools are developed.<\/p>\n<p>The Rapid transfer of the new strategies to the end-user-led control program meant that by mid-2019 in-water crews implementing the research results had successfully reduced many high-priority reefs to \u201cno-outbreak\u201d status \u2013 an ecological threshold at which coral growth can outpace starfish predation. This capacity to almost immediately operationalise cutting-edge science \u2013 achieving real-world impact even before the research project is completed \u2013 has been a strong feature of the NESP TWQ Hub. Continuous improvement in control methods and strategies informed by ongoing targeted research will enable ongoing, positive impact on live coral cover on the GBR.<\/p>\n<p>The COTS control program also includes one of the most successful youth employment programs ever delivered through the Queensland Government\u2019s Skilling Queenslanders for Work program, with 85% of more than 230 young trainees (to date) now in full time employment, most in marine and tourism industries. Over 50% of the trainees are Indigenous, so this program is not only helping to improve coral cover through COTS control, but is changing lives in far north Queensland Indigenous communities. Current NESP TWQ Hub research is examining the training, employment and social development outcomes of these trainees through this program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #bfbfbf;\"><span style=\"line-height: 140%;\">\u201cThe NESP IPM research is integral in terms of helping us ensure the program is successful and continues to be successful into the future. IPM principles are critical to guiding [decisions on] all the vessels.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Mr Darren Cameron, GBRMPA Director of Reef Interventions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7329\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" data-overlay-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_for_widgets&quot;:[&quot;sow-image&quot;,&quot;sow-image-grid&quot;,&quot;sow-simple-masonry&quot;],&quot;show_delay&quot;:300,&quot;overlay_color&quot;:&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;,&quot;overlay_opacity&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;overlay_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;overlay_size&quot;:0.2,&quot;desktop_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;touch_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;touch&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;font_family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;text_size&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;text_size_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;text_color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;text_padding&quot;:&quot;22px 22px 22px 22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font&quot;:{&quot;family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rrrc.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/RRRC-Annual-Highlights-2017-2018-DIGITAL.pdf#page=19\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped.jpg\" width=\"591\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped.jpg 591w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Kaletta-Savage-Cropped-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" title=\"Click for more\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"13\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\">Kaletta Savage from Mua Island in the Torres Strait is now employed full-time as a divemaster and coxswain in the highly skilled and competitive reef tourism industry.  Photo: Boyd Robertson<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-4\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #bfbfbf;\"><span style=\"line-height: 140%;\">\u201cGetting involved in the (COTS Control) program was definitely a life-changing decision for me. It\u2019s enabled me to gain these skills and access opportunities that I don\u2019t think I would have ever had the chance to otherwise. I\u2019m really glad I did it, I think it\u2019s a great program.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Ms Kaletta Savage, COTS trainee and now divemaster<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-5\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7329\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" 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22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font&quot;:{&quot;family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Pectinia.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Pectinia.jpg 624w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Pectinia-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Pectinia-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/COTS-Pectinia-33x50.jpg 33w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" title=\"Click for more\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-6\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"16\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7329\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" data-overlay-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_for_widgets&quot;:[&quot;sow-image&quot;,&quot;sow-image-grid&quot;,&quot;sow-simple-masonry&quot;],&quot;show_delay&quot;:300,&quot;overlay_color&quot;:&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;,&quot;overlay_opacity&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;overlay_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;overlay_size&quot;:0.2,&quot;desktop_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;touch_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;touch&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;font_family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;text_size&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;text_size_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;text_color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;text_padding&quot;:&quot;22px 22px 22px 22px&quot;,&quot;text_position&quot;:&quot;middle&quot;,&quot;text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;text_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint&quot;:&quot;1024px&quot;,&quot;responsive_breakpoint_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation_onscreen&quot;:false,&quot;font&quot;:{&quot;family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;}}\"\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2DGI1uW\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t\t>\n\t\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Credit-AIMS.jpg\" width=\"853\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Credit-AIMS.jpg 853w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Credit-AIMS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Credit-AIMS-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" title=\"Click for more\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-7329-3-1-7\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image\" data-index=\"17\" ><div class=\"widget-img-shadow panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-a258e6bfa2d8-7329\"\n\t\t\t data-overlay-enabled=\"1\" data-overlay-settings=\"{&quot;enabled_for_widgets&quot;:[&quot;sow-image&quot;,&quot;sow-image-grid&quot;,&quot;sow-simple-masonry&quot;],&quot;show_delay&quot;:300,&quot;overlay_color&quot;:&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;,&quot;overlay_opacity&quot;:&quot;0.8&quot;,&quot;overlay_position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;overlay_size&quot;:0.2,&quot;desktop_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;touch_show_trigger&quot;:&quot;touch&quot;,&quot;overlay_animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;font_family&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;text_size&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;text_size_unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;text_color&quot;:&quot;#000000&quot;,&quot;text_padding&quot;:&quot;22px 22px 22px 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data-index=\"18\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-7329-3-1-8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Related Projects<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-1-projects\/project-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Establishing the future NESP COTS research framework including an ecologically-based approach to the management of COTS at multiple scales - Project 1.1<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-2-projects\/project-2-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish - Project 2.1.1<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-3-projects\/project-3-1-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Implementation of the Crown of Thorns research strategy: regional strategies - Project 3.1.1<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-4-projects\/project-4-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px #000;\">Crown-of-thorns starfish: surveillance and life history - Project 4.1<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nesptropical.edu.au\/index.php\/round-5-projects\/project-5-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span 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