NERP TE Project 1.2 Marine wildlife management in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (JCU)

Created 04/04/2016

Updated 04/04/2016

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This project will monitor and study dugongs, dolphins and turtles along the coast of the GBRWHA with the following key tasks:

Determine the distribution and status of inshore dolphins in the northern Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) by identifying likely important habitats based on collaboration with Tradition Owners and published information, then conduct line transect surveys (along with biopsy samples) in the Cardwell area (Girringun) and Bathurst Bay (far northern GBR).
Perform aerial surveys of Dugongs from the region from the southern boundary of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) to Cooktown (2011/2012) and from Cooktown north in late 2013.
Perform at least two field trips per year between 2011 and 2014 to collect samples of skin (turtle and dugong), feces (dugong) and marine flora (seagrass, algae and mangrove species) to examine foraging dynamics and ecosystem role of green turtles and dugongs in algal and seagrass based ecosystems of the GBRWHA (coastal zone from Bowen to Cardwell).
The project will also work with Traditional Owners to improve conservation of these species of conservation concern and high cultural value.

Field	Value
Title	NERP TE Project 1.2 Marine wildlife management in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (JCU)
Language	English
Licence	None
Landing Page	https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/475b2a0e-64b4-4340-a2b7-c2f5a4235bc6
Contact Point	School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University (JCU) helene.marsh@jcu.edu.au
Geospatial Coverage	{"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[150.409, -22.495], [143.702, -22.495], [143.702, -14.188], [150.409, -14.188], [150.409, -22.495]]]}
Data Portal	data.gov.au