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In this project Helene, Mark and their team will:
• Work in partnership with TSRA Rangers, TOs and island communities
• Carry out aerial surveys to check dugong numbers across the Torres Strait
• Use satellite tracking to understand how turtles and dugong use their habitats.
• Monitor and analyse marine turtle and dugong population trends
• Look at the main threats to turtles and dugongs
• Compare Torres Strait turtle and dugong populations with international populations.
Find out more about Project 2.1
This project will examine the status, diversity and condition of mangroves and freshwater habitats in the Torres Strait. This will provide a baseline against which future changes can be assessed and will also enable planning for adaptation to potential sea level rise/increased storm surge. The project builds on Torres Strait Islanders’ knowledge and understanding of mangrove habitats, with scientists working in partnership with Traditional Owners.
Duke, N. C., Burrows, D., Mackenzie, J. R. (2015) Mangrove and Freshwater Wetland Habitat Status of the Torres Strait Islands. Biodiversity, Biomass and Changing Condition of Wetlands.© JCU
Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature
Hitchcock, G., Finn, M.A., Burrows, D.W., Johnson, J.W. (2012) Fish from fresh and brackish waters of Torres Strait, far north Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature. 56 (1), 13-24.
About this project:
Working together with Traditional Owners and Rangers, the researchers will look at different mangrove areas around the islands. They want to build a picture of what mangroves look like now so they can measure any changes in the future.
Find out more about Project 2.2
This project will conduct a biodiversity assessment of coral communities on Torres Strait reefs to establish a baseline of coral condition and start a longer-term monitoring program of corals in the region. This monitoring will look for changes in the condition of coral reefs in the Torres Strait. As part of this project, an early warning system will be established for coral bleaching. This will give the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), Torres Strait communities, industry and other stakeholders, the ability to predict, prepare for and respond to coral bleaching.
Sweatman, H.P.A., Johns, K.A., Jonker, M.J., Miller, I.R., Osborne, K. (2015) Final report on coral reef surveys in Torres Strait.
© AIMS
Bainbridge, S.J., Berkelmans, R., Sweatman, H, Weeks, S. (2015) Monitoring the health of Torres Strait Reefs.
© AIMS
Bainbridge, S., Berkelmans, R. (2014) The use of climatologies and Bayesian models to link observations to outcomes; an example from the Torres Strait. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. [doi: 10.1039/C3EM00675A].
Monitoring the Health of Torres Strait Reefs.
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