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NESP TWQ Project 3.10 - Benchmarking costs of NRM improvements for the GBR,...
This project aims to provide information on cost benchmarks for key management actions to improve water quality into the GBR. The project involves a review and evaluation of... -
NESP TWQ Project 1.10 - Identification, impacts, and prioritization of...
Increased human activities in the GBR and Torres Strait regions are expected to increase the sources and diversity of contaminants in their marine environments. Here, we will... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.1.10 - The application and adaption of mine site...
This project will develop the partnerships and the institutional framework for implementing large scale innovative rehabilitation works which aim to directly reduce sediment... -
NESP TWQ Project 1.1 - Establishing the future NESP CoTS research framework...
This project will lay the foundations for the development of a reliable CoTS surveillance and control program based on detailed understanding of i) CoTS ecology, population... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.5 - Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass...
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... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.5 - Measuring aesthetic and experience values using Big...
This research project responded to the urgent need of understanding how ecological changes affect the aesthetic value and the user experience of the Great Barrier Reef, and how... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.2 - From exposure to risk: Novel experimental approaches...
Understanding cumulative impacts from multiple stressors will be critical for successful management of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) under the Reef2050 Plan. This project... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.6 - Recommendations to maintain functioning of the Great...
The Great Barrier Reef is experiencing increased environmental stress which threatens its functioning. Yet a subset of species are often disproportionately important in... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.2.3 - Early warning systems to minimize the risk of box...
This project will minimise the risk of box jellyfish stings by empowering stakeholders with an early warning system. The project will first develop an openly-accessible database... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.9 - Gully Characterisation Framework to underpin GBR...
In this project we will compile a database of gullies from across Queensland as a tool for communicating the diversity of gullies that exist in the landscape, but also the... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.6 - Establishing a research framework for future NESP...
This project intends to conduct a workshop with key researchers and stakeholders to establish the future research framework for NESP investment into better understanding of box-... -
NESP TWQ Project 4.12 - Measuring cost-effectiveness and identifying key...
This project aims to develop methodologies for assessing cost-effectiveness and identifying key drivers of variation in cost-effectiveness in challenging data situations. It... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.1.2 - Scoping options for low-lying, marginal cane land...
This project will explore alternative land use options to reduce nitrogen losses from marginal sugarcane land in priority wet tropics catchments. The Wet Tropics Water Quality... -
NESP TWQ Project 2.3.5 - eAtlas - Data management for environmental...
Having ready access to the best available information, scientific knowledge and data is vital for evidence based environmental management and for science that builds on the... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.3 - Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide...
The project is developed a water quality indicator based on benthic PAR (light penetrating to the seafloor). The project experimentally estimated irradiance thresholds for... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.1.8 - Innovative economic levers: a system for...
This project will enable reduced DIN exports from cane lands by developing and promoting a tested framework for commercial insurance businesses to underwrite risk of nitrogen... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.2.3 - Monitoring aesthetic value of the Great Barrier...
This project addresses the urgent need to understand and monitor the aesthetic value of the Great Barrier Reef. Focusing on the fast-changing underwater systems of the Reef,... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.6 - Designing the Aesthetics Long Term Monitoring Program...
Aesthetic condition and trend of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are critical to monitor for the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program (RIMReP), and World Heritage... -
NESP TWQ Project 3.2.1 - Deriving ecologically relevant load targets to meet...
This project will derive ecologically relevant targets (ERTs) for water quality and sediment loads by: 1) defining seagrass desired state targets; 2) calculating water quality... -
NESP TWQ Project 5.7 - Assessment and communication of the spatial...
The analysis of existing bleaching observations and data resulted in three key outcomes: identification of key bleaching patterns, analysis of contributing factors, and...