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26 March 2025
Eight new Marine and Coastal Hub research projects will begin in 2025, expanding efforts to support decision-making for Australia’s marine and coastal environments. These projects align with the hub’s mission to deliver science that meets the needs of end users, including government, Traditional Owners, and marine and coastal managers.
The projects focus on priorities such as improved monitoring of threatened biodiversity values, protected places management, and providing comprehensive data for environmental assessments. They will also address pressing challenges such as assessing the impacts of extreme weather events, updating knowledge on white sharks, and crown-of-thorns starfish control.
2025 Marine and Coastal Hub projects
- Project 5.1: Mapping and restoration opportunities for Kakadu and Garig Gunak Barlu national parks
- Project 5.2: A seagrass monitoring toolkit for rangers in northern Australia
- Project 5.4: Innovations to manage crown-of-thorns starfish and boost reef resilience
- Project 5.5: Assessing extreme event impacts on inshore habitats of the Great Barrier Reef
- Project 5.6: Synthesising environmental values data for marine park planning
- Project 5.7: Updating knowledge on Australian white sharks
- Project 5.9: Making marine environmental data more assessment-ready
- Project 5.10: Improving socio-ecological understanding of Australian Marine Parks
Project 5.1 Mapping Sea Country and exploring conservation and restoration opportunities on the Kakadu NP and Garig Gunak Barlu NP coasts. Image: Rachel Groom.
Project 5.2 A toolkit for ranger-led seagrass monitoring in northern Australia Sea Country. Image: Madeina David.
Project 5.4 Innovations to support crown-of-thorns starfish control and the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. Image: AdobeStock.
Project 5.5 Assessing impacts of extreme events on inshore coastal habitats in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Image: Abigail Scott.
Project 5.6 Synthesis of environmental values to support the review of Australian Marine Park management plans
Project 5.7 Updating knowledge of Australian white sharks. Image: Shutterstock
Project 5.9 Making marine environmental data more assessment-ready. Image: Jakob Weis.
Project 5.10 Improving socio-ecological understanding of natural values in Australian Marine Parks. Image: Shutterstock
