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Sustainable Industries (Program B)

Program Leader: Ms Anne Clarke (DPI&F)

Program objectives

PROJECTS

LEADER

Ports & Shipping (B1)

Dr R Coles (DPI&F)

Sustainable Tourism (B2)

Dr G Moscardo (JCU)

Engineering & Environmental Control (B3)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Fishing & Fisheries (B4)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

PORTS & SHIPPING (B1)

DR ROB COLES (QDPI&F)

TASK

TASK LEADER

TASK ASSOCIATE

Port surveys (B1.0.3)

Dr K Neil (DPI&F)

Dr R Coles (DPI&F), Ms S Trimarchi (PCQ), Ms K Kelleher (Cairns Port Authority)

Hydrodynamic, sediment and dredge modelling of ports (B1.2)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Mr C Wilson (TPA), Ms K Kelleher (Cairns Port Authority)

Identification and monitoring of habitats critical to the GBRWHA in or adjacent to shipping lanes & coastal ports (B1.3)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

Ms S Trimarchi (PCQ)

Ballast water treatment pilot study (B1.5)

Dr P Schneider (JCU)

Prof R Reichelt (CRC Reef)

Port baseline surveys for introduced marine species - Cairns (B1.11), Port of Gove (B1.12), Townsville (B1.8), Karumba (B1.6), Port of Cape Flattery (B1.9)

Dr K Neil (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Marine flora, fauna and marine pest surveys - Cairns Port (B1.11a)

Dr K Neil (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Port of Gladstone (Port Curtis) and Rodds Bay Dugong Protected Area baseline seagrass monitoring surveys (B1.13)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Modelling of the dispersal of the Asian green mussel in the Cairns area (B1.14)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

Long-term monitoring of Port of Mourilyan seagrass (B1.15)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Cairns harbour and Trinity Inlet seagrass monitoring (B1.16)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Molecular diagnostic techniques for Asian green mussel (B1.17)

Dr K Neil (QDPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Long Term Monitoring of Port of Weipa Seagrass (B1.18)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Marine Habitat Resource Mapping at the Port of Skardon River (B1.21)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Resolution of taxonomic identifications of polychaetes from the port baseline survey reference collections (B1.22)

Dr Pat Hutchings (The Australian Museum), Dr Kerry Neil (DPI&F)

 

To develop a molecular detection technique capable of detecting the presence or any life cycle stages of mussels in the Genus Perna (B1.25b)

Dr D Blair (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

Seagrass and benthic surveys of potential spoil grounds and departure path - Port of Hay Point (B1.28)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Sledge-Sampling, Identification and reporting of sandy seafloor epilauna - a component of the habitat and sediment survey east of Barrow Island (B1.29)

Dr K Neil (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

Port of Gladstone (Port Curtis) long-term seagrass monitoring (B1.30)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

3rd Party Contract

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (B2)

DR GIANNA MOSCARDO (JCU)

TASK

TASK LEADER

TASK ASSOCIATE

Understanding tourist use of the GBRWHA (B2.1.1)

Dr G Moscardo (JCU)

Mr J Innes (GBRMPA), Mr C McKenzie (AMPTO)

GBR: destination image and competitiveness (B2.1.2)

Prof P Pearce (JCU)

Mr J Innes (GBRMPA), Mr C McKenzie (AMPTO)

Visitor strategic response project (B2.2)

Dr G Moscardo (JCU)

Mr J Innes (GBRMPA), Mr C McKenzie (AMPTO)

Improving the sustainability of human - reef wildlife interactions (B2.3)

Dr G Moscardo (JCU)

Mr J Innes (GBRMPA), Mr D Morgans (Tourism Queensland)

Presentation and management of Environment Management Charge (EMC) data (B2.7)

Mr J Innes (GBRMPA)

Dr G Moscardo (JCU), Mr C McKenzie (AMPTO)

Towards ecologically sustainable dwarf minke whale tourism (B2.8)

Dr A Birtles (JCU)

Mr S Kielbaska (Mike Ball Dive Expeditions)

Towards sustainable environmental experiences for the live-aboard diving industry on the GBR (B2.9S)

PGS Mr D Miller (JCU)

Mr C McKenzie (AMPTO), Ms K Gorman (GBRMPA)

ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (B3)

PROF TOM HARDY (JCU)

TASK

TASK LEADER

TASK ASSOCIATE

Influence of groundwater and surfacewater in GBR water quality (3.2)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Mr J Brodie (JCU)

Interactive atlas of winds and waves of GBRWHA (B3.1)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Mr M Gledhill (Pacific Marine Group)

Fine-scale wave modelling in coral reef regions (B3.2)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Mr M Allen (EPA), Mr M Gledhill (Pacific Marine Group)

Best-practice mooring and pontoon design (B3.3)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

Mr M Gledhill (Pacific Marine Group), Mr A Costen (EPA)

Extension of fine-scale circulation modelling to the entire GBR region (B3.4)

Dr L Bode (JCU)

Dr P Doherty (AIMS)

Tropical cyclone wave impacts: Caloundra - Maroochy and Hervey Bay (EPA) (B3.5)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

Modelling and ocean discharge - Guthalungra Prawn Farm (B3.6)

Mr L Mason (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

Fairway Channel wave analysis (B3.7)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

Nutrient recovery from reef-bound wastewater effluents (B3.9)

Dr Phil Schneider (JCU)

 

Marine modelling synthesis, application and development (B3.10)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

 

Northern Territory Storm Surge Study (B3.12)

Prof T Hardy (JCU)

3rd Party Contract

FISHING & FISHERIES (B4)

DR GAVIN BEGG (JCU)

TASK

TASK LEADER

TASK ASSOCIATE

Connectivity between coastal/estuarine and reefal fish assemblages (2.4.22)

Mr R Garrett (DPI&F)

 

The effects of line fishing on the GBR (B4.2a)

Dr A Jones (JCU)

Steering Committee, Mr M Russell (GBRMPA), Mr M Elmer (DPI&F)

Population dynamics and stock structure of red throat emperor and others (B4.3.1)

Dr C Davies (NOO)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA), Mr D Souter (QSIA)

Abundance estimates of large and sedentary fishes (B4.3.2)

Prof H Choat (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA), Mr D Souter (QSIA)

Modelling multi-species fishery dynamics (B4.4)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA), Mr D Souter (QSIA)

Coastal fisheries resource monitoring in the GBRWHA (B4.5)

Mr R Garrett (DPI&F)

Mr D Cameron (GBRMPA), Mr M Doohan (DPI&F)

Liaison and information management for Fishing & Fisheries research (B4.6)

Dr A Jones (JCU)

Steering Committee

Consequences of spatial patterns in life history characteristics of a coral reef fish subject to different harvest strategies (C3.4S)

PGS Ms M Bergenius (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA)

The accumulation of larvae by oceanographic features: do they cause recruitment and biodiversity hotspots? (C3.5S)

PGS Ms J Eagle (JCU)

Dr P Doherty (AIMS)

Perceived and actual differences in recreational line catch trends in estuaries open and closed to commercial fishing in north Queensland (B4.10S)

PGS Ms R Tobin (JCU)

Mr D Cameron (GBRMPA), Dr D McPhee (UQ)

Stock structure of commercially important serranid species in the GBR and adjacent reef systems (B4.11)

Prof H Choat (JCU)

Mr D Souter (QSIA)

Forecasting fishing impacts on the population biology of the red bass Lutjanus bohar (B4.12S)

PGS Mr R Marriott (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA), Mr M Elmer (DPI&F)

Predator-prey dynamics in coral reef fish: potential implications of predator removal by fishing (B4.14S)

PGS Mr A Abdulla (JCU)

Dr B Mapstone (JCU)

Review and assessment of the Australian east coast spotted mackerel stock (B4.16)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

Mr D Cameron (GBRMPA), Mr M Lightowler (DPI&F)

Otoliths in the tropics - theory and methods (B4.17)

Ms B Green (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA)

Comparative demography and life history features of cods and gropers: implications for fisheries and conservation management (B4.20S).

PGS Ms R Pears (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA)

Third International Symposium on Fish Otolith Research and Application (B4.21)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

 

Driving innovation in environmental performance in the Queensland fishing industry (B4.22)

Dr D McPhee (UQ)

Mr D Souter (QSIA)

National strategy for increasing the survival of released line-caught fish: Investigating survival of fish released in Australia’s tropical and subtropical line fisheries (B4.23a & B4.23b)

Dr I Brown (DPI&F) B4.23a

Dr G Begg (JCU) B4.23b

 

Development of an individual transferable catch quota model for the coral reef fin fish fishery of the Great Barrier Reef (B4.26)

Dr Gavin Begg (JCU)

 

Reef Fish Bycatch Processing (B4.28)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

 

Determination of management units for grey mackerel fisheries in Queensland and the Northern Territory (B4.29)

Dr G Begg (JCU)

 

Nearshore (coastal) habitat & fisheries assessment - protecting high-risk habitats and ensuring ecologically sustainable coastal fisheries (B4.30)

Dr M Rasheed (DPI&F)

 

An ecological-economic approach to fisheries investment where latent effort exists: sustainability implications for the Great Barrier Reef reef-line fishery (E 2.1.16/1S)

PGS Mr G Muldoon (JCU)

Mr M Russell (GBRMPA)

Legend

 

AFMA = Australian Fisheries Management Authority

AIMS = Australian Institute of Marine Science

AMPTO = Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators

ANU = Australian National University

DNRM = Department of Natural Resources and Mines

DPI&F = Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries

EPA = Environmental Protection Agency

FRDC = Fisheries Research & Development Corporation

GBR = Great Barrier Reef

GBRMPA = Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

GBRRF = Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation

GBRWHA= Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

JCU = James Cook University

NOO = National Oceans Office

PCQ = Ports Corporation of Queensland

PGS = Postgraduate Student

QBFP = Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol

QPWS = Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

QSIA = Queensland Seafood Industry Association

UQ = The University of Queensland