CRC Reef Newsletter


In this issue		June 2005
Rainforest meets Reef Rainforest CRC and CRC Reef join forces in November to run a conference highlighting collaborative research solutions...		From the CEO's desk It was tremendous news to hear the Australian Government’s announcement of $2.5m transitional funding...
Queensland's fisheries online A new online resource has made information about Queensland’s east coast fisheries much easier to find...		New Research Program CRC Reef welcomes Ms Sheriden Morris from CSIRO as Program Leader of the new Healthy Country Healthy Reef Program...
Indigenous visions for sea country Three Aboriginal groups in Queensland have outlined their vision for shared management of ‘sea country’ in a new report published by CRC Reef...		Reef's biggest fishing experiment nears completion CRC Reef’s Effects of Line Fishing Project is nearing completion, after 10 years of experiments along the length of the Great Barrier Reef...
Visualising land and sea connections A new poster and booklet illustrates how catchment activities affect streams, rivers and wetlands...		Professor's modelling career takes him to Tassie Professor Tom Hardy jokes that he is a major cause of worldwide recessions...
Seabed survey dips into new realms This trip has uncovered an unusual crab which had never before been recorded in Australian waters...		Scientists census sharks Coastal and inshore waters of the Great Barrier Reef are home to at least 60 species of sharks and related rays...
Rachel Pears: the path less travelled PhD candidate and CRC Reef student Ms Rachel Pears appreciates having discovered her path in life...		You reached us! More than 100 people gave us their feedback about CRC Reef’s publications...
Future of shy dolphins in human hands A CRC Reef research project has provided new insight into the ecology of the elusive Irrawaddy and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins...		Vicki Harriott - in memoriam It is with great sadness that we write this tribute for a very special colleague...
What makes a great dive? Dean Miller has put this question to dive tourists visiting Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea...		People on the move Britta Schaffelke, Bryony Barnett, Tim Prior and Alison Green are moving on...

Making sense of science - sensitively To communicate research results effectively in the Torres Strait, researchers need to be prepared to use techniques not normally used by academics...		Dugong and turtle research in the community In February, community members and hunters on Hammond Island took part in a workshop on turtle and dugong research...
Checking Kaikai Sara Busilacchi is hoping to enlist the help of students from local schools to collect fisheries data for a project looking at subsistence fishing, or ‘fishing for kaikai’...		Sea cucumber sustainability workshop Sascha Taylor and Tim Skewes visited Masig, Erub and Mer Islands to conduct a sea cucumber sustainability workshop...

Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004 The report paints a relatively rosy picture of Australian coral reefs against a backdrop of damaged and destroyed reefs around the world...		Effects of the Tsunami IMPAC coordinated the sending of an Australian mission to assist the Government of Thailand with advice on rehabilitation of coastal resources following the tsunami...
IOI support Pacific Leadership seminars IOI Australia will assist Pacific Island countries to develop national coral reef policies and attend leadership seminars...		Pacem in Maribus XXXI conference October 31 – November 3 2005. Townsville, Queensland, Australia...
CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd was established and is supported under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. Its mission is to plan, fund and manage world-leading science for the sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. CRC Reef is a joint venture between Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation, James Cook University, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Seafood Industry Association, and Sunfish Queensland Inc. The University of Queensland is an associate member.