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Marine and Coastal Hub - Approved Projects

Marine and Coastal Hub - Approved Projects as at July 2022

Project ID Project title Lead organisation NESP funding

1.1

Scoping study: Protected places initiative

Central Queensland University

$70,000

1.2

Scoping study: National areas of interest for seabed mapping, characterisation and biodiversity assessment

Geoscience Australia;
University of Tasmania

$90,000

1.3

Support for Parks Australia’s monitoring, evaluation, reporting and improvement system for Australian Marine Parks

CSIRO

$161,194

1.4

Characterising values and identifying indicators and metrics of fish and benthic assemblages within the South-west Corner Marine Park

University of Western Australia

$49,595

1.5

Scoping study: Identify knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands

Griffith University;
Geoscience Australia

$70,000

1.6

A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration

CSIRO

$50,000

1.7

Towards a consolidated and open-science framework for restoration monitoring

Griffith University

$50,000

1.8

A national framework for improving seagrass restoration

University of New South Wales

$50,000

1.9

Quantifying the ecosystem services of the Great Southern Reef

University of New South Wales

$50,000

1.10

A national inventory of implemented nature-based solutions to mitigate coastal hazards

University of Melbourne

$48,105

1.11

OzSET: Integration and publication of the Australian Surface Elevation Table dataset

Macquarie University

$30,000

1.12

Mapping critical habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country

Charles Darwin University

$49,932

1.13

Synthesising three decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria

James Cook University

$41,837

1.14

The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines

James Cook University

$50,000

1.15

Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in northern Australia

University of Queensland

$42,000

1.16

Scoping study: Research needs for assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment

Sydney Institute of Marine Science

$79,921

1.17

Scoping study: Research needs for a national approach to socio-economic values of the marine environment

University of Tasmania

$60,000

1.18

Microplastics in south-eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution

University of Adelaide

$49,848

1.19

Scoping study: Horizon scan of key science questions in the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

Deakin University

$50,000

1.20

Scoping study: Marine and coastal threatened species and communities

University of Tasmania

$100,000

1.21

Australia’s coastal shorebirds: trends and prospects

University of Queensland

$49,813

1.22

A photo-identification study of Southern Right Whales to update aggregation area classification in the south-west of Australia

Edith Cowan University

$37,257

1.23

Conservation of Spotted Handfish

CSIRO

$50,000

1.24

A pilot study into the movement and dispersal of sawfishes

Murdoch University

$47,500

1.25

Sawfish bycatch mitigation workshop for northern Australian fisheries

CSIRO

$48,940

1.26

Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of Southern Right Whales from an aerial survey off southern Australia

Murdoch University

$39,472

1.28

Future-proofing restoration and thermal physiology of kelp

University of Tasmania

$49,880

1.29

Scoping study: New approaches to marine monitoring

Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

$200,000

1.30

National assessment of climate-driven species redistribution using citizen science data

University of Tasmania

$50,178

1.31

Scoping study: Indigenous participation and research needs

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance

$100,000

1.32

Scoping study: Supporting regional planning in northern Australia

James Cook University

$260,000

1.33

Application of environmental DNA to survey Bathurst Harbour Tasmania for the endangered Maugean Skate

University of Tasmania

$73,528

2.1

Mapping temperate continental shelf seabed habitats

University of Tasmania

$949,800

2.2

Advancing national standards and best practices to monitor key marine values and pressures

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

$415,112

2.3

Improving knowledge transfer to support Australian Marine Park decision making and management effectiveness evaluation

CSIRO;
University of Tasmania

$476,289

2.4

Ecological outcomes of wastewater discharges in contrasting receiving environments

University of Technology Sydney

$452,481

2.5

Evaluation of recreational fishing behaviour, use, values and motivations that relate to compliance

University of Tasmania

$242,907

2.6

Mapping critical Australia sea lion habitat to assess ecological value and risks to population recovery

University of Adelaide

$191,697

2.7

Aerial survey of the Southern Right Whale ‘western’ sub-population off southern Australia

Murdoch University

$43,683

* The National Environmental Science Program (NESP) funding figures above reflect the NESP funds allocated to research projects only, and do not include NESP funds allocated to other eligible hub activities. Hubs may contribute additional funds to research projects.

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