Tropical Water Quality Hub - Approved Projects as at November 2021
Project ID |
Project title |
Lead organisation |
NESP funding |
---|---|---|---|
1.1 |
CSIRO |
$100,000 |
|
1.2 |
CSIRO |
$99,972 |
|
1.3 |
A validation of coral geochemical records to reconstruct suspended sediment loads to the GBR lagoon |
James Cook University |
$22,500 |
1.5 |
James Cook University |
$39,795 |
|
1.6 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$99,944 |
|
1.7 |
Reducing sediment sources to the reef: testing the effectiveness of managing alluvial gully erosion |
Griffith University |
$100,000 |
1.8 |
James Cook University |
$100,000 |
|
1.9 |
The establishment of a future NESP dredging research investment framework |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$25,000 |
1.10 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$100,000 |
|
2.1 |
James Cook University |
$84,995 |
|
2.1.1 |
CSIRO |
$604,722 |
|
2.1.2 |
Scoping options for low-lying, marginal cane land to reduce DIN in priority wet tropics catchments |
James Cook University |
$93,961 |
2.1.3 |
James Cook University |
$450,963 |
|
2.1.4 |
CSIRO |
$600,000 |
|
2.1.5 |
James Cook University |
$600,000 |
|
2.1.6 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$410,165 |
|
2.1.7 |
James Cook University |
$600,000 |
|
2.1.8 |
Improved water quality outcomes from on-farm nitrogen management |
University of Queensland |
$659,730 |
2.1.9 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$515,806 |
|
2.1.10 |
Griffith University |
$100,000 |
|
2.2 |
Griffith University |
$99,721 |
|
2.2.1 |
James Cook University |
$360,000 |
|
2.2.2 |
Impacts of mine-derived pollution on Torres Strait environments and communities |
CSIRO |
$290,000 |
2.2.3 |
Early warning systems to minimise the risk of Box Jellyfish stings by empowering stakeholders |
CSIRO |
$250,000 |
2.3.1 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$499,471 |
|
2.3.2 |
Griffith University |
$227,145 |
|
2.3.3 |
CSIRO |
$250,000 |
|
2.3.4 |
Working with Traditional Owners and local citizens to better manage GBR estuarine wetlands |
James Cook University |
$450,000 |
2.3.5 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$450,000 |
|
3.1 |
Seagrass mapping synthesis – A resource for marine park and coastal management |
James Cook University |
$36,000 |
3.1.1 |
Implementation of the CoTS research strategy: regional strategies |
CSIRO |
$682,542 |
3.1.2 |
James Cook University |
$458,103 |
|
3.1.3 |
James Cook University |
$19,000 |
|
3.1.4 |
Optimising the management of riparian zones to improve the health of the GBR |
CSIRO |
$167,109 |
3.1.5 |
Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$602,839 |
3.1.6 |
Griffith University |
$316,837 |
|
3.1.7 |
Griffith University |
$600,000 |
|
3.1.8 |
Innovative economic levers: a system for underwriting risk of practice change in cane-farming |
CSIRO |
$400,000 |
3.2 |
James Cook University |
$97,674 |
|
3.2.1 |
James Cook University |
$497,765 |
|
3.2.2 |
James Cook University |
$150,000 |
|
3.2.3 |
Monitoring aesthetic value of the GBR by using artificial intelligence to score photos and videos |
Griffith University |
$91,715 |
3.2.4 |
CSIRO |
$94,508 |
|
3.2.5 |
Testing and implementation of the water quality metric for the 2017 and 2018 reef report cards |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$140,000 |
3.3 |
Light thresholds for seagrasses of the GBR: a synthesis and guiding document for managing seagrass |
James Cook University |
$29,755 |
3.3.1 |
Quantifying the linkages between water quality and the thermal tolerance of GBR coral reefs |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$590,264 |
3.3.2 |
Science evaluation of coastal wetland systems repair projects across GBR catchments |
James Cook University |
$536,932 |
3.3.3 |
James Cook University |
$256,030 |
|
3.4 |
James Cook University |
$68,584 |
|
3.5 |
Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass resources in the northern Torres Strait |
James Cook University |
$99,696 |
3.6 |
James Cook University |
$30,000 |
|
3.7 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$100,000 |
|
3.8 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$99,003 |
|
3.9 |
Indigenous capacity building and increased participation in management of Queensland sea Country |
CSIRO; |
$100,000 |
3.10 |
Benchmarking costs of natural resource management improvements for the GBR |
Central Queensland University |
$29,487 |
3.11 |
Monitoring and adaptively reducing system-wide governance risks facing the GBR |
James Cook University |
$44,740 |
3.12 |
Development of an offset financial contribution calculator for Reef Trust |
University of Queensland |
$80,595 |
3.13 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$98,040 |
|
4.1 |
CSIRO |
$497,500 |
|
4.2 |
Oceanographic drivers of bleaching in the GBR: from observations to prediction |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$537,852 |
4.3 |
James Cook University |
$607,000 |
|
4.4 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$582,218 |
|
4.5 |
University of Queensland |
$638,037 |
|
4.6 |
University of Queensland |
$293,235 |
|
4.7 |
Central Queensland University |
$100,000 |
|
4.8 |
‘Project 25’ – farmers, water quality and on-farm decision-making |
James Cook University |
$586,344 |
4.9 |
Gully characterisation framework to underpin GBR catchment water quality management |
Griffith University |
$53,429 |
4.10 |
Evaluating the costs and benefits of agricultural land conversion to wetlands |
James Cook University |
$482,947 |
4.11 |
Sources, transformations, fate of dissolved organic carbon, implications for GBR |
Griffith University |
$26,470 |
4.12 |
Griffith University |
$404,985 |
|
5.1 |
Matching the CoTS Integrated Pest Management to the scale of the new control program |
CSIRO |
$491,458 |
5.2 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$120,000 |
|
5.3 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$125,289 |
|
5.4 |
James Cook University |
$200,886 |
|
5.5 |
Measuring aesthetic and experience values using big data approaches |
Griffith University |
$221,837 |
5.6 |
CSIRO |
$149,743 |
|
5.7 |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$65,000 |
|
5.8 |
James Cook University |
$682,746 |
|
5.9 |
CSIRO |
$471,872 |
|
5.10 |
Griffith University |
$357,297 |
|
5.11 |
Improved water quality outcomes from on-farm nitrogen management |
University of Queensland |
$402,433 |
5.12 |
James Cook University |
$185,850 |
|
5.13 |
Coastal wetland systems repair across GBR catchments – values based causal framework validation |
James Cook University |
$146,000 |
5.14 |
James Cook University |
$444,288 |
|
5.15 |
eAtlas extension: Data management for environmental research |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
$217,000 |
6.1 |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$150,000 |
|
6.2 |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$250,000 |
|
6.3 |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$199,939 |
|
6.4 |
Reducing end-of-catchment fine sediment loads and ecosystem impacts |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$150,000 |
6.5 |
Improving coral condition through better-informed resilience-based management |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$200,000 |
6.6 |
Influencing agriculture practice behaviour change and trust frameworks |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$150,000 |
6.7 |
Learnings from applied environmental research programs: elements for success |
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre |
$80,000 |
7.1 |
Continuity proposal for 'Project 25' - farmers, water quality and on-farm decision-making |
James Cook University |
$50,000 |
7.2 |
Assessing the benefits of using existing drainage infrastructure to meet reef water quality targets |
James Cook University |
$50,000 |
7.3 |
Extension and awareness of 'Project 25' outcomes to industry and natural resource sectors for improved water quality outcomes |
James Cook University |
$50,000 |
7.4 |
Technical nitrogen use workshop: For farming leaders, industry and government |
James Cook University |
$42,000 |
7.5 |
Putting the science into GBR citizen science |
James Cook University |
$50,000 |
7.6 |
Extension and awareness of NESP TWQ Hub wetland restoration and management impact |
James Cook University |
$47,600 |
Cross-hub |
James Cook University |
$200,000 |
|
Cross-hub |
Integrated environmental assessment to inform environmental decisions |
University of Melbourne |
$39,593 |
* 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 also contribute additional funds to research projects.