Date |
Scientist |
Research |
Location |
March 2006 |
5 - 9 March |
Dr Jane Mellors, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS WATCH AND CLEAN BEACH DAY 2006
In partnership with students, teachers and community, Jane Mellors will be involved in Clean Beach Day coinciding with Clean up Australia Day and Seagrass-Watch monitoring at Wongai Beach, Front Beach and Back Beach.
|
Thursday Island and Horn Island |
February 2006 |
18 Feb - 3 Mar |
Dr Clive Turnbull & Ms Cassandra Rose, Queensland Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
TORRES STRAIT PRAWN FISHERY ASSESSMENT
Clive and Cassandra will conduct research trawls to monitor the status of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery, impacts of the fishery on bycatch species.
|
Various sites - ship based |
December 2005 |
5 - 19 Dec |
Dr Alan Duckworth, Australian Institute of Marine Science |
EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF BATH SPONGE AQUACULTURE IN THE TORRES STRAIT
Alan is visiting the Masig Island to monitor the ecology and farming experiments of sponges at Masig and Kodall Islands |
Masig Island |
November 2005 |
7 Nov - 31 Jan |
Sara Busilacchi, James Cook University |
SUBSISTENCE FISHING IN EASTERN TORRES STRAIT
Sara is visiting the Torres Strait for the fourth time to find out more about which fish are most important as kaikai for different communities. |
Mer, Darnley and Yorke Islands |
October 2005 |
24 Oct - 7 Nov |
Dr Ashley Williams, James Cook University |
EVALUATION OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Ashley will be visiting Bramble Cay.
|
Yorke Island |
August 2005 |
18 - 23 August |
Dr Jane Mellors, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS WATCH
In collaboration with students, teachers and the community, Jane will monitor seagrass at Federal Beach and Back Beach and Horn Island and also participate in Clean Beach on Thursday Island. |
Thursday and Horn Islands |
July 2005 |
22 Jul - 2 Sept
|
Sara Busilacchi, James Cook University
|
SUBSISTENCE FISHING IN EASTERN TORRES STRAIT
Sara is visiting the Torres Strait for the fourth time to find out more about which fish are most important as kaikai for different communities.
|
Mer, Darnley and Yorke Islands
|
9-15 July
|
Dr Gilianne Brodie, James Cook University |
MARINE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN TORRES STRAIT
Gilianne will be talking to teachers and students at careers days. |
Bamaga, Thursday Island, Badu |
June 2005 |
27 Jun-8 July
|
Dr Alan Duckworth, Australian Institute of Marine Science
|
POTENTIAL OF BATH SPONGE AQUACULTURE
Alan will check the bath sponge experiments he began in Dec 04 and March 05. |
Yorke Islands
|
May 2005 |
26 May - 1 Jun |
Dr Jane Mellors, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS WATCH
In collaboration with Thursday Island High School and Thursday Island State School, Jane will monitor seagrass at Federal Beach and Back Beach. She will also work with Horn Island Primary School to set up a new Seagrass-Watch site on Horn Island. |
Thursday and Horn Islands |
11-17 May |
Ashley Williams and Cameron Murchie, James Cook University |
EVALUATION OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Ashley and Cameron will update the community about their progress and observe line fishing activities of commercial fishers. |
Murray Island |
2 May - 13 June |
Ms Sara Busilacchi, James Cook University |
SUBSISTENCE FISHING IN EASTERN TORRES STRAIT
Sara is visiting the Torres Strait for the third time to find out more about which fish are most important as kaikai for different communities. |
Mer, Darnley and Yorke Islands |
April 2005 |
25 Apr -12 May |
Mr Darren Dennis, CSIRO |
CHECKING ROCK LOBSTERS IN TORRES STRAIT
Darren and his team will survey rock lobsters in Torres Strait. |
Central and western Torres Strait |
4 -18 Apr
|
Dr Mark Hamann, James Cook University
|
INDIGENOUS HARVEST OF TURTLES
Mark will catch turtles to collect biological information.
|
Hammond Island, Central Torres Strait
|
March 2005 |
31 Mar - 8 April |
Dr Mike Rasheed |
LOOKING FOR IMPORTANT HABITATS NEAR SHIPPING LANES
Mike and his team will continue helicopter surveys of seagrass meadows, mangroves and reefs close to shipping lanes and ports.
|
Horn Island and shallow areas close to Adolphus Channel shipping lane |
24 Mar - 20 Apr
|
Mr Mick Haywood, CSIRO
|
SEABED MAPPING
The team will continue to map the seabed at 250 sites in central and eastern Torres Strait.
|
Central and eastern Torres Strait
|
16-23 Mar
|
Dr Annabel Jones, James Cook University, and Bryony Barnett, CRC Reef
|
GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Annabel and Bryony will hold a workshop on Thursday Island to discuss the best ways to communicate science to Torres Strait communities. Then they will visit Yorke Islands to join the sponge aquaculture team.
|
Thursday Island and Yorke Islands
|
14-28 Mar
|
Dr Alan Duckworth, Australian Institute of Marine Science
|
POTENTIAL OF BATH SPONGE AQUACULTURE
Alan will check the bath sponge experiments he began in Dec 04 and start new experiments to find the best site to farm bath sponges. |
Yorke Islands
|
7-11 Mar
|
Dr Gavin Begg, Ashley Williams, Cameron Murchie, James Cook University
|
EVALUATION OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Gavin and his team are updating collection of information from community freezers and holding meetings to keep communities up-to-date about their work.
|
Thursday, Murray, Darnley and Yorke Islands
|
2-8 Mar
|
Dr Jane Mellors, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries
|
SEAGRASS WATCH
In collaboration with Thursday Island High School and Thursday Island State School, Jane will be establishing a Seagrass-Watch site at Federal Beach.
|
Thursday Island
|
February 2005 |
8 Feb - 30 May
|
Ms Jillian Grayson, James Cook University
|
INFORMATION FOR SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL FISHERIES OF GREEN TURTLE AND DUGONGS
|
Thursday Island
|
Feb - May
|
Dr Judith Fitzpatrick
|
TRADITIONAL MARINE RESOURCES STUDY
|
Thursday Island
|
7 Feb - 20 Mar
|
Ms Sara Busilacchi, James Cook University
|
IMPACT OF MULTIPLE HARVEST FISHERIES
|
Mer, Erub and Masig Islands
|
16-19 |
Mr Clive Turnbull, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
PRAWN TRAWLING FISHERY
Clive is monitoring the effects of the prawn trawling fishery on bycatch such as sponges, starfish, lobsters and other life on the seabed. |
near Warrior Reef |
January 2005 |
17 Jan - 3 Feb
|
Mr Tim Skewes, CSIRO
|
SANDFISH SURVEY
Tim is surveying about 150 sites for sandfish (sea cucumbers) to monitor the population.
|
eastern Torres Strait
|
17-20 |
Mr Stanley Lui, Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
INDIGENOUS AQUACULTURE
Stanley is assessing aquaculture ventures in Torres Strait. |
Thursday, Badu, Saibai and Yorke Islands |
November 2004 |
8-22 |
Mr Cameron Murchie, James Cook University |
EVALUATION
OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
|
Eastern Torres Strait |
1-3
16-30 |
Dr Alan Duckworth, AIMS |
POTENTIAL
OF BATH SPONGE AQUACULTURE |
Mabuiag Island |
October 2004 |
22 Oct - 10 Nov |
Mr Simon Kerville, DPI&F |
MAPPING
SEAGRASS ON ORMAN REEFS Simon and his team will map seagrass
distribution and density. |
North east of Mabuiag Island up
toTurnagain Island |
| 8-28 |
Dr
Andrew Heap, Geoscience Australia |
TRACKING
UNDERWATER SAND DUNES Andrew and his team will study the movement
of sandwaves and sand ridges near Turnagain Island. |
Near
Turnagain Island |
September 2004 |
6-21 |
Mr Cameron Murchie, James Cook University |
EVALUATION
OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Cameron will be based on a non-Indigenous commercial fishing boat
and will be observing their fishing activities and collecting biological
data. |
Eastern Torres Strait |
August 2004 |
15-20 |
Dr Francis Pantus, CSIRO |
MATHS
TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF TRAWLING |
Thursday and Yorke Islands |
July 2004 |
13-28 |
Dr Alan Duckworth, AIMS |
BATH
SPONGE AQUACULTURE |
Darnley and Yorke Islands |
| 19 July -6 Sept |
Ms Sara Busilacchi, James Cook University |
IMPACT
OF MULTIPLE HARVEST FISHERIES
|
Mer, Erub, Masig Islands |
27 July - 10 August |
Mr Aaron Ballagh, James Cook University |
EVALUATION
OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Aaron will be based on a non-Indigenous commercial fishing boat
and will be observing their fishing activities and collecting biological
data. |
Eastern Torres Strait |
June 2004 |
7-10 |
Dr Jane Mellors, Queensland Dept Primary
Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS
WATCH
Jane will be talking to communities including Thursday Island High
School about educational opportunities for Islanders, through involvement
in Seagrass Watch.
|
Thursday Island |
April 2004 |
13-16 |
Dr Donna Kwan,
James Cook University |
TRADITIONAL
MARINE RESOURCES
Donna is asking Thursday Island communities about the cultural,
social and economic importance of traditional marine resources.
|
Thursday Island |
4-13 |
Mr Cameron Murchie,
James Cook University |
EVALUATION
OF THE EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Cameron will be based on a non-Indigenous commercial fishing boat
and will be observing their fishing activities and collecting biological
data. |
Eastern Torres Strait |
11 May - 2 July |
Ms Jillian Grayson,
James Cook University |
INFORMATION
FOR SUSTAINABLE TRADITIONAL FISHERIES OF GREEN TURTLE AND DUGONGS
Jillian will be talking to local peak organisations
to seek their support for the research project and to carry out
preliminary work with indigenous fishers in establishing concepts
of focus groups. |
Thursday, Hammond and Horn islands |
March 2004 |
9-23 |
Mr Cameron Murchie,
James Cook University |
EVALUATING
EASTERN TORRES STRAIT REEF LINE FISHERY
Cameron is collecting information about non-islander commercial
fishing and will work from a commercial vessel collecting biological
samples from key reef species. |
Eastern Torres Strait |
15-20 |
Dr Stuart Campbell, Queensland Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS
Stuart is mapping seagrass beds and looking at how seagrass
is affected by disturbances such as floods and cyclones. |
Mabuiag Island, Coconut Reef |
16-19 |
Dr Jane Mellors, Queensland Dept Primary
Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS
WATCH
Jane will be talking to communities
including Thursday Island High School about educational opportunities
for Islanders, through involvement in Seagrass Watch. |
Thursday Island |
17-20 |
Ms Bryony Barnett,
CRC Reef |
GUIDELINES
FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Bryony is meeting with Torres Strait islanders to talk
about the best ways to communicate research results to the community. |
Thursday Island |
18-28 |
Dr Kerry Neil,
Queensland Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
INTRODUCED
MARINE PESTS
Kerry and her team are surveying the port at Thursday Island to
look for any unwanted pests that might have arrived on ships' hulls
or in ballast water. |
Thursday Island |
20-27 |
Ms Anna Prichard,
James Cook University |
COMMUNITY-BASED
MANAGEMENT FOR THE BECHE-DE-MER FISHERY
Anna is visiting islands to meet community members involved
in the Torres Strait Sea Cucumber (Bêche-de-mer) fishery and
scope the feasibility of developing community-based fisheries management
plans.
|
Thursday Island, Mer, Erub & Massig |
20-27 |
Ms Sara Busilacchi,
James Cook University |
SUSTAINABLE
REEF FISHERIES
Sara is introducing herself to communities and talking
about her research to find out how the different the line fisheries
in the Eastern Torres Strait can be sustained for the future. |
Thursday Island, Mer, Erub & Massig |
27 Mar-6 Apr |
Dr Michael Rasheed,
Queensland Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
HABITATS
AT RISK FROM PORTS AND SHIPPING
Michael and his team are mapping and assessing important habitats
such as reefs, seagrasses and mangroves that are adjacent to shipping
lanes and ports in the Torres Strait. Information collected will
be used to assist in shipping accident planning and response.
|
Prince of Wales Channel and Thursday Island Group
|
28 Mar-18 Apr |
Dr Peter Harris,
Geoscience Australia and CSIRO |
BIOPHYSICAL
PROCESSES IN THE TORRES STRAIT MARINE ECOSYSTEM
Peter and his team are searching for clues to seagrass
dieback in Torres Strait. They will map the seabed in two areas
and use current meters, take sediment samples, and study seagrass
with underwater video cameras. |
Northern Torres Strait between Mabiuag and Boigu
Islands. |
February 2004 |
11-18 |
Dr Donna Kwan,
James Cook University |
TRADITIONAL
MARINE RESOURCES
Donna is asking Thursday Island communities about the cultural,
social and economic importance of traditional marine resources.
|
Thursday Island |
17-18 |
Dr Stuart Campbell,
Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries |
SEAGRASS
Stuart is mapping seagrass beds and looking at how seagrass
is affected by disturbances such as floods and cyclones. |
Mabuiag Island, Coconut Reef |
17-20 |
Ms Jillian Grayson,
James Cook University |
TRADITIONAL
HUNTING
Jillian is visiting communities in the Northern Peninsula area and
the inner islands to ask hunters when and why they catch turtle
and dugong. |
Inner islands |
24-27 |
Dr Clive Turnbull,
Queensland Dept Primary Industries & Fisheries |
PRAWN TRAWLING
FISHERY
Clive is monitoring the effects of the prawn trawling fishery on
bycatch such as sponges, starfish, lobsters and other life on the
seabed. |
Warrior Reef |
| January 2004 |
5-10 |
Mr Tim Skewes, CSIRO |
SANDFISH
SURVEY
Tim is surveying about 50 sites on Warrior Reef for sandfish (sea
cucumbers) to monitor the population. |
Warrior Reef |
8 Jan-2 Feb |
Dr Ted Wassenberg, CSIRO |
SEABED BIODIVERSITY
Ted is sampling animal and plant communities on the seabed from
the Gwendoline May (the DPI&F research vessel). |
Throughout Torres Strait |
