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Bowen (Qld): 27 April 2007
Jane Mellors (Seagrass-Watch HQ) in collaboration with the Bowen State School established and monitored a new site at Front Beach, Port Denison (BW1). The site is a mix of Halodule uninervis and Zostera capricorni which will test the identification skills of the students. There were also small amounts of Halophila ovalis - all great dugong tucker. The students were amazed at the number of animals that call this meadow home, they even identified some dugong feeding trails a first for quite a few of them. This site will be monitored by the Year 7 students as part of their Environmental, Reef Guardianship Program. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Singapore: 21-22 April 2007
Another dawn arrival by the intrepid Team on this submerged reef near Singapore's container terminal. It was a lean team that landed for the first TeamSeagrass monitoring of this very grassy reef. The seagrasses are full of life! We spotted a baby Knobbly sea star. At Transect 2, the seagrasses were crawling with white sea urchins, some gathered together in big piles. It was hard to walk without stepping on them. These urchins also 'carry' things such as shells, bits of debris. Text: Team Seagrass-Singapore. TeamSeagrass Website Click here
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21 April 2007
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TeamSeagrass was back on the shore for an early tide. We gathered at Changi Jetty as dawn broke, and headed sleepily out to Pulau Ubin. Shortly, we are all ready to monitor. This after Shufen explains the New and Improved Field boxes for keeping track of equipment. The seagrasses were certainly doing very well in the area. With lots of healthy Halophila spinulosa. As well as thickets of other seagrasses like Halophila ovalis and Halodule sp. Siti noted that the seagrasses on the seaward side were HUGE and were growing thick and lush. There's certainly lots of food at Chek Jawa for hungry migrating dugongs passing through Singapore. Text: Team Seagrass-Singapore. TeamSeagrass Website Click here
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Magnetic Island (Qld): 19 April 2007
The final RWQPP monitoring sites in the North were examined by Jane, Naomi and the team at Picnic and Cockle Bays, Magnetic Island. A logger was also deployed at Cockle Bay in an attempt to monitor the light levels available for intertidal seagrasses, as light is one of the major drivers for seagrass growth. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Cooktown (Qld): 17-18 April 2007
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Mission Beach (Qld): 17-18 April 2007
RWQPP monitoring in the Far North moved south to Lugger Bay, Mission Beach, where LB1 and LB2 were monitored. Lugger Bay seagrass was severely impacted from the effects of TC Larry in March 2006. The excellent weather, and lowest tides of the month were ideal for monitoring, as Lugger Bay has proven difficult to monitor during previous sampling events if the elements are not ideal. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Dunk Island
18 April 2007
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Seagrass-Watch HQ completed it's Far North RWQPP sampling today, setting up and sampling two new sites, DI1 and DI2, on the southen reef flat of Dunk Island. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Whitsundays (Qld): 16-17 April 2007
The reef flat at Hamilton Island was examined to determine if any seagrass was present and if the meadows were representative and of sufficient size for monitoring. A relatively small patch of Halophila/Halodule was found in front of the resort. Nearby, Jane found a patch of Thalassodendron ciliatum in a shallow drainage channel on the reef flat. An exciting find as this is possible the most southern record for the species in the pacific ocean. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Hamilton Island
16 April 2007
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Pioneer Bay
17 April 2007
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With the assistance of the Whitsunday QPWS Volunteers, the Pioneer Bay sites adjacent to Pigeon Island (Cannonvale) were monitored and herbicide samples collected. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Mackay (Qld): 16 April 2007
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Magnetic Island (Qld): 17 April 2007
April monitoring by our U3A Earth and Sea class was carried out on Tuesday. These April observations were very different to those of last April. In view of the enormous difference in meterological conditions, that is probably not too surprising. Conditions have been windy and almost totally dry for some weeks. Halophila ovalis was completely absent from our transects. Cymodocea serrulata was even more dominant than in February, and exhibited very high cover. Halodule uninervis was present in minor amounts in the outer sections of the transects, and we found no Thalassia hemprichii. Text: Dr. Don Kinsey, Magnetic Island U3A For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Cairns (Qld): 15-16 April 2007
With the start of RWQPP monitoring for 2007, Yule Point sites YP1 and YP2 were monitored on Sunday. Seagrass-Watch HQ, with help from Masao and Nicolette Yoshida (who monitor CW1 and CW2, Cawaci, Fiji), monitored and completed both sites at Yule Point in good time. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Green Island
16 April 2007
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RWQPP monitoring continued in the Far North, with Green Island's two sites GI1 and GI2 next on the schedule. With a low tide at 1430 and excellent conditions, the team of 4 completed the monitoring in record time. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Hydeaway Bay (Qld): 16 April 2007
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Sarina (Qld): 15 April 2007
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Urangan (Qld): 14-15 April 2007
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Midge Point (Qld): 14 April 2007
We surveyed the Midge Point sites on Saturday, it was great to be out again on the seagrass meadows. The day was cloudy and the storm that was on the eastern horizon,as we left the shore for our 1 km walk through the mud to our sites, hit us just as we arrived at the first site. The MidgePoint sites were alittle thin this time. One of the quadrats that was surveyed had little Halophila ovalis. We also came across two turtles, one was just resting in a shallow pool near one of our transects. Upon closer inspection we noticed that the turtle was not well. It had numerous growth on it's soft tissue under the shell and neck and eye. Text: Wenzler Family For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Bolinao (Philippines): 9-10 April 2007
As part of the UNEP/GEF South China Sea Project, a Seagrass-Watch training workshop was hosted by the Bolinao Seagrass Deomonstration Site at the University of the Philippines’ Bolinao Marine Laboratory with the assistance of Seagrass-Watch HQ. The project recognises the ecological and economic roles of seagrasses in Bolinao, and that the maintenance of their ecology and integrity will, in both the long and short term contribute to uplifting the lives of the citizens of this municipality. Approximately 30 local participants attended. The workshop gave the participants a thorough understanding of seagrass ecosystems, improved their capacity to monitor their seagrass resources, and empowered them to take ownership of their local marine resources and take a role in initiatives to protect, conserve and maintain the resources. For more information, download Seagrass-Watch News Issue 29 2007
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Correct citation: McKenzie, LJ., Yoshida, RL., Mellors, JE & Coles, RG. (2006 - 2010). Seagrass-Watch. www.seagrasswatch.org. 228pp. Disclaimer: The views expressed on this site are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Queensland Government. Website designed by McKenzie, LJ., Yoshida, RL. |
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