Sarina (Mackay, Qld)workshop : 26 March 2006

Len, Jane and Naomi from Seagrass-Watch HQ conducted a workshop in Sarina, near Mackay in central Queensland with the assistance of Matt Bloor and the Sarina Beach Progress Association.

The training was funded by GBRMPA as part of the Reef Water Quality Protection Program. Twenty people attended the training day, with participants ranging from University students and retirees to representatives from conservation groups across the region.

Len McKenzie, Seagrass-Watch program leader, and scientist Jane Mellors gave presentations on seagrass identification, biology, ecology, threats and the Seagrass-Watch program, including it’s background, methods and some of the results. Naomi Smith assisted with a lab session on taxonomy. Participants were interested to learn not only about seagrasses, but how local participation makes them part of a global community. After a morning of presentations, participants made their way down to the Sarina Inlet sites (SI1 & SI2), where the monitoring techniques were put to use.

 

 

 

Yule Point (Cairns, Qld): 29 March 2006

Far North TAFE students monitoring site YP1 as part of their Certificate 3 - Conservation & Enviroment Management course. Len McKenzie (Seagrass-Watch program leader), Tom Collis (TAFE lecturer) and Rudi Yoshida (Seagrass-Watch data management), provided onsite training. Len and Rudi also collected sediment for herbicide measurements, reproductive samples and conducted edge mapping as part of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan (RWQPP) monitoring.

 

 

 

Motupore Island (Papua New Guinea): 8-10 February 2006

In February 2006, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) conducted its annual marine conservation and management training course at Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea (PNG). It was conducted with assistance from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the National Fisheries Authority’s Coastal Fisheries Management and Development Program and the Motupore Island Research Centre (MIRC), School of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG). Participants included UPNG students and representatives from various government departments and non government organisations.

The course coordinator was Michael Marnane (WCS) with specialist input from Chris Bartlett (WCS) Morgan Pratchett (JCU), Mark Baine (MIRC), Ursula Kaly (CFMDP), Thomas Maniwavie (MIRC), and Len McKenzie (Seagrass-Watch HQ).

Len McKenzie (Seagrass-Watch HQ) conducted the seagrass component of the course, within which the participants learned general seagrass ecology and were instructed on the monitoring and rapid assessment of seagrasses according to Seagrass-Watch protocols.

 

 

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Correct citation: McKenzie, LJ., Yoshida, RL. & 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.