How are Townsville’s Reefs Faring?
Reef Check Australia’s Townsville Region Annual Report 2019 – 2020 The Reef Check Australia is proud to share this 2019-2020 regional Annual report for the Townsville region. Over the 2020 financial year RCA volunteers and staff completed 35 surveys across 22...Gardening in the Greenhouse
Organised chaos might be the best phrase to describe this unique day. On 14 February, 2021, several citizen scientists were tasked with planting the mostly empty myriad of pots and planter boxes at the Coral Greenhouse at John Brewer Reef. The logistics of taking on...Inspiring the Next Generation
The Reef Citizen Science and Leadership Workshop brought together people to learn about different citizen science techniques and how to use them practically around the reefs. The most valuable aspect of the trip for me, was taking the time to step out of the day-to-day life with like-minded people and be reminded together of how lucky we are. We only have a limited number of days on this planet, so take these opportunities to appreciate our situation, enjoy the beautiful environment we have here in Australia and try to give something back.
Reef Restoration Update: Agincourt Reef #3, Offshore Port Douglas
In 2018 Reef Ecologic in partnership with Quicksilver Connections implemented an innovative trial to assist the recovery of the reef in front of their pontoon site at Agincourt Reef. The addition of structure for coral attachment has been trialled on cyclone damaged...