CMERC - Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre

Check it out - #CMERC's #seagrass restoration is featured in the latest @GBRFoundation newsletter! Big thank you for their help in raising funds for these vital habitats which are storing carbon & supporting marine life. #amountdetails" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">give.barrierreef.org/save-seagrass-… @CQUni

After a couple of months hiatus I’m finally back on the seagrass meadows where I belong...Home sweet h̵o̵m̵e̵ meadow!

Huge thank you to @ChrisPatrickPhD and Bo Lusk @nature_org for organising an extra curricular visit to Oyster VA to see the seagrass seed nursery and learn some tricks for scaling up at @CQUniCMERC you guys are doing amazing work!

Seagrass nurseries, as essential as terrestrial nurseries. Our workshop @ISBW14 introduced the Global Seagrass Nursery Network and handbook. Thanks to all participants and supporters!@CQUniCMERC @DrCraigSherman @LauraLGovers @ProjectSeagrass @earthelise @GBRFoundation #GSNN

The smallest things can have massive impacts ... #CMERC's Dr Angie Capper & PhD candidate Jack Greenshields are in the spotlight today at @AMSAconf #Cairns sharing research into #microplastic contamination in #jellyfish & microplastic impacts on #seagrass health. #AMSA22

An amazing few days @ISBW14 with @Emma_seagrass, @Seagrass_flower, @CQUniCMERC, and @Deakin absorbing myself #SeagrassResearch happening around the world 🌱🌎 #SmallbutMighty #SeagrassObession #Seagrassrestoration

Presenting my research on the importance of considering phenotypic plasticity vs fixed-traits for seagrass restoration and mariculture at my first (but not my last) #ISBW14, @CQU @CQUniCMERC #SeagrassRestoration #SeagrasObession

🌊🌱🎉 Today´s the day! We welcome #isbw14 attendees to the #pointroomssecondfloor at 6pm to hear all about the #groundbreaking work we have carried out in #westafrica in the past four years. More info 👉🏿 shorturl.at/abQZ9 🌊🌱🎉 #keepmapping #seagrassrulez #witnesshistory

@Emma_seagrass @ISBW14 @Rambling_Bean @CQU @lucy_coals @yimeitan @Deakin Great work @Emma_seagrass & the #CMERC team for sharing our work on the world stage! It's so important that local & global environmental initiatives connect to maximise the impact of high quality research.

Fantastic to share seagrass restoration research and learn so much with a great crowd at @ISBW14 in Annapolis. Well done @Rambling_Bean, Manuja @CQU #CMERC, @lucy_coals @yimeitan @Deakin for great talks! #RestorationGeneration

Eye spy with my little RTK GPS unit ... research worker Rory Mulloy has been surveying #seagrass meadows at Pelican Banks on Curtis Island, with the sensor unit being used for determining elevation/depth. #marinetech #coast #environment #sustainability @CQU

It’s been an amazing month meeting with 5 STEM groups of budding scientists from across QLD to talk about #seagrassrestoration🌱#microplasticpollution & #Marinescience @CQUniCMERC. It’s great to see so many students interested in the future of our oceans 🌊🌊

Restoring a blue carbon ecosystem to mitigate against climate change brings with it a throng of benefits for resilience and biodiversity - read about #CMERC's efforts in the latest edition of @ecoMagNews digital.ecomagazine.com/article/Unlock… #seagrass #marine @CQU #environment #coastal

So much fun sharing secrets of the sea with school students as part of Qld Virtual #STEM Academy. Students are working on solutions for Healthy Harbours and Habitats, so we helped them make #seagrass seed mud balls for seagrass restoration and demonstrated microplastics research.

There's no better classroom than the field ... just ask work placement student Evangeline Flack who has been helping to collect data at Rodds Bay where environmental restoration work has been undertaken by #CMERC with @BMRG4nrm, Gidarjil Dev Corp, LESS Industries & Aluvium.

We loved hosting a visit from our friends at @Earthwatch_Aus - great to see so much interest in our #marine research! #CMERC #seagrass #Gladstone #research

New Federal Minister for Education @JasonClareMP was full of smiles while during his visit to #CMERC this week, with the new government to invest $15m in upgrading our research facilities and assist our work in restoring coastal & #marine ecosystems. cqu.edu.au/cquninews/stor…

@QldEnvironment @qldmuseum We're taking our coastal and marine ecosystem research to SEQ this weekend! Can't wait to be part of the Sustainability and Science Showcase!!! @CQU @CQUniNews

If you're in SEQ and want to find some practical eco-tips you can try at home the Sustainability and Science Showcase (on 🗓️ Sunday 19 June) at the @qldmuseum is for you. To find out more, visit sustainablebrisbane.com.au/events/sustain…

Peak-a-boo! Spot the little visitors #CMERC Masters candidate Rachel Bryan found when taking water samples from bore holes in the Boyne Valley in collaboration with Qld Regional Development, Manufacturing & Water. The water samples will be used to infer groundwater provenance.

We've opened a new #seagrass nursery + education & research facility at the Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre with the #Woppaburra People to train the #restorationgeneration to grow seagrass for restoration & care of sea country. @FBAupdate @CQUni @QLDEducation