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The reef monitoring team monitors the condition of reefs in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage, a program that has been ongoing for more than a decade. The team is also involved in the development of refined survey methods and enhanced reporting for reefs in Australia and globally. This research team is expanding into inshore monitoring and provides monitoring services to external clients such as Environment Australia.

Read the latest cruise report
>Report on surveys of the Townsville and Innisfail sectors
     of the Great Barrier Reef

>Report on surveys of the Pompey and Whitsunday sectors
     of the Great Barrier Reef
>Report on surveys of the Capricorn-Bunker, Swain and Pompey sectors
     of the Great Barrier Reef
>Report on surveys of the Cooktown-Lizard Island, Cairns and Innisfail sectors
     of the Great Barrier Reef 
>Report on reefs in the Swains sector of the Great Barrier Reef 
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Report on reef surveys in the Innisfail, Townsville and Cairns (part) sectors
  of the Great Barrier Reef

>Report on reef surveys in the Pompey and Whitsunday sectors of the
  Great Barrier Reef
>Cairns sectors of the Great Barrier Reef
>Capricorn/Bunker and Swain sectors of the Great Barrier Reef

Latest surveys
Our survey updates can now be viewed in Google Maps. Follow this link:
http://data.aims.gov.au/monmap3/cruisereport.jsp?cruise=KG
 

 

Calm weather was a feature of this field trip and this made surveys of the Capricorn-Bunker and Swain sectors a pleasure.

Image 1. Severe tropical cyclone Hamish brought very damaging winds and "phenomenal" seas to the Southern Great Barrier Reef over a period of two days in March 2009. The AIMS LTMP surveyed reefs in the affected area soon after. In this photo a large massive Porites sp. hard coral has been picked up and toppled over by wave action from the cyclone. A full report and results of the survey can be found here.
Photo: AIMS LTMP

 


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Contact
Dr Hugh Sweatman, Team Leader
Telephone: (07) 4753 4470.
Facsimile: (07) 4772 5852.
Email: h.sweatman@aims.gov.au

 

January 6, 2009

 

 
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