Seagrass Restoration at Pioneer Bay

CQUniversity is leading the delivery of a seagrass restoration project to assist the recovery of seagrass meadows.

Seagrass Restoration at Pioneer Bay

Part of the Whitsunday Reef Islands Initiative program

Project Lead: CQUniversity

Key project partners: Coral Sea Marina

The Seagrass Restoration at Pioneer Bay Program:

Queensland’s seagrass habitats have been declining and also taking longer to recover from shocks and stresses. As part of this project, seagrass flowers are collected and their seeds cultivated in nurseries, which are then used to re-seed meadows.

Monitoring Seagrass at Pioneer Bay

This project adopts a stewardship approach and will upskill local community members and Traditional Owners in seagrass restoration.

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Seagrass nursery unveiled in Airlie Beach

A new expanded seagrass nursery has been unveiled in Airlie Beach which will support the enhancement of degraded seagrass meadows, helping to build their resilience against the increasing impacts of climate change.

Lendlease, Australian Government, Reef Trust, Queensland Government, Fitzgerald Family Foundation, Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Funding source: The Reef Islands Initiative is a Great Barrier Reef Foundation program, supported by funding from Lendlease, the Australian Government’s Reef Trust, the Queensland Government and the Fitzgerald Family Foundation.