Latest environmental research, maps and data for Torres Strait
Recent articles and projects
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Published on15 August 2016
The Land and Sea Management Strategy for Torres Strait (2016-2036) (‘the Strategy’) is a guiding framework for enabling Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people to continue to sustainably manage and benefit from their land, sea and cultural resources into the future. -
Published on17 June 2015
In 2013 and 2014 AIMS undertook a biodiversity survey of coral and fish species on the reefs around 5 islands in Torres Strait. This article shows the coral photo collection that was taken for species identification. -
Published on29 April 2015
As part of the NERP TE project 2.3 temperature loggers were deployed at 15 sites across the Torres Strait to measure ocean temperature.
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Published on27 March 2015
No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are widely advocated for conserving exploited fish stocks and biodiversity.
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Published on2 December 2014
The crown-of-thorns seastar, Acanthaster planci, is a predator of corals and along with cyclones is the major cause of coral mortality on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) 1 .
Recent datasets
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13 February 2019
This metadata is a brief overview of the National Environmental Science Program Tropical Water Quality (NESP TWQ) Hub. Published on
24 January 2019
A later version of this dataset exists published 2019-01-18, accessible through the data links on this page. Published on
13 November 2018
This dataset consists of a shapefile of the reefs, islands, sand banks, cays and rocks of the whole Great Barrier Reef (GBR) including Torres Strait. Published on
23 October 2018
This dataset summarises benthic surveys of seagrass for Dugong and Turtle habitats at Orman Reefs, Torres Strait. Published on
18 December 2017
This dataset contains Landsat 5 imagery for selected areas of Queensland, currently Torres Strait and around Lizard Island and Cape Tribulation.