13 May 2008

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IN THIS BULLETIN
NEWS................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Volunteers Change Our World (Australia)....................................................................................................................................................... 2
Dugong trails galore (Queensland, Australia).................................................................................................................................................. 2
A new star for Singapore: discovery of sea star (Singapore) .......................................................................................................................... 2
Divers, snorkelers needed for seagrass project (Norfolk, VA, USA) ............................................................................................................... 2
PICRC comes up with 10 things to protect corals (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)............................................................... 3
Mysterious algae blooms worry biologists (Miami,FL,USA) ............................................................................................................................ 3
People control conservation (Suva,Fiji)........................................................................................................................................................... 3
On the River: Studying the St. Johns like Never Before (Jacksonville,FL,USA) ............................................................................................. 3
Bay's key underwater grass beds recovering, but long way to go (Newport News,VA,USA).......................................................................... 4
Imitation Oyster Bars Can Bring Real Results (Tampa,FL,USA) .................................................................................................................... 4
Scientists replant key flora in the Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers,FL,USA)........................................................................................................ 4
Lawmakers poised to strengthen seagrass protections (Marco Island, FL, USA)........................................................................................... 5
Turtle reveals oceanic highway (Australia)...................................................................................................................................................... 5
GALLERY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Pulau Semakau (Singapore): 10 May 2008 .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Torres Strait (Qld, Australia): 09 May 2008..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Mission Beach (Qld, Australia): 03 - 04 May 2008 .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Poona, Great Sandy Strait (Qld, Australia): 03 May 2008............................................................................................................................... 6
Townsville (Qld, Australia): 02 - 06 May 2008................................................................................................................................................. 6
NEW PUBLICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Workshop proceedings.................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Research Publications (Seagrass-Watch and the Marine Ecology Group)..................................................................................................... 6
Assessment & monitoring reports ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
The following are older reports which have now been main available ............................................................................................................ 6
FROM HQ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Upcoming Seagrass-Watch Workshops.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
To register: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Frequently Asked Questions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Seagrass-Watch News Issue 32 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Seagrass-Watch Shop .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Virtual Herbarium ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Giveaways....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Future sampling dates..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Handy Seagrass Links .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7

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NEWS
Volunteers Change Our World (Australia)
12 May 2008
National Volunteer Week (NVW) will be held from the 12th to 18th May 2008. The theme of NVW is "Volunteers
Change Our World".
National Volunteer Week is an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to say thank you
to the more than 5 million Australians who volunteer. National Volunteer Week (NVW) began in 1989 and was the
first collaborative attempt to promote volunteering nationally.
As volunteering continues to grow we need to be more aware of the need to recognise what volunteers contribute to
our world. There are many charities that would struggle to survive without the contribution of their volunteers. Major
corporate organisations are also recognising what their staff can achieve as volunteers and encourage participation.
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html.
Dugong trails galore (Queensland, Australia)
08 May 2008, Seagrass-Watch HQ News
You may not see them, even though they are as big as a cow. But if you look closely during low tide you may find
evidence of their feeding. We're referring of course to dugongs. The large herbivorous marine mammal lives in the
tropical waters of Australia. This year, their grazing trails are more obvious, leaving a bigger imprint on the seagrass
meadows of the Far North.
Seagrass-Watch scientists are reporting a higher then usual number of Dugong Feeding Trails (DFT) at a number of
Seagrass-Watch and Reef Water Quality Protection Program (RWQPP) monitoring sites across the Far North.
So next time you are wandering across the seagrass meadows of the Far North, keep a look out for those DFTs!
Healthy seagrass = Healthy dugongs!
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html.
A new star for Singapore: discovery of sea star (Singapore)
03 May 2008, Straits Times
SINGAPORE has a new star to call its own. This large five-rayed sea star (Pentaceraster mammillatus), is not new to
science, but it is a new and spectacular addition to Singapore's already substantial inventory of living stars.
The sea star was first sighted early last month on a seagrass monitoring trip at Cyrene reef, run by volunteer group
TeamSeagrass and staff from the National Biodiversity Reference Centre of the National Parks Board (NParks).
Sitting in the midst of intensive port activities, not far from the huge container terminal of Pasir Panjang, Cyrene Reef
stands like a marine oasis - a trove of biodiversity in the midst of the nation's economic pulse. This sandy reef, swept
clean of silt by strong currents when the tide is in, is as rich now biologically, if not richer, than in the 1990s.
That all this marine life exists in the middle of one of the busiest port zones in the world attests to the cleanliness of
the seawater environment. Marine life thrives where water currents are sufficient to prevent smothering by
sedimentation.
more....................... http://www.seagrasswatch.org/news.html.
Divers, snorkelers needed for seagrass project (Norfolk, VA, USA)
06 May 2008, The Virginian-Pilot
Scientists are seeking volunteer divers and snorkelers to help expand an effort at restoring seagrasses in the coastal
bays off the Eastern Shore. Interested divers would be trained, for free, in how to identify and collect certain types of
grasses and shoots that scientists want to transplant elsewhere in the shallow bays along the Atlantic Ocean.
A training workshop is scheduled May 13, at 7:30 p.m., at the Anheuser-Busch Center for Coastal Research in
Oyster, in Northampton County. As many as 100 volunteers are needed to assist in the project this spring, as
sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Virginia Department of
Environmental Quality.
Full story and source: http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/divers-snorkelers-needed-seagrass-project



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PICRC comes up with 10 things to protect corals (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia)
09 May 2008, Marianas Variety
The Palau International Coral Reef Center came up with "10 things you can do" to protect corals, including: travelers
choosing resorts and tour operators that properly treat all sewage and wastewater; For those operating the boat,
PICRC said it can be navigated carefully to avoid contact with coral reefs and other vulnerable ecosystems such as
seagrass beds and maintain engine equipment to prevent oil and gas spills.
The community is also asked to avoid purchasing tropical wood furniture or products obtained from clear-cut tropical
forest causing siltation damage to coral reefs. "Coral reefs need our serious attention. Termed the "rainforests of the
sea", coral reefs are home to one of every four marine species and are vital to maintaining the biological diversity of
ocean ecosystems," PICRC said.
Full story and source: http://www.mvariety.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=10964&format=html
Mysterious algae blooms worry biologists (Miami,FL,USA)
03 May 2008, MiamiHerald.com
Algae has turned Florida Bay's waters a murky green, threatening the ecosystem below. What's causing the sudden
blooms isn't clear.
Only a day earlier, the heart of Florida Bay's world-renowned fishing ground was clear enough to count turtle grass
blades six feet down. Now, Pete Frezza stared into water so thick with algae it looked an awful lot like pea soup.
Stick an arm in and you wouldn't see your hand.
Scientists who monitor Florida Bay and anglers who chase tarpon and bonefish in its maze of shallows are bracing
for bigger, badder algae blooms in coming months. Environmentalists and veteran fishing guides like Tad Burke fear
a rerun of the early 1990s, when a string of blooms decimated vast swaths of seagrass beds and sponges.
Scientists and managers of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Everglades National Park share the
concern and are trying to figure what, if anything, to do.
Full story and source: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/520306.html
People control conservation (Suva,Fiji)
04 May 2008, Fiji Times
Communities around Fiji are showing great leadership in protecting their natural resources. A long-running
partnership between the Macuata community, government and non-government organisations has resulted in
protection of vital natural resources in the area.
The success of communities in Macuata has been an inspiration to other parts of Fiji and the Pacific through the
Locally Marine Area Network (LMMA). Recently, representatives from Macuata, WWF-global conservation
organisation, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Wetlands International Oceania (WIO), the Fijian Locally
Managed Marine Areas Network (FLMMA), the University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Fiji Government met to
discuss the proposed reconfiguration of the network of protected areas (tabu sites) in Macuata. This is the first of a
series of workshops that will lead to exciting conservation outcomes for the natural resources and biodiversity of Fiji.
This information is now being used to conduct a 'reconfiguration exercise', where the Macuata communities are
encouraged to protect greater sections of their qoliqoli, not just in the sea but using an "ecosystem-based
management" approach. This approach considers the linkages between the land, the rivers and the sea.
"WWF and partners hope the Macuata community will establish a network of protected areas that will include all
habitat types in the qoliqoli, from the forest and rivers to seagrass beds, mangroves, coral reefs, deep water
passages, and important breeding and foraging sites and migratory pathways for fish and other important species
such as turtles and whales," said Mrs Kesaia Tabunakawai, interim representative of the WWF South Pacific
Program.
Full story and source: http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=88188
On the River: Studying the St. Johns like Never Before (Jacksonville,FL,USA)
02 May 2008, First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- We headed out on the water with researchers trying to settle the St. Johns River water wars
with science. Central Florida wants to draw millions of gallons a day from the St. Johns to keep taps flowing in the
booming Orlando area. But First Coast leaders say taking that much water would do irreparable damage to the river.
If thirsty Central Florida starts taking a bigger gulp out of the St. Johns River, it won't make the river more shallow
here. What it will do is allow more seawater from the ocean to back up into the St. Johns. So scientists are studying
out how much seawater the river can take before it breaks. One of their focuses is seagrass health.
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Healthy seagrass is one of the keys to -- healthy everything else. "Fish use it for reproducing; manatees, of course,
eat it; turtles eat it; it's refuge for a lot of animals, crabs, things like that. So there's many, many species that rely on
it," said Dean Dobberfuhl with the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Each spring and summer until the study's finished in late 2009, scientists will visit study sites near Mandarin and
another area near the Shands Bridge every week. The researchers will then compare changes they spot in the
seagrasses and algae with changes they see in the salt levels of the water, which is measured at nearby bridges.
Full story and source: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/news-article.aspx?storyid=108404
Bay's key underwater grass beds recovering, but long way to go (Newport News,VA,USA)
30 April 2008, Daily Press
The Chesapeake Bay's fields of underwater grasses, so vital to the imperiled blue crab stock, made baby steps
toward recovery in 2007, but still cover far less area than scientists would like.
The bay-wide coverage of grass beds increased to 64,912 acres in 2007, from 59,610 acres in 2006, according to a
report from the EPA-led Chesapeake Bay Program. Species such as eel grass, wild celery and widgeon grass
suffered a massive die-back in 2005, when a summer of unusually hot, dry and calm conditions created harsh
conditions that killed about 20,000 acres of grasses.
The report seemed to carry good news for creeks and rivers with fresher water, but bad news for saltier waters,
where only two species can truly thrive. Scientists worry that one of those, eel grass, which requires a lot of sunlight,
is suffering under cloudier water and warmer temperatures.
Huge swaths of eel grass once thrived at the mouth of the York River and in a region called the Poquoson Flats. Both
began atrophying in the 1990s, and neither are showing signs of a comeback. "These beds are gone," said seagrass
expert Bob Orth, of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
Eel grass is a particular concern for Orth. The grass is at the southern limit of its range here, and warmer summer
water temperatures have become a concern. Orth is also worried that progress on the bay's clarity is reversing.
Full story and source: http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-local_seagrass_0430apr30,0,2396282.story
Imitation Oyster Bars Can Bring Real Results (Tampa,FL,USA)
30 April 2008, Tampa Tribune
Though Tampa Bay has made huge strides toward recovery in water quality and habitat during the past 20 years,
there are still vast areas of sandy "deserts" without grass or other cover, and those areas don't seem to be
progressing as well as many areas of live flat.
There are numerous theories on why some areas simply can't seem to get started back on the road to productivity as
fish nurseries, but one that seems highly reasonable is that "wave scouring" prevents the first sprouts of sea grass
from taking hold. Large waves sweep the flats during storms, and there is also a sort of miniature tidal wave effect
every time a large ship passes offshore of many flats; a roller as much as 3 feet tall rears up at the edge of the
shallows and crashes down on the sand, washing away anything attempting to gain a foothold.
The energetic volunteers of Tampa Bay Watch are now pushing hard on a series of artificial oyster bars they say
might be a remedy for this situation in many areas. The bars, made by encasing empty oyster shells in long mesh
bags, create a breakwater wherever they are placed.
Full story and source: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/apr/30/sp-imitation-oyster-bars-can-bring-real-results/
Scientists replant key flora in the Caloosahatchee (Fort Myers,FL,USA)
29 April 2008, The News-Press
Researchers are hoping that aquatic grass plots planted Monday will sow seeds for the future health of the upper
Caloosahatchee estuary.
A team of scientists from the South Florida Water Management District, the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation
Foundation Marine Laboratory and Seagrass Recovery, an Indian Rocks Beach company dedicated to the
preservation of seagrass, spent the day planting tape grass just upstream from the Franklin Lock and Dam.
Southwest Florida's ongoing drought has kept salinity in the Caloosahatchee abnormally high, and the high salinity
has killed all the tape grass, also known as Vallisneria, downstream from the lock.
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Lawmakers poised to strengthen seagrass protections (Marco Island, FL, USA)
28 April 2008, Marconews
TALLAHASSEE -- Boaters who intentionally wander off the marked channel and chew up seagrass beds in Rookery
Bay, the Ten Thousand Islands or other aquatic preserves could face a $50 ticket or worse under a measure awaiting
final passage in the Florida Senate.
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Burt Saunders, R-Naples, creates a noncriminal violation for any person who "carelessly"
operates a vessel outside a lawfully marked channel that causes propeller scarring within an aquatic preserve. A
companion bill that also sets up a mitigation program opposed by environmental groups was approved by the House
Monday. The two bills must be identical to pass.
The measure is related directly to damage of seagrass beds in aquatic preserves. Other boating laws carry penalties
for other types of infractions when operators are outside of marked channels. A 1995 report from what is now the
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute estimated that boats were scarring 173,000 acres of seagrass every year.
In 2004, a working group made up of environmentalists, marine industry representatives and state officials met to
come up with a measure to reduce the damage. The original proposal introduced last year would have made it a
criminal offense to destroy seagrass beds. The proposal also included a wider collection of water bodies.
Full story and source: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/apr/28/lawmakers-poised-strengthen-seagrass-protections/
Turtle reveals oceanic highway (Australia)
28 April 2008, NEWS.com.au
AFTER a remarkable 1400km journey, she has finally arrived in WA. For two months green sea turtle Dorte has
hitch-hiked the ocean currents from Java to WA in search of shallow waters full of lush green sea beds.
Dorte, who is thought to be at least 20-years-old, was tagged with a satellite tracking device as she lay a clutch of
136 eggs at a nesting beach in Java. Scientists believe she is heading to Eighty Mile beach, halfway between
Broome and Port Hedland. "After laying her clutch she is now in her feeding phase. The best place to find seagrass
beds is in shallow coastal waters and the west coast of Australia is perfect in that regard," the ocean programme
manager with WWF Australia, Dr Gilly Llewellyn told PerthNow.
"Dorte's journey is unique. She has revealed an `oceanic superhighway' that helps us better understand how marine
turtles navigate around the world's oceans as well as highlighting the strong ecological and evolutionary connections
between Indonesia and Australia's Kimberley-Pilbara coast," she adds.
"This new finding throws the spotlight on the true natural values of the magnificent Kimberley marine ecosystem and
its link to the Indonesian Coral Triangle to the north ­ the world's epicentre of marine biodiversity and the cross-roads
of migration routes and breeding grounds for whales, turtles, dolphins and other precious marine species," Dr
Llewellyn said.
Full story and source: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23612141-2761,00.html
GALLERY
Pulau Semakau (Singapore): 10 May 2008 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
TeamSeagrass was out in full force for an early morning departure to Pulau Semakau with a team of nearly
30 people! The seagrass meadows of Semakau are vast, spanning kilometres and are home to all kinds of
animals.
Torres Strait (Qld, Australia): 09 May 2008 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Hammond Island: HD1: 09 May 2008
The seagrass was still pretty long >30cm in length though density within the CR band did appear thinner.
There was less algae but epiphyte cover was still relatively high.
Mission Beach (Qld, Australia): 03 - 04 May 2008 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Dunk Island: DI1 & DI2: 03 May 2008
There appears to have been negligible impact from the floods associated with the tropical monsoon this year,
as the meadow at Dunk Island appears to have changed little since it was last monitored in September 2007.
Lugger Bay: LB1 & LB2: 04 May 2008
The seagrass meadow at Lugger Bay appears to be recovering well since it was nearly wiped out by Tropical
Cyclone Larry in early 2006. Seagrass abundance has recovered to pre-cyclone levels, and dugong feeding
trails were present for the first time since monitoring was established.
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Poona, Great Sandy Strait (Qld, Australia): 03 May 2008 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html

Townsville (Qld, Australia): 02 - 06 May 2008 http://www.seagrasswatch.org/gallery.html
Shelly Beach: SB2: 02 May 2008
While the seagrass was sparse, we had record counts on seeds. However this site still had more seagrass
coverage than its replicate SB1 site (see below).
Bushland Beach: BB1: 03 May 2008
Seagrass was a lot sparser this month than it was in April. When the tide finally dropped it revealed a dead
turtle near to the site. The turtle unfortunately had become entangled in a float line from a discarded crab pot.
Shelly Beach: SB1: 04 May 2008
Massive blowouts and gutters were still present throughout the site. This is a natural occurrence across these
dynamic inter-tidal banks. Around the site the seagrass wais still prevalent and even persists in small
amounts within the site
Magnetic Is: MI1: 05 May 2008
The most striking feature on this visit was incidence of seagrass "burning", possibly a consequence of the
longer exposure times during the day. As day time spring tides lengthen during the winter months in this
region, seagrasses desiccate when exposed to air and wind.
Magnetic Is: MI2: 06 May 2008
NEW PUBLICATIONS
Workshop proceedings
McKenzie, LJ and Yoshida, RL (2008). Seagrass-Watch: Proceedings of a Workshop for Monitoring
Seagrass Habitats in Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Strait, Queensland. Urangan Community Centre,
Hervey Bay Botanic Gardens, Hervey Bay, Queensland, 17th ­ 18th May 2008. (Seagrass-Watch HQ,
Cairns). 40pp. http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Training/proceedings/Hervey_Bay_wrkshp_May08.pdf
Seagrass-Watch
Mellors et al (2008). Seagrass-Watch: Engaging Torres Strait Islanders in marine habitat monitoring,
Continental Shelf Research. http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/Mellors_et_al_2008.pdf
Bulkeley, L. (2000). Benefits of community action in the environment: A case study of the Seagrass-Watch in
Hervey Bay and the Whitsundays. Report to School for international Training, C.S.A Byron Bay. 39pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/Bulkeley_2000.pdf
Research Publications (Marine Ecology Group)
Sheppard et al (2008). Spatial patterns of sub-tidal seagrasses and their tissue nutrients in the Torres Strait,
northern Australia: Implications for management,
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Sheppard_et_al_2008.pdf
Rasheed et al (2008). Productivity, carbon assimilation and intraannual change in tropical reef platform
seagrass communities of the Torres Strait, Northeastern Australia
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Rasheed_et_al_2008.pdf
Haywood et al (2008). Mapping and characterisation of the inter-reefal benthic assemblages of the Torres
Strait, http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Haywood_et_al_2008.pdf
Harris et al (2008). Marine resources, biophysical processes, and environmental management of a tropical
shelf seaway: Torres Strait, Australia ­ introduction to the special issue,
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Harris_et_al_2008.pdf
Campbell et al (2008). Photosynthetic responses of subtidal seagrasses to a daily light cycle in Torres Strait:
A comparative study, http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Campbell_et_al_2008.pdf
Assessment & monitoring reports
The following are older reports which have now been main available
Ayling AM, Roelofs AJ, McKenzie LJ and Lee Long WJ (1997). Port of Cape Flattery benthic monitoring,
Baseline survey - Wet-season (February) 1996. EcoPorts Monograph Series No. 5. Ports Corporation of
Queensland, Brisbane. 67 pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Ayling_et_al_1997_Cape_Flattery_Feb96.pdf
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Beurteaux Y and Coles R (1988). Effort trends in the north-east coast prawn trawl fishery. Queensland
Department of Primary Industries Information Series QI88006. pp24.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Beurteaux_Coles_1988.pdf
Coles RG, Bibby JM, Mellors JE and Goeden GB (1987). Changes in commercial prawns during the 1985-
86. Queensland east coast closure. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Information Series
QI87001. 20pp. http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Coles_et_al_1987b.pdf
Coles RG, Lee Long WJ, Mellors JE and Goeden GB (1985). An assessment of the 1985 Queensland east
coast prawn trawling closure. Queensland Department of Primary Industries Information Series QI85023.
20pp. http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Coles_et_al_1985.pdf
Roder CA, Lee Long WJ, McKenzie LJ and Roelofs AJ (1998). Proposed Clump Point Boat Ramp & Facilities
- Review of Marine Environment Factors (seagrasses and other benthic habitats). Unpublished Report to
Queensland Department of Main Roads (Queensland Department of Primaly Industries) 11pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Roder_et_al_1998_Clump_Pt.pdf
Coles RG, Goeden GB, Lee Long WJ and Greenway M. (1990). An assessment of the likely effects of the
proposed Trinity Point project in the marine ecology of the Cairns Harbour and foreshore. Unpublished
report. Queensland Department of Primary Industries. 189pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Coles_et_al_1990.pdf
Coles RG and Lee Long WJ. (1985). Juvenile prawn biology and the distribution of seagrass prawn nursery
grounds in the southeastern Gulf of Carpentaria. In. PC Rothlisberg, BJ Hill and DJ Staples Eds). Second
Australian National Prawn Seminar, NPS2, Cleveland, Queensland, Australia. pp55-60.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Coles_Lee_Long_1985.pdf
Rasheed MA, Lee Long WJ, McKenzie LJ, Roder CA, Roelofs AJ and Coles RG (1996). `Port of Karumba
Seagrass Monitoring, Baseline Surveys - Dry-season (October) 1994 and Wet-season (March) 1995'. Ports
Corporation of Queensland EcoPorts Monograph Series No 4. (PCQ, Brisbane) 49 pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Rasheed_et_al_1996.pdf
Mellors JE (Ed) (1990). Torres Strait prawn project: a review of research 1986-88. Queensland Department
of Primary Industries Information Series QI90018. 138pp.
http://www.seagrasswatch.org/Info_centre/Publications/pdf/meg/Mellors_1990.pdf
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