Chartrand, K.M., Fletcher-Leonhardt, J.D., and Rasheed, M.A. (2020) Green Island Jetty Repairs Coral Monitoring Report – December 2020. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

During 2020, the Green Island Jetty underwent significant structural repairs. As a part of Ports North commitment to maintaining the health of their port environments, James Cook University’s TropWATER was asked to assess and monitor the diverse range of hard and soft coral communities surrounding the jetty facility. Six 20‐metre transects at varying distances north and south of the jetty were selected to monitor the habitat before, during and after the jetty works; February, June and October 2020, respectively. This monitoring design was chosen to detect possible changes in overall cover (%) of hard coral, soft coral, algae, abiotic and ‘other’ benthic organisms to determine if the jetty works had impacted the nearby reef communities. These five broad categories encompassed species of animals, plants/algae and abiotic features (See Table 1). Possible ‘high impact’ transect sites were located relatively close to the jetty (TI, T2 and T6) and ‘low impact’ transects (T3, T4 and T5) more spatially removed.

Item ID:	80206
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Keywords:	coral, monitoring, coral reef, marine management, port development
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2020.
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2023 23:53
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 80% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 10% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 10%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180501 Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems @ 90% 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180504 Marine biodiversity @ 10%
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