Smith, T.M., Reason, C.L., and Rasheed, M.A. (2024) NLEP SRA: Monitoring for seagrass and macroalgae quarterly survey October 2023. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

This report details an updated baseline assessment of seagrass condition associated with Gladstone Port Corporation (GPC) Northern Land Expansion Project Southern Reclamation Area (NLEP SRA) of the Western Basin Expansion (Figure 2). The NLEP SRA seagrass monitoring program examines an “impact” seagrass meadow that intersects the NLEP SRA (Meadow 8) as well as two similar nearby seagrass reference meadows (Meadows 5 and 6) to assess any potential impacts of the NLEP SRA on seagrass. These meadows have been monitored since 2002 and annually since 2004 as part of GPC’s long term seagrass monitoring program. The October 2023 survey follows these annual surveys and preliminary baseline surveys in January 2023 and have occurred prior to the project start date and as such no NLEP SRA activities had occurred at the sites at the time of the survey.

Item ID:	86564
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2023.
Funders:	Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC)
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2025 00:49
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring @ 33% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410404 Environmental management @ 34% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310305 Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) @ 33%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180201 Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems @ 100%
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