Collier, Catherine, Brien, Hayley, Langlois, Lucas, McKenzie, Len, and Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation (2026) Seagrass Resources of Wuthathi Karakara (Sea Country) in Cape York: Report on 2024 surveys. Report. James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

Seagrasses hold significant cultural and wellbeing value for the Wuthathi people, as recognized in the Wuthathi Indigenous Protected Area and Healthy Country Plans (2023). To effectively plan and manage seagrass resources, it is crucial to determine the distribution, extent and abundance of seagrass, as well as to establish representative monitoring. Prior to this project, seagrass extent data was over two decades old from scientific expeditions between 1984 and 2001. Therefore, there was a need to re-survey these areas, and conduct baseline surveys in priority areas of Wuthathi Karakara (Sea Country) that have never been examined previously.

Item ID:	93630
Item Type:	Report (Report)
Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2024. © Wuthathi Aboriginal Corporation 2024.
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2026 06:03
FoR Codes:	31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3108 Plant biology > 310801 Phycology (incl. marine grasses) @ 50% 41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410401 Conservation and biodiversity @ 50%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1805 Marine systems and management > 180501 Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems @ 50% 21 INDIGENOUS > 2104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture > 210402 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connection to land and environment @ 50%
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