Rasheed, M., Scott, A., York, P.H., Smith, T., and McKenna, S. (2025) Seascape Management Plan for the Wet Tropics. Report. TropWATER, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, Australia.

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Abstract

This Seascape Management Plan (SMP) provides a strategic framework for investing pooled environmental offset funds into actions that secure long-term conservation outcomes for seagrass in the Wet Tropics. It consolidates three separate financial settlement offsets into a single program, ensuring funds are directed toward coordinated, measurable, and regionally significant outcomes in line with Queensland’s Environmental Offsets Policy and the Aquatic Ecosystem Rehabilitation Process framework. The SMP examines and reviews current knowledge, condition and trends in seagrasses of the Wet Tropics and existing restoration/rehabilitation activities and opportunities. Based on this information it sets out a roadmap for, prioritisation, and implementation of management and rehabilitation activities directed at achieving maximum benefit for seagrass outcomes in the Wet Tropics with the funds available, and a pathway for delivery in partnership with Traditional Owners and regional stakeholders.

Item ID:	93762
Item Type:	Report (Report)
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Copyright Information:	© James Cook University, 2025
Funders:	Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (Queensland Government)
Date Deposited:	26 Aug 2026 23:58
FoR Codes:	41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 4104 Environmental management > 410405 Environmental rehabilitation and restoration @ 100%
SEO Codes:	18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1802 Coastal and estuarine systems and management > 180206 Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments @ 100%
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