CMERC

Join us in celebrating the first seagrass flower of the year at the CMERC SeaGrow nursery! 🌱 found by First Nations Sea Ranger Marky and CMERC nursery worker Jess. This marks an exciting milestone as we kick off our seasonal activities.

Our nursery is not just a space for cultivating seagrass; it’s a vibrant hub where we integrate seed production with wildflower collections. By doing this, we aim to enhance both local biodiversity and coastal ecosystems.

Get Involved!
Our flower collection events will be starting in August, contact us if you would like to get involved. Or if you are in Gladstone come and see us at Ecofest and sign up! Together, we can promote coastal ecological health and foster a deeper connection with nature.

SeaGrow is supported by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation

We’re hiring🦈📷🚁🗺️ : Research Officer / GIS Officer – Gladstone

CQUniversity’s Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre is looking for a Research Officer / GIS Officer to support spatial analysis, mapping and applied research across coastal and marine projects.

This role offers the chance to contribute to high-impact work in ecosystem restoration, environmental monitoring and regional research partnerships.

If you have GIS capability and are interested in applying your skills to real-world marine and coastal challenges, please apply through the CQUniversity careers page.

Link https://careers.cqu.edu.au/job/Gladstone-Research-Officer-GIS-Officer-QLD/1360439566/

Do you live in Mackay Whitsundays and fancy something a little different this weekend while helping the marine environment ……..

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄! Reef Catchments, @cquniversity and @ozfishunlimited are looking for volunteers of all ages to join a hands-on seagrass restoration afternoon at Seaforth Beach! Come along to: 🌱 Help collect seagrass cores for our seagrass nursery to restore seagrass at Sarina Inlet 🔍 Learn from local seagrass scientists 🌊 Explore the beautiful intertidal zone 🐢 Support habitat crucial for turtles, dugongs and Reef health 📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Seaforth Beach BBQs/Playground 🕒 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Saturday 18 April, 3:30pm to 5:45pm Free snacks provided. All ages welcome (under 16s accompanied by an adult). Register now: https://bit.ly/4tDZ99x Be part of restoring our local seagrass meadows and strengthening the health of the Great Barrier Reef. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵'𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘧: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘦𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘘 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘻𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥. #reefcatchments #reefcatchmentsnrm #greatbarrierreef #seagrass #seagrassrestoration #seagrassvolunteers #reeftrust #seaforth