Reef and Rainforest Research Centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4050 7400

Address: 51 The Esplanade 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.rrrc.org.au

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25.01.2022 Excellent work by the Community Rangers

23.01.2022 A privilege to be snorkelling with traditional owners and scientists at Orpheus Island Research Station and learning about coral and culture with Vicki Saylor, ...Richard Parsgaard, Jess Courtney, Genami Geia Jr., Ian McLeod. National NAIDOC Reef and Rainforest Research Centre TropWATER Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian Institute of Marine Science See more

21.01.2022 RRRC Crown-of-thorns Starfish control partner INLOC GROUP, also collect samples of starfish tube feet. These samples of genetic material will be used to support ongoing research on the Great Barrier Reef. Fantastic! Rickard Abom #greatbarrierreef #greatbarrierreeffoundation #cots #crownofthornstarfish #marinescience #marinereseaech #inlocgroup #rrrc ... INLOC Great Barrier Reef Foundation

20.01.2022 Great work being done here for coral restoration, supported by the NESP TWQ Hub.

20.01.2022 We are excited to annouce the launch of a RRRC partnership program -The Great Reef Census! We are calling on #Australians to support the first ever #GreatReefCensus which will see boats deployed across the 2300 kilometre length of the Great Barrier Reef.. The Great Reef Census is a world-first citizen science project designed to capture large-scale reconnaissance data in the form of images from across the Great Barrier Reef, helping to support reef research & management.... visit https://census.citizensgbr.org/ to learn more.

18.01.2022 Another example of recovery in the wake of damage to Great Barrier Reef corals. It's important to note that this island is at the southern end of the GBR and is recovering from cyclone damage, while recovery from mass bleaching events in the northern part of the GBR is much less certain. Still it remains a good reminder that the whole system isn't a write-off, and that we need to keep fighting to protect it :)

18.01.2022 Calling all Great Barrier Reef aficionados! Learn how you can become a citizen scientist and contribute directly to the 2020 Great Reef Census!

17.01.2022 Great move to get some nuanced, up-to-date science out there into the minds of people visiting the Great Barrier Reef. We can't ignore the damage to the GBR but the world needs an accurate understanding of its status.

17.01.2022 An excellent article in The Conversation from Matt Curnock, heading up a project originally funded in the transition period between the NERP Tropical Ecosystems Hub and its successor, the NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub. "Media reports and advocacy campaigns that emphasise fear, loss and destruction can get attention from large audiences who may take the message of climate change on board. But this does not necessarily translate into positive action. A more purposeful approa...ch to public communication and engagement is needed to encourage collective activity that will help to mitigate climate change and reduce other serious threats facing the Reef. Examples of efforts that are underway to reduce pressures on the Reef include improvements to water quality, control of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks, and reducing poaching in protected zones. Tourism operators on the Reef are also playing an important role in restoring affected areas, and are educating visitors about threats, to improve Reef stewardship."

17.01.2022 Dr Adam Smith gave a presentation on 'Reef Leadership' at the 2020 Reef restoration and Leadership Course at Orpheus Island Research Station in November. The di...scussion about organisational culture and individual values including sharing of Reef Ecologic culture and values and these determine our priorities, and deep down they are how we measure success and happiness. JCU: James Cook University, Australia Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Reef Restoration Foundation Ecosure - Excellence in Environmental Science BCORP Ecotourism Australia See more

15.01.2022 Check out this story about coral regrowth at Lizard Island by Coral Sea Foundation - showing that while there's serious problems facing the Great Barrier Reef, it's a system in a constant state of flux and has capacity to recover. Check out the growth on the acropra on the giant clam, particularly. That's a year's uninterrupted growth, and with no mass bleaching (so far) this year, there should be more. This doesn't take away from the extreme importance of mitigating climate change and other human impacts on the Reef and other ecosystems. But too much constant doom and gloom, messaging that 'the Reef is dead' without the nuance and the details of the science, will cause people to give up. We have to get the word out that there is hope and that many people all across the Reef and elsewhere are fighting for its future.

14.01.2022 Palm Island residents and Traditional Owners show strong interest in Community Ranger pilot program: https://bit.ly/2TVvcQO Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council WWF Australia Lendlease Virgin Australia Australian Institute of Marine Science JCU: James Cook University, Australia Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) SeaLink Queensland Townsville City Council... Scott Stewart MP - Member for Townsville Cathy O'Toole MP Senator Anthony Chisholm Senator Ian Macdonald Senator Chris Ketter Mayor Jenny Hill

14.01.2022 Meet RRRC Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) culling partner, the INLOC GROUP, controlling COTS and supporting research of the Great Barrier Reef with a smile. Rickard Abom Great Barrier Reef Foundation, C2O Consulting - Coasts, Climate, Oceans... #GBR #Cotscontrol #RRRC #Research #Conservation #GBRF

14.01.2022 Incredible images from our Great Reef Census expedition on Kiana Whitsundays with Master Reef Guides on board! Collaborating with existing marine monitoring p...rograms like Eye on the Reef is a key part of the Great Reef Census. The more up-to-date data we have from across as much of the Reef as possible, the more we can understand how its 3,000 individual reefs are responding to disturbance events like coral bleaching and cyclones The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project, delivered in partnership with The University of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science with support from JCU: James Cook University, Australia. The project is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the Prior Family Foundation and the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

13.01.2022 Over the past 6 weeks, we've been gathering photo data from up and down the Great Barrier Reef with tourism operators, scientists, tug boats and Master Reef Gui...des! Soon, we're going to be calling on Citizen Scientists from all around the globe to analyse this data and help conserve the Reef! If you'd like to get involved, make sure you've signed up to become a Citizen citizensgbr.org so you'll be first to hear when we need your help! The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project delivered in partnership with The University of Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian Institute of Marine Science and funded by the partnership between the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s #ReefTrust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Prior Family Foundation Reef and Rainforest Research Centre with support from JCU: James Cook University, Australia

11.01.2022 Aaron Linton, a sugar grower in Home Hill, can now see how innovative technology is saving water and helping to protect the Great Barrier Reef from reducing run...off! As we celebrate National Science Week, it’s great to see first-hand how researchers under the National Environmental Science Program are helping sugar cane farmers improve their irrigation practices and delivering great benefits for the #GreatBarrierReef. The NESP TWQ Hub and JCU: James Cook University, Australia worked with farmers to develop an effortless irrigation system that applies the right amount of water, at the right time, in the right paddock, to match the crop’s requirements. The Burdekin River catchment is one of northern Australia’s largest irrigation areas and supports a major sugarcane industry. Efficient irrigation has a big impact on the quality of water that flows out to the reef. This research is delivering environmental outcomes for our precious ecosystems including estuaries, wetlands and reefs.

10.01.2022 Check out this great interactive map released by Canegrowers, listing all the reef-related research they have going on, including several NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub projects:

09.01.2022 In an innovative joint stewardship initiative, dedicated coral scientists, Traditional Owners, marine tourism operators and Cairns community groups are this week joining together to work on a range of reef-recovery and restoration projects designed to help a small but special part of the Great Barrier Reef better cope and recover from the potentially devastating impacts of climate change. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3aj98tm

07.01.2022 "However, bleaching is highly variable across Lord Howe Island." While the appearance of bleaching at the isolated Lord Howe Island is concerning, special attention needs to be paid to the patchiness and variability of bleaching (as mentioned in this excellent article in The Conversation). Some areas of corals in the island's lagoon were badly bleached, others remained pristine. Some species were hit harder than others. ... This indicates that local-scale factors including species resilience, water quality and water movement can be the difference between corals suffering or escaping severe bleaching. If those factors can be identified and their beneficial effects boosted, a lot of live coral cover could be preserved during weather conditions that would otherwise cause severe or fatal bleaching for that coral. This variability in the mass bleaching was present in the 2016 and 2017 mass bleaching events on the northern Great Barrier Reef, but was almost completely unrepresented in national and international media coverage. Dive and aerial surveys showed patchiness on the scale of a few metres and yet nearly every article's headline was 'Half the Great Barrier Reef has died' or similar. It's good to see bleaching variabilty it being mentioned in The Conversation (which is written by experts) and future stories on bleaching should include it instead of trying to reduce the phenomenon to a single sentence.

07.01.2022 The Great Barrier Reef is a living thing precious and fragile. Join a team of leading scientists, explorers and conservationists on an ocean adventure to surv...ey the impacts of climate change on one of the most remote parts of the Great Barrier Reef. The question for these scientists is not whether a healthy reef is possible, but what we’ll do together to make it happen. Watch Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef and take action via citizensgbr.org/documentary Video by Story in Progress

07.01.2022 #GreatReefCensus Update! It's been just over 6 weeks since we kicked off the Great Reef Census and so far we've surveyed around 45 reefs up and down the Great... Barrier Reef and received close to 4,000 images! So far, we've seen some examples of the patchwork of the Reef's health, with some looking like this picture by @ikatere_photography, and others, doing not so great. Together with scientists, Master Reef Guides, tug boats, tourism operators and many others, we've been able to cover significant areas of the Great Barrier Reef, and we still have much more to come! Make sure you're signed up on citizensgbr.org so you don't miss out! : @ikatere_photography The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project delivered in partnership with The University of Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian Institute of Marine Science and funded by the partnership between the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s #ReefTrust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation Prior Family Foundation Reef and Rainforest Research Centre with support from JCU: James Cook University, Australia

06.01.2022 Only 2-weeks left to help analyse Reef images! Take part in the world's first #GreatReefCensus by grabbing your laptop and helping us to analyse survey imag...es straight from the Great Barrier Reef. It doesn't matter if you dive on the Reef everyday, or if you've never dived before - everyone has a part to play in the Great Reef Census. Grab your citizen science coat and head over to greatreefcensus.org to analyse some of the 13,200 reef images collected by the reef community late last year. You don't need to be an expert to join the thousands of people around the world who are helping to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the comfort of their own homes. The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project in partnership with The University of Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian Institute of Marine Science and funded by the partnership between the Australian Government's #ReefTrust and Great Barrier Reef Foundation Prior Family Foundation Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

05.01.2022 Take a look through these stunning photos from the Swain Reefs taken by @johnny_gaskell on the final #GreatReefCensus expedition for 2020. Travelling 250km off ...the coast of Queensland, the team of scientists, conservationists and explorers on board Adori II, weren't sure what to expect from one of the least visited sites on the Great Barrier Reef. While some of the reefs they visited had incredibly high coral cover (as seen in these pictures) there were some locations that were struggling after recent crown-of-thorns (COTS) outbreaks, typical of the 'patchwork' nature of the Great Barrier Reef. Threats such as COTS and climate change make the Reef an ever-changing ecosystem, which is one of the reasons why regular survey efforts such as the Great Reef Census are so important. Head over to citizensgbr.org/documentary to see more of this epic Swain Reefs expedition. The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project in partnership with The University of Queensland Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Australian Institute of Marine Science and funded by the partnership between the Australian Government's Reef Trust and Great Barrier Reef Foundation Prior Family Foundation Reef and Rainforest Research Centre

05.01.2022 Contracts worth $28.6 million have been awarded to help win the race against coral-eating Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS) on the Great Barrier Reef. Find out more via the link below. https://www.rrrc.org.au/joint-media-release-crown-of-thorn/

04.01.2022 RRRC's Annual Highlights document for 2017-2018 is out! Check out the link below to see what we got up to last year - the Tropical Water Quality Hub, the Building Resilience in the Treaty Villages Program and more!

04.01.2022 Read more and watch the video about how we're working with Dell Technologies and Intel to enable more efficient data upload as part of our #GreatReefCensus p...roject! The Great Reef Census is a Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef project delivered in partnership with The University of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science with support from JCU: James Cook University, Australia. The project is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government's Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, the Prior Family Foundation and the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

03.01.2022 More shots of INLOC divers making a difference on the Great Barrier Reef, controlling crown-of-thorns starfish and supporting research! Rickard Abom Follow RRRC on Instagram: @rrrc_reef_and_rainforest... INLOC C2O Consulting - Coasts, Climate, Oceans Great Barrier Reef Foundation #gbr #inloccots #diving #scuba #c20consulting #cots #greatbarrierreef #marinescience #rrrc

03.01.2022 There's no denying climate change's impacts on the Great Barrier Reef. But the Reef isn't dead, and it can recover - if pressure from impacts like climate change and poor water quality can be reduced. RRRC managing director Sheriden Morris spoke to this in an interview with the Cairns Post on Tuesday:

03.01.2022 Constructing wetlands is a potential method for farmers in North Queensland to improve the quality of water flowing out to the Great Barrier Reef. But is it worth it in the end? Dr Nathan Waltham is working with farmers on a NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub project to find out. Check out this video:

01.01.2022 IMOS glider data shows that reduction in vertical mixing exacerbated heat stress for Great Barrier Reef corals during the 2020 bleaching event. Follow this link to read he complete article: https://www.rrrc.org.au//upl/2020/07/IMOS-Glider-Story.pdf