Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP230100230

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Threats to the water quality and ecosystem of Coffin Bay, South Australia. Coffin Bay (South Australia) is experiencing worsening environmental conditions despite its major economic and ecological importance. Research is needed to understand the cause of this decline, particularly in light of a recent bacterial outbreak that impacted the aquaculture industry. This multidisciplinary project aims to deliver world-leading scientific advice based on novel field techniques and innovative models of this complex inverse estuary system and its surrounding catchment. The new understanding of the sources, fluxes and fate of nutrients within the bay and the surrounding catchment, arising from this project, is expected to benefit management decision-making and establish a new standard in estuarine water quality investigation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2026

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $359,977.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Physical oceanography | Hydrology | Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) | Groundwater hydrology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)