An international treasure known for its biological diversity and beauty.

Moreton Bay faces significant threats from increased sediment and pollution from catchment areas, climate change, increasing recreational boating and degrading of key habitats. Co-ordinated research amongst key stakeholders, is essential for monitoring these threats in order to preserve the environmental health and biological diversity of Moreton Bay.

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Act Locally for Moreton Bay’s Global Future

On this International Day for Biological Diversity, the message could not be more relevant to Moreton Bay: local action has global impact.   Quandamooka is not just a beautiful coastal landscape on Brisbane’s doorstep. The…

Dolphins in the Overlap Zone

This Endangered Species Day, we’re turning our attention to one of Moreton Bay’s most distinctive threatened marine mammals: the Australian humpback dolphin. These are not occasional visitors passing through the Bay. Australian humpback dolphins (Sousa…

Lionfish Straddie copyright Chris Roelfseama UQ Lecturer

Animals In Moreton Bay

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Lionfish Straddie copyright Chris Roelfseama UQ Lecturer

Moreton Bay is home to hundreds of species of fish, six of the world’s seven sea turtle species, three species of dolphin and herding dugong. It also contains numerous species of shark and ray, migrating whales and thousand of mollusc and other invertebrates.

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