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Lyngbya collected from seagrass beds with a rake photo Stephen Faggoter

Lyngbya majuscula – a toxic warning sign for Moreton Bay?

13 July 20205 August 2020 TMBF
Lyngbya collected from seagrass beds with a rake photo Stephen Faggoter Lyngbya majuscula is a toxic blue-green alga (= cyanobacteria) found throughout Moreton Bay. It is sometimes called fireweed because human contact can result in rashes and other skin complaints.…
commercial fisheries, environmental impact, recreational fishing, research, toxic alga
Sunfish Citizen Science Dr Barry Pollock

Sunfish Citizen Science

6 May 20205 August 2020 TMBF
by Dr Barry Pollock, Scientific Advisor, Sunfish Queensland Almost half of the recreational fishing that occurs in Queensland is based in Moreton Bay. The 2019 State-wide survey estimates that some 400,000 SE Queensland residents participate in recreational fishing in Moreton…
recreational fishing, reproductive biology, research
Recreational fishing moreton bay © copyright Anthony Heiser

You asked us: Fishing

21 January 20206 August 2020 TMBF
Q. Do we know where recreational fishing effort is located and what the true catch is? A. Recreational catch data are derived from fishing surveys conducted by DAF in 2000, 2010 and 2013. The 2013 survey estimated there were approximately…
recreational fishing, you asked us
Pod of dolphins porpoising, © copyright Katya Ovsyanikova, UQ PhD student

You asked us: Marine mammals

29 November 20195 August 2020 TMBF
Q. What is the main cause of death of our marine animals in the bay and what strategies can we look at to change this? A. Other than natural causes, habitat loss and resultant loss of food sources; and habitat…
marine environment, recreational fishing, you asked us
Chairperson, Rob Siganto

Welcome from TMBF’s Chairman

17 April 20195 August 2020 TMBF
It is my pleasure, as Chairman of The Moreton Bay Foundation (TMBF), to welcome you.  I was appointed Chair 8 months ago.  On being approached by the TMBF Directors, I felt both honoured and privileged to be offered this position…
commercial fisheries, marine park, Ramsar Wetland Convention 1971, recreational fishing, sustainability dugong, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, loggerhead turtle

Toondah Harbour Development

16 April 201918 April 2019 TMBF
You have probably heard about the Toondah Harbour development.  This Walker Group development project has polarized opinion of southern Moreton Bay users, and others who are passionate about the Bay. The major precinct-level marina project on the shores of Moreton…
commercial fisheries, developments, environmental impact, recreational fishing, research, social impact, sustainability, traditional custodians Toondah Harbour

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