WQIP:2015 – Updated Scientific Reports
Table 1.1. Summary of the supporting studies commissioned to assist FBA in the update of the Fitzroy WQIP. The studies highlighted in grey were not updated in this period.
The updated reports are available by contacting FBA and will be provided at our discretion. Contact FBA on 4999 2800 or admin@fba.org.au
| WQIP:2015 – Updated Scientific Reports | |||
| Supporting Studies | Delivery Partner/ Consultant | Updated Project Leaders Report Reference | 2015 Report Reference |
| Status of catchment, coastal and marine ecosystems | |||
| a) Review on water quality information in each of the major catchments of the Fitzroy and coastal catchments and collate existing information on environmental values and water quality objectives | TropWATER, JCU | Not updated | Dominique O’Brien, Jane Waterhouse
Material incorporated to website |
| b) State of the coastal and marine environment review | C2O Consulting
CQUniversity |
Johanna Johnson, Jon Brodie, Nicole Flint
Johnson et al. (2019a, 2019b) |
Johnson et al. (2015) |
| c) Environmental-economic values of marine and coastal natural assets: Fitzroy NRM region | TropWATER JCU | Not updated | Thomas & Brodie (2015) |
| Setting management targets | |||
| a) Ecologically relevant targets for pollutant discharge from the drainage basins of the Fitzroy Region | C2O Consulting | Jon Brodie
Brodie and Waterhouse (2019) |
Brodie et al. (2015) |
| Scoping and risk assessment of water quality issues | |||
| a) Synthesis of water quality influences in ports of the Fitzroy region, Queensland | CQUniversity | Amy Anastasi, Nicole Flint, Emma Jackson, John Rolfe
Flint et al. (2019) |
Flint et al. (2015) |
| b) Rockhampton and Gladstone urban scoping studies | Earth Environmental | Not updated | John Gunn
Gunn (2015) |
| c) Updated assessment of the relative risk of degraded water quality to GBR ecosystems in the Fitzroy NRM region | C2O Consulting | Jane Waterhouse, Dieter Tracey, Jon Brodie, Shawn Darr, Maria Vandergragt
Waterhouse et al. (2019) |
Waterhouse et al. (2015a, 2015b), Maynard et al. (2015), Petus et al. (2015) |
| d) Fitzroy sediment story Incorporated to the risk assessment above | C2O Consulting | Jon Brodie within Waterhouse et al. (2019) | Lewis et al. (2015) |
| Regional prioritisation | |||
| a) Coastal ecosystems status and priorities including specific wetland prioritisation and Ecological Calculator | FBA
Australasian Fish Passage Services GBRMPA TropWATER, JCU |
Not entirely updated – see (b) | Baker (2015)
Jaensch et al. (2015) Marsden (2015) |
| b) Fish Barrier Prioritisation Update | Australasian Fish Passage Services | Tim Marsden
Marsden (2019) |
Marsden (2015) |
| c) Bioeconomic modelling and Neighbourhood Catchments prioritisation | DAF
DNRM CQUniversity |
Not updated – see c) and d) below | Star et al. (2015a, 2015b) |
| d) Synthesis of science for future prioritisation approaches in the Fitzroy Basin
e) Extension and Impact |
CQUniversity, Alluvium | Megan Star, Tony Weber, John Rofle
Star et al. (2019a) Megan Star, Tony Weber, John Rofle Star et al. (2019b) |
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WQIP:2015 – Scientific reports
We thank the scientists that contributed data and information within these reports.
The Synthesis Report provides a summary of all the information that was developed and collated for WQIP:2015. If you are seeking detailed information about how WQIP:2015 was developed, read the Synthesis Report.
| Synthesis Report | This report collates information from all other reports that were published for the WQIP:2015 and incorporates them into a single report that presents a summary of the major findings that were used to produce the WQIP:2015 | C2O Consulting
CQ University |
Jane Waterhouse, Nicole Flint, Johanna Johnson |
If you are seeking further detail, the individual reports are also provided. Click on the linked reports in the table below.
| WQIP:2015 Supporting Reports | |||
| Title | Description | Organisation | Authors |
| Status of catchment, coastal and marine ecosystems | |||
| a) Marine Status |
State of the coastal and marine environment review – report describes the condition of the coastal and marine environment and the threats to those assets | C2O Consulting
CQUniversity |
Johanna Johnson, Jon Brodie, Nicole Flint |
| b) Community Benefits | Estimates the values for the benefits of improved inshore reef health from sediment and nutrient reductions aligned with the WQIP:2015 | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries CQUniversity |
Megan Star
John Rolfe |
| c) Environmental-Economic Values |
Environmental-economic values of marine and coastal natural assets: Fitzroy NRM region | TropWATER (James Cook University) | Colette Thomas, Jon Brodie |
| Scoping and risk assessment of water quality issues | |||
| a) Ports Synthesis | Synthesis of water quality influences in ports of the Fitzroy region, Queensland | CQUniversity | Nicole Flint, Emma Jackson, Scott Wilson, Krista Verlis, John Rolfe |
| b) Urban Scoping Report | Urban water quality scoping studies for Rockhampton and Gladstone | Earth Environmental | John Gunn |
| c) Marine Risk Assessment | Assessment of the relative risk of degraded water quality to Great Barrier Reef ecosystems in the Fitzroy NRM region, including improvements to the Marine Risk Index | TropWATER (James Cook University) C2O Consulting Maynard Marine National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Jane Waterhouse, Dieter Tracey, Jon Brodie, Steve Lewis, Eduardo da Silva, Michelle Devlin, Amelia Wenger, Dominique O’Brien, Johanna Johnson, Jeffrey Maynard, Scott Heron, Caroline Petus |
| d) Fitzroy Sediment Story | Fitzroy sediment story | TropWATER (James Cook University) Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology and Innovation CSIRO |
Stephen Lewis, Bob Packett, Cameron Dougall, Jon Brodie, Rebecca Bartley, Mark Silburn |
| Regional prioritisation | |||
| a) Agricultural Prioritisation | Bioeconomic modelling and Neighbourhood Catchments prioritisation | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines CQUniversity |
Megan Star, Terry Beutel, Kev McCosker, Adam Northey, Rob Ellis, John Rolfe |
| b) Agricultural Prioritisation: Recommendations, gaps and future research | Agricultural management actions recommended for the key Neighbourhood Catchments. Identification of gaps and areas for future research are described. | Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines |
Megan Star, Terry Beutel, Peggy Schrobback, John Rolfe, McCosker, Robin Ellis. |
| c) Wetlands Prioritisation | Information about the latest wetland prioritisation for the Fitzroy River and Coastal Catchments using the Decision Support System (DSS) | Jaensch Ornithology &Conservation Fitzroy Basin Association Inc. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Roger Jaensch
Shane Westley Donna Audas |
| d) Ecosystem Repair Prioritisation | Coastal ecosystems status and priorities including specific wetland prioritisation and Eco-Calculator | Fitzroy Basin Association James Cook University Australasian Fish Passage Services Jaensch Ornithology & Conservation |
Ronnie Baker, Roger Jaensch, Peter Smith, Tim Marsden, Shane Westley Paul Groves, Donna Audas |
| e) Fish Barrier Prioritisation |
Prioritisation review of fish barriers for the Fitzroy Basin Region | Australian Fish Passage Services | Tim Marsden |
| f) Ecologically Relevant Targets | Ecologically relevant targets for pollutant discharge from the drainage basins of the Fitzroy Region | TropWATER (James Cook University) Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
Jon Brodie, Steve Lewis, Scott Wooldridge, Jane Waterhouse, Carol Honchin |
Fitzroy Basin Association was commissioned to identify priority areas and on-ground actions within the Boyne and Calliope catchments, as a stand-alone prioritisation for Gladstone Ports Corporation:
| Boyne Calliope Synthesis Report | This report presents target areas within the Boyne and Calliope catchments, in which works can be directed to achieve reductions in sediments and nutrients entering waterways and impacting on the reef. | Fitzroy Basin Association | Tom Coughlin |