Wednesday, 16th July Australian Marine Sciences Association 2025 Conference

• The National Marine Science Strategy 2025-2035 - a blueprint for the next decade. - John Gunn
• Abundance – our opportunity and challenge - Jas Chambers

• Assessing the Recovery Status of the Southern and Eastern Australian Oyster Reef - Jadzia Livingston
• Reefense: living shoreline mosaics can achieve ecological and engineering outcomes with interdisciplinary design - Rebecca Morris
• Restoration of Australian flat oysters in the intertidal: success, setbacks, and where to from here - Brendan S Lanham
• Exploring the Influence of Physiological Limits on the Realised Niche of Ostrea angasi - Mia R. Turel
•   Shellfish in space: how do environmental factors influence the spatial complexity of oyster reefs? - Clancy M Box
• The role of microhabitats on the survival of Angasi oysters across an elevation gradient. - Jack Buckley
• Multi-Species Restoration can Affect the Survival of Angasi Along an Intertidal Gradient - Georgia Walsh
• Title: The Effect of Surface Complexity and Hydrodynamics on Oyster Recruitment to Inform Restoration Substrates     - James Barclay
• From Science to Stewardship: Unlocking Behaviour Change for Great Southern Reef Conservation - emma church

• Changing Tides in Future Climates - Darren Engwirda
• Sea level variability and coral cover on intertidal reefs - Joanna Buckee
• The tide is high: past, present and future coastal hazards. - Ben Hague
• Seabed geomorphology guides optimal bathymetric grid resolutions and survey frequency - Mardi McNeil
• IMOS coastal wave buoy facility: establishing a national wave buoy network and recent observations  - Thiago Caminha
• OzSETs: Monitoring vertical elevation trends in tidal wetlands around Australia   - Madeline Goddard
• Mangrove organic matter accumulation in the context of sea-level history in coral reef settings of Australia - Brooke M Conroy
• Mapping seabed sediment dynamics to support blue carbon stock assessments for offshore northwest Australia - Jasmin Wells

12:24 PM - Discussion

• Evolving Aerial Surveys: Visual vs. Digital Approaches to Marine Mammal Monitoring - Jessica A Harvey
• Enhancing Deep-Towed Camera System Performance: Insights From Simulation and Voyage Data - Xinyue Yao
• People, Parks and PCRs: Interweaving of environmental DNA (eDNA) to enhance Ocean conservation - Eric J Raes
• Emerging novelty in pelagic plankton assemblages - Emer Cunningham
• Marine Ecosystem Modelling with Generative Artificial Intelligence - Scott Spillias
• Measuring sea spray droplets using a hydrophone - Joey J Voermans
• A Research Wave Energy Prototype Provides a Novel Platform to Investigate Marine Fouling - Harriet L Paterson
• Filling the Gaps: Development of a Profiling Winch for Continuous Underway CTD Measurements - Stef Stimson

• Kimberley Warrurru (Reefs): Connecting culture, science and the sea - Zoe T. Richards
• CROSS-CULTURAL APPROACH TO CORAL CRYOPRESERVATION AND BIOBANKING ON WOPPABURRA SEA COUNTRY - Jonathan Daly
• Sea Country mapping for Crown-of-Thorns starfish management: Co-Designing decision support tools with Reef Traditional Owners   - Marycarmen MMD Martinez Diaz
• Tropical transitions in the Abrolhos Marine Park on Yamatji Sea Country - Kyle Raina
• Inclusion of Aboriginal Women’s Cultural Ecological Knowledges in Mapping Cultural Important Areas for Sea-Kin - Jodi Edwards
• Innovation in Indigenous partnerships  - Andrew Simmonds
• The Great Barrier Reef Dolphin Project: Abundance and Distribution of Inshore Dolphins in the Northern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - Valeria Serafini

12:18 PM - Discussion

• Measuring and accounting for the benefits of coastal restoration - Paul E Carnell
• Research Gaps in the Economic Valuation of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in Australia - Laura Montano
• Quantifying the Effects of Habitat Restoration: Biodiversity, Stable Isotopes and Imaging Sonars - Troy Gaston
• Accounting for the nutrient abating qualities of restored shellfish reefs; lessons from the North Pine River, Queensland - Ben L Gilby
• Linking reef condition to non-use benefits from the Great Barrier Reef - Ryan F Heneghan
• Assessment of Ecosystem Carbon and Nitrogen stocks in Restored versus Natural Saltmarsh habitats (Schoenoplectus validus) in Queensland - Amrit Mishra
• Kelp forest restoration: how do we develop indicators of biodiversity and benefits of ecosystem services? - Christopher Bie

2:54 PM - Discussion

• The fate of low elevation coastal mangroves under sea-level rise. - Vicki Bennion
• Sea-level Rise and Vegetation Dynamics Are Vital for Process-Based Simulation of Coastal Wetland Restoration Projects - Valerie Kwan
• Tidal groundwater dynamics and flooding in an arid mangrove coastline: Implications for sea level rise - Ruth Reef
• Tall mangrove walls: Exploring geomorphological controls and factors arresting their development - Emma F Asbridge
• Can’t see the rise for the trees: Prevalence of mangrove progradation in the Gulf of Carpentaria - Kerrylee Rogers
• Dynamics of surface accretion and surface elevation in tropical mangroves - Catherine E Lovelock

2:36 PM - Discussion

• Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE): the state of the science internationally and in Australia - Elizabeth Shadwick
• Supporting stakeholders to engage in marine carbon dioxide removal activities   - Talia Jeanneret
• Local knowledge priorities for responsible ocean alkalinity enhancement   - Yuwan Malakar
• Novel marine-climate interventions: addressing low consensus and governance preparedness - Emily M Ogier
• Finding alternative options for functioning futures. - Robert P Streit
• Modelled impacts of sea spray aerosol injections for marine cloud brightening in the Great Barrier Reef - Rebecca Jackson

2:54 PM - Discussion

• When traditional knowledge meets modern ecology - Range extension and insights into the life history of freshwater whiprays Urogymnus dalyensis - Barbara E Wueringer
• Dugong Connections – Enhancing Knowledge Exchange and Conservation Across the Great Barrier Reef - Christophe Cleguer
• Mapping, Monitoring and Evaluating Seagrass Habitat in Mandubarra Sea Country - Paul H York
• Mapping Seagrass Food Web Connections In Sea Country - Stirling Ludwick
• Tracking Dugong Movements in Yawuru Sea Country: A Collaborative Approach - Lloyd Pigram
• Koodjal Biddi-wah Watturu Kaartadjin - Two way Sea Country knowledge to inform the management of the South-west Corner and Geographe Marine Park on Wadandi Country - Iszaac Webb
• Empowering Indigenous Australians benefit from environmental research. - Teagan Shields and Leah Talbot
• Protecting Country: The Vital Role of Indigenous Rangers in Biosecurity - Mitchell Beagley
• Building Partnerships for Angkamuthi Sea Country Management - Rebecca Williams

•  Applying project level ecosystem accounting to blue carbon ecosystem restoration sites - Ellen Ditria
• Measuring and verifying the benefits of seagrass restoration in Gulf St Vincent, South Australia - Sophie K Russell
• Challenges and Opportunities in Measuring and Accounting for Restoration Benefits in Coastal Seascapes - Andrew D Olds
• Contrasting the performance and cost-effectiveness of metrics for representing biodiversity recovery in restoration - Ashley J Rummell
• Applying Environmental Economic Accounting for tidal wetland restoration in South Australia – Lessons Learned - Sabine Dittmann
• Accounting for the Benefits of Hydrological Restoration of a Sothern Tasmanian Saltmarsh: Richmond Park Case Study. - Victor Shelamoff
• Environmental and Cultural Benefits of Blue Carbon Restoration at Mungalla Station - Ryan M Pearson
• Restoration and Environmental Market Projects in Tropical North Queensland: Benefits and Barriers to Participation - Katie Motson

• Mixed-Stock Analysis of Foraging Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Northern Territory: A Temporal and Cross-method Comparison - Natalie Robson
• The Impact of Bycatch on Critically Endangered West Pacific Leatherback Turtle Population Viability - Sean Williamson
• Monitoring Breeding From Afar: Using Foraging Ground Operational Sex Ratios to Understand Population Viability in Flatback Turtles - Rosie Brown
• Marine turtle science in GBR Sea Country – knowledge and participation gaps - Emily Webster
• Identifying Culturally Appropriate Methods to Record Indigenous Knowledge on Marine Megafauna in Australia - Mélanie A Hamel
• Metaphysical Relationships and Aboriginal Peoples' Connections to Sea - Kin - Chels Marshall
• Policy and Regulatory Frameworks for the Governance and Management of Underwater Noise Impacts on Megafauna Resulting from Offshore Wind Energy Developments - Danielle Smith
• Assessing the abundance and distribution of pygmy blue whales in Geographe Bay amid growing human activity. - Alexandra D'Cruz

4:54 PM - Discussion

• Navigating emotional tides: a longitudinal study of how people feel about the possibility of novel interventions in the Great Barrier Reef - Rana Dadpour
• Ocean alkalinity enhancement experiment using aqueous sodium hydroxide: learnings from a small-scale field trial in Tasmania - Cathryn Wynn-Edwards
• Voices from the emergency room: scientists and practitioners raise concerns about climate interventions for coral reefs in crisis - Lucy Holmes McHugh
• Science Framework for Climate Action in Posidonia Seagrass – Historical Ecology, Genomics, Thermal Ecophysiology and Experimental Ecology - Kathryn McMahon
• Environmental Considerations Related to Floating Offshore Wind Farms in Australia - Rachel Przeslawski
• Navigating the Risks: Understanding Potential Offshore Wind Impacts on Marine Mammals - Jessica A Harvey

4:42 PM - Discussion

• Exploring Cultural connections with the Dampier Marine Park on Ngarluma Sea Country - Matthew Navarro
• Honouring the past, shaping the present to empower the future – the UMME sea alliance in Torres Strait, for Yumi. - Sereako Stephen
• Indigenous Priorities for Coastal Wetlands Conservation: A Review of Healthy Country Plans - Mayara de Oliveira
• Braiding Indigenous Oral Histories and Habitat Mapping to Understand Urchin Barrens in Southern New South Wales, Australia. - Kyah Chewying
• Wunungu awara (Strong Country): A Case Study in Decolonising Marine Spatial Planning with Yanyuwa-led Cultural Governance - Fiona Keighran and Renee A Rossini
• Collaborating with First Nations peoples to develop and validate an inshore seagrass thermal risk model - Hayley Brien
• Ranger-Powered Reef Science: Bridging Knowledge for Action with Great Reef Census - Dion Sands

4:54 PM - Discussion