CSIRO investigates Land Use affecting GBR.

[rayke1938]

From recent press release from CSIRO.

At least someone is doing something productive with our tax dollars rather than spending it on spin advertising.

Cheers

Ray

Trying to attach a pdf file which i saved in my hold folder and then tried to attach but doesn't seem to be working.

[ellicat]

There is a size limit on pdf uploads, Ray.

Email it to me and I 'll get it up some way.

[ellicat]

That was quick - it came through as I hit submit on the previous post :woohoo: :laugh:

Anyway, I've taken out all the pics and the add in the middle. (The upload limit is 250kb, original was 618kb) [file name=30_Farming_Ahead_February_2010_No.pdf size=191946]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/files/30_Farming_Ahead_February_2010_No.pdf[/file]

30_Farming_Ahead_February_2010_No.pdf

[hooked_on_trout]

Are they reef experts or just losers regurgitating old science that has been around

and ignored since the 1950's, I suspect the latter and further suspect that the issue will promptly be buried in the next financial year, when they all need new contracts.

Actually Ray that PDF looks more like a pamphlet to me, nothing any desk jockey could not have whipped together with a few cut and paste before lunch.

[ellicat]

hooked_on_trout wrote:

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Actually Ray that PDF looks more like a pamphlet to me, nothing any desk jockey could not have whipped together with a few cut and paste before lunch.

Easy ! lol I butchered the original to make it look like that so it was small enough to attach :laugh:

[hooked_on_trout]

ellicat wrote:

hooked_on_trout wrote:

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Actually Ray that PDF looks more like a pamphlet to me, nothing any desk jockey could not have whipped together with a few cut and paste before lunch.

Easy ! lol I butchered the original to make it look like that so it was small enough to attach :laugh:

lol, yeah but have to admit is it still a bit light on info.

[rayke1938]

If you wish a full copy of the paper contact Fiona Henderson she was one of the 2 researchers who did the study between 2003 and 2008 and published their findings in late 2009.

There was a reference to this at the end of the article but it was edited out.

You can contact Fiona on 32142653 and she will be happy to arrange a copy for you.

In my limited research experience I have found most of the CSIRO research spot on.

I thought that most members would be more likely to read a brief overview of the paper rather than spend a day of so wading through a technical paper and associated references.

Cheers

Ray

[hooked_on_trout]

research.. we all know that farming and development causes tonnes of sediment to flow into the rivers and settle in the bays and reefs (Moreton Bay?).

The government is streamlined these days, only 'yes people' get work.

Its ok I just happen to know that DERM/CSIRO (Closer than you think) recently had a few flunkys on the reef desktop based research and really in reality its laughable, since they probably have never even been to the reef.

But you always get the Government claiming research and trying to make out that is where the money is spent.

I would check the reference list of Fiona Hendersons work and read those papers, then you will know if its the real deal or simply just regurgitation of old scientific knowledge.

[rayke1938]

Only the first reference seems to have anything to do with the State Government.

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Dr Frederieke Kroon is a Senior Research Scientist working on coastal floodplain rehabilitation, and leads the Wet Tropics water quality improvement program in collaboration with FNQ NRM Ltd (Far North Queensland Natural Resource Management Limited).

This program aims to develop actions, mechanisms and partnerships to halt and reverse the decline in the quality of water flowing into the Great Barrier Reef, as outlined in the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan.

Managing a A$1.5 million Water Quality Improvement Plan for Queensland’s Tully/Murray Wet Tropics coastal catchment area, Dr Kroon acts as a broker negotiating the science required with research providers for this plan and the program.

Background

Dr Kroon acts as a broker negotiating the science required with research providers for the Water Quality Improvement Plan for Queensland’s Tully/Murray Wet Tropics coastal catchment area.

After completing her PhD, Dr Kroon lectured in tropical ecology with the Boston University accredited School for Field Studies in Yungaburra on north Queensland's Atherton Tableland.

She then worked with the NSW Fisheries (now NSW Department of Primary Industries) as a research scientist focusing on coastal floodplain management to improve fish passage and water quality.

Dr Kroon subsequently moved to CSIRO Land and Water in Brisbane, Queensland, to develop a new research program on aquatic ecology in tropical rivers and estuaries of Northern Australia.

In 2005 Dr Kroon transferred to the CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems research site in Atherton to become more involved in natural resource management in the Wet Tropics coastal catchments, particularly in the areas of planning and policy.

Academic qualifications

Dr Kroon holds the following academic qualifications:

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Drs (equivalent to MSc with BSc) Biology, with majors in marine biology and animal physiology, The University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 1991

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a doctorate in zoology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1997.

Achievements

Dr Kroon has been awarded a number of scholarships, awards and recognition for her achievements, including:

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Lucie Burgers Foundation for Comparative Behaviour Research, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 2003

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travel assistance, Dr C Buisman Foundation, The Netherlands, 1996

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travel assistance, Dr C van Tussenbroek Foundation, The Netherlands, 1996

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graduate student award and scientific meeting travel assistance, Bamfield Marine Station, Canada, 1995

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Kit Malkin Fellowship, Canada, 1995

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travel assistance, Dr C van Tussenbroek Foundation, The Netherlands, 1995

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graduate student travel fund, University of British Columbia, Canada, 1995

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graduate student award and scientific meeting travel assistance, Bamfield Marine Station, Canada, 1994

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B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation Scholarship, Canada, 1994

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Lucie Burgers Foundation for Comparative Behaviour Research, Arnhem, The Netherlands, 1994

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Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences Scholarship, The Netherlands, 1989-90.

Fiona Henderson.

* Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons), Monash University, 2002

* Graduate Diploma in Science Communication, ANU, 2005

Dont think that you could term DR Kroon a flunky.

Have you read the paper and references?

Maybe you may wish to critique them.

Ray

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Fiona Henderson.

* Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Hons), Monash University, 2002

* Graduate Diploma in Science Communication, ANU, 2005

Seems while she was saving the reef she had time to complete a diploma in science comunication.

[hooked_on_trout]

ok I admit I am skeptical and I shouldnt judge so much.

I dont want to rave on a ruin your topic.

Surely farming is a major landuse, It is an interesting topic.

If they could reduce the effects of farming , that would really be somthing.