The Wellesley Islands Rangers, through the Carpentaria Land
Council Aboriginal Corporation (CLCAC) and the NAILSMA Dugong and
Marine Turtle Project, commissioned the Queensland Department of
Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) Marine Ecology Group
to undertake a fine scale survey of the seagrass resources in the
Wellesley Islands region in 2007.
The survey was commissioned in response to the CLCAC Regional
Activity Plan developed for the DMTP, which highlighted the need
for more research on seagrass meadows in the area.
