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About

Teaching

EV1005: Environmental Processes and Global Change (Level 1; TSV)
EV3201: Managing Coastal and Marine Environments (Level 3; TSV)
EV5701: Managing Coastal and Marine Environments (Level 5; TSV)
MB3204: Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles (Level 3; TSV)
MB5204: Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles (Level 5; TSV)
SC3008: Professional Placement (Level 3; CNS & TSV)
SC5900: Special Topic (Level 5; TSV)
SC5901: Special Topic 1 (Level 5; TSV)
SC5902: Special Topic 2 (Level 5; TSV)
SC5903: Literature Review (Level 5; TSV)
SC5909: Minor Project and Seminar (Level 5; TSV)
SC5912: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (1 of 2) (Level 5; TSV)
SC5913: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (2 of 2) (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

Marine wildlife biology and management
Plastic pollution impacts & solutions
Protected area management

Experience

2010 to present - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Honours

Awards

2011 - JCU Supervisor of the year award
2009 - JCU Early Career Excellence in Research Award

Publications

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

Barrios-Garrido H, Wildermann N, Diedrich A and Hamann M (2019) Conflicts and solutions related to marine turtle conservation initiatives in the Caribbean basin: identifying new challenges. Ocean and Coastal Management, 171. pp. 19-27
Critchell K, Hamann M, Wildermann N and Grech A (2019) Predicting the exposure of coastal species to plastic pollution in a complex island archipelago. Environmental Pollution, 252, Part B. pp. 982-991
Hays G, Bailey H, Bograd S, Bowen W, Campagna C, Carmichael R, Casale P, Chiaradia A, Costa D, Cuevas E, de Bruyn P, Dias M, Duarte C, Dunn D, Dutton P, Esteban N, Friedlaender A, Goetz K, Godley B, Halpin P, Hamann M, Hammerschlag N, Harcourt R, Harrison A, Hazen E, Heupel M, Hoyt E, Humphries N, Kot C, Lea J, Marsh H, Maxwell S, McMahon C, di Sciara G, Palacios D, Phillips R, Righton D, Schofield G, Seminoff J, Simpfendorfer C, Sims D, Takahashi A, Tetley M, Thums M, Trathan P, Villegas-Amtmann S, Wells R, Whiting S, Wildermann N and Sequeira A (2019) Translating marine animal tacking data into conservation policy and management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34 (5). pp. 459-473
Miller R, Marsh H, Benham C and Hamann M (in press) A framework for improving the cross-jurisdictional governance of a marine migratory species. Conservation Science and Practice,
Barrios-Garrido H, Palmar J, Wildermann N, Rojas-Cañizales D, Diedrich A and Hamann M (2018) Marine turtle presence in the traditional pharmacopoeia, cosmovision, and beliefs of Wayuú indigenous people. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 17 (2). pp. 177-186
Bauer-Civiello A, Loder J and Hamann M (2018) Using citizen science data to assess the difference in marine debris loads on reefs in Queensland, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135. pp. 458-465
D'Lima C, Everingham Y, Diedrich A, Mustika P, Hamann M and Marsh H (2018) Using multiple indicators to evaluate the sustainability of dolphin-based wildlife tourism in rural India. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 26 (10). pp. 1687-1707
Duncan E, Broderick A, Fuller W, Galloway T, Godfrey M, Hamann M, Limpus C, Lindeque P, Mayes A, Omeyer L, Santillo D, Snape R and Godley B (in press) Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine turtles. Global Change Biology,
Hays G, Alcoverro T, Christianen M, Duarte C, Hamann M, Macreadie P, Marsh H, Rasheed M, Thums M, Unsworth R, York P and Esteban N (2018) New tools to identify the location of seagrass meadows: marine grazers as habitat indicators. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5.
Jones K, Jensen M, Burgess G, Leonhardt J, van Herwerden L, Hazel J, Hamann M, Bell I and Ariel E (2018) Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef. PeerJ, 6.
Miller R, Marsh H, Cottrell A and Hamann M (2018) Protecting migratory species in the Australian marine environment: a cross-jurisdictional analysis of policy and management plans. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5.

Book Chapters

Pratchett M, Bridge T, Brodie J, Cameron D, Day J, Emslie M, Grech A, Hamann M, Heron S, Hoey A, Hoogenboom M, Lough J, Morrison T, Osborne K, Read M, Schauble C, Smithers S, Sweatman H and Waterhouse J (2019) Australia's Great Barrier Reef. In: World Seas: an environmental evaluation. Elsevier, London, UK, pp. 333-362

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 101+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Mark Hamann from 2002 onwards.

Current Funding

Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.

Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd - Research Grant

Green turtle satellite tracking data analysis and reporting

Indicative Funding: $60,000 over 2 years
Summary: The project aims to understand (1) The patterns of habitat use and home range of foraging green turtles in Port Curtis (2) How green turtles use habitats located within and immediately adjacent to port infrastructure in the western and southern sections of the Port, such as jetties and navigation channels (3) What are the patterns of movement and foraging behaviour of green turtles that shift between inside and outside the Inner Port habitats (ie from Pelican Banks to offshore of Curtis Is)?
Investigators: Mark Hamann, Emily Webster and Stephanie Duce in collaboration with Colin Limpus and Takahiro Shimada (College of Science & Engineering, Qld Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection and Australian Institute of Marine Science)
Keywords: Turtle; Behaviour; Tracking; Gladstone

Qld Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy - Research Grant

Satellite tracking of marine turtles from Raine island

Indicative Funding: $131,252 over 3 years
Summary: This project will investigate the temporal and spatial distribution of habitat use and behaviour for adult female green turtles that breed at Raine Island and will provide valuable information to the Raine Island Recovery Project to impelemnt management actions at Raine Island.
Investigators: Mark Hamann and Takahiro Shimada in collaboration with Colin Limpus (College of Science & Engineering and Qld Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection)
Keywords: Turtle; Conservation; Tracking; Reef; Raine Island

Eco Logical Australia Pty Ltd - Research Grant

Increase understanding of flatback turtle habitat use - using satellite telemetry

Indicative Funding: $98,000 over 3 years
Summary: In the Australian Government's Reef 2050 plan there are several key knowledge gaps mentioned for flatback turtles. Our research project aims to build upon, and add value to, existing datasets to complete these gaps in knowledge. We aim to (1) examine habitat use of flatback turtles breeding in the Broadsound region of Queensland (2) Assess inter-nesting habitat use of flatback turtles for multiple breeding sites in GBRWHA (3) Determine parrterns of migratory and foraging behaviour of flatback turtles. Our research outputs will be provided to Australian and State Government staff and industry bodies to improve management of threats to flatback turtles.
Investigators: Mark Hamann and Takahiro Shimada in collaboration with Colin Limpus (College of Science & Engineering, ACT Department of the Environment, Water and Heritage and the Arts)
Keywords: Marine Turtle; Conservation; Habitat Use; Management; Flatback Turtle; Tracking

Australian Research Council - Linkage - Projects

Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrass during coastal development

Indicative Funding: $490,000 over 4 years, in partnership with the Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd ($450,000 over 3 yrs)
Summary: Seagrasses provide ecosystem services (fisheries, nutrient cycling, primary productivity) worth trillions of dollars, but this capacity is threatened by coastal development. In Australia, port developments are considered a major threat to seagrass ecosystems, but resource managers lack accurate information about their potential impacts and mitigation measures. Focussing on differences between shallow and deep seagrasses within the Great Barrier Reef, this project seeks to develop a world-first spatial valuation tool that will allow resource managers and policy makers to minimise impact of port development on seagrass ecosystems, thereby ensuring that Australia?s seagrasses continue to provide ecosystem services essential to our well-being.
Investigators: Michael Rasheed, Rod Connolly, Mark Hamann, Peter Macreadie, Helene Marsh and Marcus Sheaves in collaboration with Megan Ellis (TropWATER, Griffith University, College of Science & Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney and Gladstone Ports Corporation)
Keywords: Seagrass; Coastal Development; tropic fate; Ecosystem Services; ports

Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd - Contract Research

Increase understanding of green turtle habitat usage in the Port Curtis and Port Alma region: Using satellite telemetry

Indicative Funding: $219,643 over 3 years
Summary: A collaborative project between JCU and the Queensland Government. The project aims to understand the habitat use of green turtles in relation to LNG and port development in Gladstone Harbour.
Investigators: Mark Hamann, Takahiro Shimada and Colin Limpus in collaboration with Mariana Fuentes (College of Science & Engineering and Qld Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection)
Keywords: Green Turtle; Satellite; Home Range; Ecology; Environment; Port

Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd - Contract Research

Increase understanding of flatback turtle habitat usage in the Port Curtis and Port Alma region: Using satellite telemetry

Indicative Funding: $151,773 over 3 years
Summary: A collaborative project between JCU and the Queensland Government. The project aims to understand the habitat use of flatback turtles in relation to LNG and port development in Gladstone Harbour.
Investigators: Mark Hamann and Colin Limpus in collaboration with Natalie Wildermann and Takahiro Shimada (College of Science & Engineering and Qld Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection)
Keywords: Flatback Turtle; Satellite; Home Range; Ecology; Environment; Port

Department of the Environment and Energy - National Environmental Science Program (NESP) - Tropical Water Quality Hub (TWQ Hub)

Improving historical estimates of abundance and distribution of dugongs and large green turtles in western and central Torres Strait

Indicative Funding: $97,674 over 2 years
Summary: This project will improve the accuracy of aerial survey estimates of the size and distribution of dugong and green turtle populations in western and central Torres Strait by: (1) collecting and analysing data on their movements and diving behaviour, and (2) estimating the proportion of turtles seen during aerial surveys that are the large female green turtles harvested by Indigenous hunters. These data will then be used to (re) estimate the size and distribution of the populations of dugongs and harvestable green turtles in Torres Strait by (re) analysing historical aerial survey data collected in 2001, 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2013.
Investigators: Helene Marsh and Mark Hamann in collaboration with Susan Sobtzick, Rie Hagihara, Frank Loban, Shane Preston and Christophe Cleguer (College of Science & Engineering, TropWATER and Torres Strait Regional Authority)
Keywords: Dugong; Distribution; Turtle; Population Size; Torres Strait; Management

Supervision

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

The Potential of using Data-Logging Acoustic Receivers To Study The Movements and Residency Patterns of Dugongs in Port Environments: A Comparision With Satellite Tracking. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Trophic transfer of microplastics in Tropical marine environments (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Factors driving Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) interactions with seagrass meadows within coastal foraging habitats (Masters , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Investigating the long term Viability and Resilience of the Northern Great Barrier Reef Green Turtle Population based on Hatchling Production and Hatchling Sex Ratio (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
From people to reefs: Marine debris and plastic pollution in North Queensland (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Re-thinking the assessment and monitoring of large-scale coastal developments for improved marine megafauna outcomes (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Effects of Plastic Pollution on Green Sea Turtles in Uruguayan Waters (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Status, trends and habitat use of sea turtles in NSW. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Movement and Habitat Assessment of Natator Depressus and Lepidochelys Olivacea in the Gulf of Carpentaria. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Assessing The Ecological Effects Of River Regulation And Anthropengic Disturbance On Bimodally Respiring Freshwater Turtles In The Fitzroy And Burdekin River Catchments In Tropical Northeastern Australia. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Exploring Fine-Scale Habitat use by Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in Port Curtis with Satellite Telemetry (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

Informing dugong conservation at several spatial and temporal scales in New Caledonia (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)
Coastal light pollution in Australia: insights and implications for marine turtle conservation (2014, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Spatial ecology of true sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) in coastal waters of North Queensland (2016, PhD , Associate Advisor)
Spatial ecology and conservation of sea turtles in coastal foraging habitat (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Evaluation of management effectiveness of a marine protected area: a case study for Socotra Island, Yemen (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Improving understanding of spatial ecology through network analysis of acoustic monitoring data (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
Multidisciplinary insights into the conservation and biology of sea turtles in Mozambique (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Flatbacks at sea: understanding ecology in foraging populations (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Understanding the risk to flatback turtles (Natator depressus) from expanding industrial development in Western Australia (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Using hydrodynamic models to understand the impacts and risks of plastic pollution (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Addressing sources of data deficiency for marine turtles and fisheries in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Striking a Balance between, Fishing, Tourism and Dolphin Conservation at Chilika Lagoon, India (2014, PhD , Associate Advisor)
Understanding stakeholder involvement in the policy and management of migratory taxa in the Australian marine environment: A case study approach (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Socio-economic drivers affecting marine turtle conservation status: causes and consequences (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)

Data

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit the JCU Research Data Catalogue.

Hamann, M. (2017) Flatback dispersal scenarios. James Cook University
Wildermann, N. (2017) Metadata to run the SLIM model to simulate flatback post-hatchling dispersal in the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook University

Collaboration

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