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About

Teaching

EV1005: Environmental Processes and Global Change (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
EV3201: Coastal and Marine Management and Conservation (Level 3; TSV)
EV5502: Advanced Geographic Information Systems (Level 5; TSV)
EV5505: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Level 5; TSV)
EV5701: Coastal and Marine Management and Conservation (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)

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

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

Kophamel S, Illing B, Ariel E, Difalco M, Skerratt L, Hamann M, Ward L, Méndez D and Munns S (in press) Importance of health assessments for conservation in noncaptive wildlife. Conservation Biology, , DOI:10.1111/cobi.13724.
Shimada T, Thums M, Hamann M, Limpus C, Hays G, FitzSimmons N, Wildermann N, Duarte C, Meekan M and (in press) Optimising sample sizes for animal distribution analysis using tracking data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, , DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.13506.
Barrios-Garrido H, Becker P, Bjorndal K, Bolten A, Diez C, Espinoza-Rodriguez N, Fastigi M, Gray J, Harrison E, Hart K, Meylan A, Meylan P, Montiel-villalobos M, Morales F, Nava M, Palmar J, Petit-Rodriguez M, Richardson P, Rodriguez-Clark K, Rojas-Canizales D, Sandoval M, Valverde R, van Dam R, Walker J, Wildermann N and Hamann M (2020) Sources and movements of marine turtles in the Gulf of Venezuela: regional and local assessments. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 36, Article: 101318, DOI:10.1016/j.rsma.2020.101318.
Barrios-Garrido H, Shimada T, Diedrich A and Hamann M (2020) Conservation and enforcement capacity index (CECi): integrating human development, economy, and marine turtle status. Journal of Environmental Management, 262, Article: 110311, DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110311.
FitzSimmons N, Pittard S, McIntyre N, Jensen M, Guinea M, Hamann M, Kennett R, Leis B, Limpus C, Limpus D, McCann M, MacDonald A, McFarlane G, Parmenter C, Pendoley K, Prince R, Scheltinga L, Theissinger K, Tucker A, Waayers D, Whiting A and Whiting S (2020) Phylogeography, genetic stocks, and conservation implications for an Australian endemic marine turtle. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (3), pp. 440-460, DOI:10.1002/aqc.3270.
Mashkour N, Jones K, Kophamel S, Hipolito T, Ahasan S, Walker G, Jakob-Hoff R, Whittaker M, Hamann M, Bell I, Elliman J, Owens L, Saladin C, Crespo-Picazo J, Gardner B, Loganathan A, Bowater R, Young E, Robinson D, Baverstock W, Blyde D, March D, Eghbali M, Mohammadi M, Freggi D, Giliam J, Hale M, Nicolle N, Spiby K, Wrobel D, Parga M, Mobaraki A, Rajakaruna R, Hyland K, Read M and Ariel E (2020) Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: a baseline study to inform conservation efforts. PLoS ONE, 15 (10), Article: e0230760., DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0230760.
Miller R, Marsh H, Benham C, Hamann M and (2020) Stakeholder engagement in the governance of marine migratory species: barriers and building blocks. Endangered Species Research, 43, pp. 1-19, DOI:10.3354/esr01049.
Miller M, Hamann M and Kroon F (2020) Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: a review and meta-analysis of current data. PLoS ONE, 15 (10), Article: e0240792, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0240792.
Shimada T, Limpus C, Hamann M, Bell I, Esteban N, Groom R and Hays G (2020) Fidelity to foraging sites after long migrations. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89 (4), pp. 1008-1016, DOI:10.1111/1365-2656.13157.
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, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.01.003.
Bauer-Civiello A, Critchell K, Hoogenboom M and Hamann M (2019) Input of plastic debris in an urban tropical river system. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 144, pp. 235-242, DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.070.
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, DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.031.

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 114+ research outputs authored by Prof Mark Hamann from 2002 onwards.

Current Funding

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

United States Fish & Wildlife Service - Contract Research

Hawksbill turtles of the Ocean and Pacific Oceans

Indicative Funding: $10,000 over 1 year
Summary: Review of Literature on the populations of hawksbills in the Indian Ocean (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest) and Pacific Oceans (East, North Central, South Central, Southwest, West Central, West Pacific/South East Asia) RMUs (2013-2020).
Investigators: Mark Hamann (College of Science & Engineering)
Keywords: Turtles; Hawksbill; Review; Literature; Pacific Ocean; Indian Ocean

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 (2) 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? And (3) What are the patterns of movement and foraging behaviour of green turtles that shift between inside and outside the Inner Port habitats (i.e. 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 Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and Australian Institute of Marine Science)
Keywords: Turtle; Tracking; Gladstone; Behaviour

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 Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and Australian Institute of Marine Science)
Keywords: Turtle; Behaviour; Tracking; Gladstone

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, Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water and the Environment)
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)
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

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

Satellite tracking of marine turtles from Raine island

Indicative Funding: $131,252 over 2 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 Department of Environment and Heritage Protection)
Keywords: Turtle; Conservation; Tracking; Reef; Raine Island

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

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

Factors driving Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) interactions with seagrass meadows within coastal foraging habitats (Masters , Secondary Advisor/AM)
Exploring Fine-Scale Habitat use by Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) in Port Curtis with Satellite Telemetry (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Effects of Plastic Pollution on Green Sea Turtles in Uruguayan Waters (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Trophic transfer of microplastics in Tropical marine environments (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Important Marine Turtle Areasin Southeast Asia: What critetria should be included, where are they and what are their threats? (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
Re-thinking the assessment and monitoring of large-scale coastal developments for improved marine megafauna outcomes (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
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)
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)
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)

Completed

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)
Flatbacks at sea: understanding ecology in foraging populations (2017, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Multidisciplinary insights into the conservation and biology of sea turtles in Mozambique (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 sea turtles and fisheries in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
Socio-economic drivers affecting marine turtle conservation status: causes and consequences (2018, PhD , Primary 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)
Spatial ecology of true sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) in coastal waters of North Queensland (2016, PhD , Associate Advisor)
From people to reefs: marine debris and plastic pollution in North Queensland (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Data

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

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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