Research and reports
NQBP has a comprehensive program of environmental monitoring that is reviewed annually. It is developed on a port-by-port basis to ensure environmental issues in each port are being adequately monitored.
Ambient air quality monitoring reports
Six months of reports are available below. For reports further back, contact us.
Port of Mackay and McEwens Beach ambient air quality monitoring data is now available 24/7 on our live air quality dashboard.
| Hay Point | Mackay and McEwens Beach |
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Ambient water quality monitoring reports
| Abbot Point | Hay Point and Mackay | Weipa |
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*NQBP started Ambient Water Quality Monitoring at the Port of the Weipa in January 2018.
Seagrass monitoring reports
| Abbot Point | Hay Point and Mackay | Weipa |
|---|---|---|
*No survey was conducted that year.
Coral monitoring reports
| Mackay and Hay Point | Abbot Point |
|---|---|
* No survey conducted during this year – Abbot Point surveys commenced 2016
Note: Coral monitoring is undertaken at Hay Point, Mackay and Abbot Point only.
Long-term maintenance dredging management plans
| Plans |
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| Port of Hay Point |