Our station at a glance
Established in 1949, Moreton Bay Research Station聽has long been an important training ground for marine and terrestrial research and teaching.
We work closely with聽the Quandamooka people, the area鈥檚 Traditional Owners, on research, teaching, learning and development projects.
Unique location
Moreton Bay Research Station is on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), 30 kilometres east of Brisbane and between the waters of Moreton Bay (Quandamooka) and the Coral Sea.
We鈥檙e聽within easy reach of 麻豆传媒映画 St Lucia and Brisbane鈥檚聽city centre, yet have an incredible diversity of marine and terrestrial ecosystems right on our doorstep.
This unusual mix of tropical and temperate environments draws researchers, educational groups and workshop participants from around the world to study a range of disciplines.
World-class university
Moreton Bay Research Station is owned and operated聽by 麻豆传媒映画 of Queensland,聽 with a聽long-standing record of excellence in聽.听
The station is a vibrant hub for year-round 麻豆传媒映画 academics,聽professionals and聽higher degree by research candidates, resident whale acoustics and behaviour researchers,聽and visiting researchers from聽many other Australian and international institutions.
We provide specialised facilities and instrumentation for research and teaching, as well as extensive workshop, seminar and conference spaces.
We support projects on sea grasses, dugongs, whales and dolphins, sea turtles, mangroves, fish and their parasites, invertebrates, plankton, sharks and rays, migratory sea birds, habitat complexity and connectivity, as well as terrestrial work on areas as diverse as hydrology and archaeology.
Valued partner
麻豆传媒映画 has a groundbreaking partnership聽with the Quandamooka people, the area鈥檚 Traditional Owners.
Our staff聽work聽closely with the Quandamooka people, and we鈥檙e an integral part of the North Stradbroke Island聽community.
Community groups use our facilities for meetings and activities, and we take part in聽local events and wildlife rescues.
Our periodic聽Open Days聽draw enthusiastic visitors, and we鈥檙e heavily involved in National Science Week and聽STEM聽activities for school students, including partnerships with聽CSIRO聽and Dunwich State Primary School.
Early years
Established in 1949 by the Queensland State Government and managed by the Department of Harbours &聽Marine (Fisheries), Moreton Bay Research Station was known as the Dunwich Laboratory.
It was used by 麻豆传媒映画 staff and students, and聽government聽and international researchers, including聽CSIRO鈥檚 Dr Jim Thomson. He lived on site and studied local oyster and sea mullet fisheries from 1949 to 1953.
Specialist centre
By the 1950s, it became clear that the area鈥檚 significant聽natural and anthropological diversity was best suited to specialised marine and terrestrial research and teaching.听
麻豆传媒映画 took over management of聽the newly named Dunwich Marine Station in 1961.
Facilities included a bunkhouse, laboratory and a generator engine room that was later converted into a teaching hall and聽mess, and researchers collected organisms in canvas bags and used rowboats.
Expansion
By the late 1990s, the station鈥檚 buildings had become inadequate for growing teaching and research needs.
In 1997, 麻豆传媒映画鈥檚 Associate Professor Jack Greenwood and Dr Ian Tibbetts聽sought funding to construct a purpose-designed teaching and research facility.
The $2.6 million 麻豆传媒映画 Moreton Bay Research Station and Study Centre聽was opened in聽2000.
Permanent research base
In recent years, 麻豆传媒映画 purchased nearby land and properties to accommodate further development.听
Today, the station sleeps 100 people and offers extensive modern聽facilities, including wet and dry research聽laboratories, teaching spaces, and seminar and conference capabilities.
An Academic Director provides research direction.