Corporate Body
Heron Island Research Station (1951 - )
- From
- 1951
Heron Island, Queensland, Australia - Alternative Names
- Great Barrier Reef Committee Marine Biological Station (Also known as)
- Website
- https://www.uq.edu.au/heron-island-research-station/
Summary
The Heron Island Research Station began in 1951 when the Great Barrier Reef Committee leased five acres on the Island for the purpose of conducting research on the ecology and biology of the Reef. This was the first marine research station established on the Reef. Ideas for the creation of such a facility originated in the 1920s with Committee members Henry C. Richards and Ernest Goddard, both of the University of Queensland, but did not come to fruition. In 1970 the University joined the Committee in the management of the Station, and assumed full responsibility in 1980. The Station is recognised internationally for its coral reef research and its student training facilities.
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See also
- Hill, Dorothy, 'The Great Barrier Reef Committee, 1922-1982, Part 2: the last Three Decades', Historical Records of Australian Science, 6 (2) (1985), 195-221. https://doi.org/10.1071/HR9850620195. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 14 June 2022, Last modified: 16 June 2022