Project: 
Project B4 - Underpinning repair and conservation of Australia's threatened coastal-marine habitats
Researcher email address: 
francisco.martinez-baena@students.mq.edu.au
Topic: 
Green turtle swimming around oyster leases in Corrie Island, Port Stephens
Species of interest in the image: 
Green Turtle
Species scientific name: 
Chelonia mydas
Date: 
August, 2017
Location: 
Corrie Island Port Stephens NSW
Hub imagery ID: 
3030
Depth: 
2m
Habitat: 
Oyster Farms
Platform: 
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Caption: 
A green turtle swimming around oyster baskets in Corrie Island
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
Francisco Martinez-Baena - Benthic Ecology Lab - Macquarie University
Credit: 
Francisco Martinez-Baena
Contact email address: 
francisco.martinez-baena@students.mq.edu.au
Description: 
A green turtle was seeing swimming around oyster baskets in Corrie Island. This footage was recorded as part of the PhD project: Oysters as habitat for fish in NSW. The aim is to describe how different oyster assemblages provide habitat for many marine organisms. Specifically, latest results are showing how beneficial are oyster leases in Port Stephens for providing many ecosystem services to the native species in this estuary.