Dr. Amie Anastasi
BSc(Chemistry), BBiomedical Science (Hons), PhD
Senior Lecturer, Head of Course - Science, Environment and Agriculture
School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences
Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre
- a.anastasi@cqu.edu.au
- ORCID: 0000-0002-1484-0567
- (07) 4930 9345
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Rockhampton North
CQIRP 361 - G.42
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About Me
My research expertise are in the areas of ecotoxicology, chemistry and water quality, with specific focus on the management, design and implementation of aquatic monitoring programs and environmental risk assessment studies. Recently my research has focused on plastic pollution, specifically waterborne microplastics. My research seeks to understand risk to the environment from natural and man-made source pollutants. My research in this area has encompassed physical and chemical impacts of pollutants from urban, industrial, agricultural and geological sources.
General
Professional Interests
- microplastics research
- aquatic ecotoxicology
- heavy metal contaminants
- water quality assessment
- biomonitoring
- invertebrate ecology
- pollution ecology
- cyanobacterial toxicity
Recent Research Projects
Project ISP023A 2024–25 Fish Health Indicators for the 2025 Gladstone Harbour Report Card
Grant: Contract Research (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (Administered by CQUniversity)
Total Funding: $64,534.00
PCIMP Quarterly Reporting (2023-2025) & 2025-2028
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: PCIMP Contract Research
Total Funding: $189,617.89
Mud Crab Indicators for the 2023 Gladstone Harbour Report Card (ISP015-2023)Project ISP015-2024 Proposal: Mud Crab Indicator for the 2024 Gladstone Harbour Report Card
Grant: Contract Research (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (Administered by FBA); Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (Administered by CQUniversity)
Total Funding: $153,843.00
All 'roads' flow to the sea: capturing road-based plastic pollution
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Community Sustainability Action Grants - Round 5 Litter and Marine Debris Clean up and Prevention
Total Funding: $49,928.00
Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program (PCIMP) data analysis and reporting 2021-2023
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: PCIMP Contract Research
Total Funding: $69,126.06
Working with nature Investigations for Sea Wall Designs in the Port of Gladstone (CA19000195)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Schemes: Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited (GPCL) - Tenders
Total Funding: $281,929.19
Assessing water quality influence of large scale channel stabilisation (C210022)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: Contract Research - Burnett Mary Regional Group - Water Quality Research 2021
Total Funding: $36,940.00
Integrated Habitat Restoration for the Discovery Coast (P21004 Discovery Coast_CMERC)
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: Burnett Mary Regional Group - Reef Trust 2020
Total Funding: $901,923.59
Development of Fish Health Indicators for the 2021 Gladstone Healthy Harbour Report Card (Project ISP023A-2021)
Grant: Contract Research (Category 3: Industry and Other)
Funding Schemes: Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership (Administered by FBA)
Total Funding: $66,062.00
0S17304031 - Stormwater Litter Assessments of Goondoon/Lord Street Unit
Grant: Competitive Grant (Public)
Funding Schemes: Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited (GPCL)
Total Funding: $9,612.75
Lake Callemondah Fishway fish assemblage survey
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 3)
Funding Schemes: Fitzroy Basin Association
Total Funding: $3,014.65
Research Supervision
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3103 Ecology
- 4102 Ecological Applications
- 4104 Environmental management
- 4105 Pollution and contamination
- 5199 Other Physical Sciences
- 3499 Other Chemical Sciences
- 4199 Other Environmental Sciences
- 3199 Other Biological Sciences
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Complete Supervision
Research Interests
Ecology - Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
Ecological Applications - Ecosystem Function
Environmental Science and Management - Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Science and Management - Environmental Management
Environmental Science and Management - Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Science and Management - Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified
