Established | August 2020 |
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Location | John Brewer Reef, Queensland, Australia |
Chairperson | Paul Victory |
Website |
www |
The Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) is a series of underwater art installations near Townsville, Australia. [1] It is the only underwater art museum in the Southern Hemisphere [2] and consists of three sculptures created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. [3] The museum opened in 2020. [2]
The MOUA is managed by MOUA Ltd. The Chairman of the MOUA Board is Paul Victory [4] and the Deputy Chair is Dr. Adam Smith. [5]
Funding for MOUA has been provided by the Queensland and Australian government and local businesses. [6] MOUA has several permits for facilities and moorings. The annual monitoring plan includes surveys of infrastructure, marine life, social, coral propagation, and marine debris. [7] Reef Ecologic and MOUA initiated a citizen science iNaturalist project of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists taking photos and sharing observations of biodiversity of marine species at John Brewer Reef. [8] As of April 2024 participants in this project have recorded 4572 observations of 542 species with the most observed species being the Sixband parrotfish. A scientific paper reported significant increase in fish abundance and diversity, with no changes in invertebrate abundance and diversity. [9]
The MOUA launched an exhibition called Ocean Sentinels above water at Museum of Tropical Queensland in 2022. This includes eight sculptures of scientists, [10] conservationists, and Indigenous people. In May 2023, the Ocean Sentinels were installed as a snorkel trail at John Brewer Reef. [2] Plans for installation at Magnetic Island were scrapped after protests from local concerned with the placement in a marine park green zone. [2]
The MOUA has installed three underwater sculptures:
The sculptures are expected to be colonized by marine life. The Coral Greenhouse installation is suitable for Open Water Divers and above. [15]
In 2022, The Coral Greenhouse was one of the top 20 tourism destinations in Australia. [16]
In 2022, The Coral Greenhouse was awarded silver in The Australian Street Art Awards.
Established | August 2020 |
---|---|
Location | John Brewer Reef, Queensland, Australia |
Chairperson | Paul Victory |
Website |
www |
The Museum of Underwater Art (MOUA) is a series of underwater art installations near Townsville, Australia. [1] It is the only underwater art museum in the Southern Hemisphere [2] and consists of three sculptures created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. [3] The museum opened in 2020. [2]
The MOUA is managed by MOUA Ltd. The Chairman of the MOUA Board is Paul Victory [4] and the Deputy Chair is Dr. Adam Smith. [5]
Funding for MOUA has been provided by the Queensland and Australian government and local businesses. [6] MOUA has several permits for facilities and moorings. The annual monitoring plan includes surveys of infrastructure, marine life, social, coral propagation, and marine debris. [7] Reef Ecologic and MOUA initiated a citizen science iNaturalist project of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists taking photos and sharing observations of biodiversity of marine species at John Brewer Reef. [8] As of April 2024 participants in this project have recorded 4572 observations of 542 species with the most observed species being the Sixband parrotfish. A scientific paper reported significant increase in fish abundance and diversity, with no changes in invertebrate abundance and diversity. [9]
The MOUA launched an exhibition called Ocean Sentinels above water at Museum of Tropical Queensland in 2022. This includes eight sculptures of scientists, [10] conservationists, and Indigenous people. In May 2023, the Ocean Sentinels were installed as a snorkel trail at John Brewer Reef. [2] Plans for installation at Magnetic Island were scrapped after protests from local concerned with the placement in a marine park green zone. [2]
The MOUA has installed three underwater sculptures:
The sculptures are expected to be colonized by marine life. The Coral Greenhouse installation is suitable for Open Water Divers and above. [15]
In 2022, The Coral Greenhouse was one of the top 20 tourism destinations in Australia. [16]
In 2022, The Coral Greenhouse was awarded silver in The Australian Street Art Awards.