North-west Marine Region
North-west Marine Region resources
North-west Marine Bioregional Planning public consultation
The public consultation period on the North-west draft Marine Bioregional Plan and Commonwealth marine reserves network proposal is now closed.
Analysis of Social and Economic Impacts
- Interim estimates of potential catch and gross value of production impacts of draft marine reserves in the North-west Marine Region (PDF - 1098KB) | (Word - 1283KB) - ABARES, November 2011
Brochures and fact sheets
- Marine Bioregional Planning - North-west Marine Region - 2009
- The way ahead for Australia's north-west oceans - 2007
Books and reports
- Assessment of risks that commercial fishing methods may pose to conservation values in the North and North-west Marine Regions (PDF - 970 KB) | (Word - 1.1 MB)
- Bioregional profile - North-west Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile - 2008
- A characterisation of the marine environment of the North-west Marine Region - 2007
- Conservation values in Commonwealth waters of the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Island remote Australian territories - 2009
- Description paper for Areas for Further Assessment in the North-west Marine Region - 2009
- The development, status and socio-economic linkages of key industries within and adjacent to the North-west Marine Region - 2007
- Petroleum and minerals industries in the North-west Marine Region - 2007
- Sea countries of the North-west - 2007
- Sedimentology and geomorphology of the North-west Marine Region - 2008
- A socio-economic overview of the coastal communities adjacent to the North-west Marine Region - 2007
- Trophic systems of the North-west Marine Region - 2007
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
Public consultation
North-west Marine Region
The public consultation period on the draft North-west Marine Bioregional Plan and Commonwealth marine reserves network proposal has now closed.
About marine bioregional planning
Marine bioregional planning is being implemented in five large marine regions.