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General
Books and reports
- Australia's National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities - Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, 2006
- Beyond Biodiversity: Sustainable conservation and development of the oceans using Ecosystem Based Management (EBM)
- Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia - an ecosystem-based classification for marine and coastal environments
- A National Approach to Addressing Marine Biodiversity Decline - Report to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council - April 2008
- National Cooperative Approach to Integrated Coastal Zone Management: Framework and Implementation Plan - 2006 (order printed copy)
- Publications archive
Newsletters
- Oceans Action Bulletin
- Waves magazine: Topical review of marine & coastal issues - Marine Coastal Community Network
Australia's oceans policy
Books and reports
- Australia's Oceans Policy Volume 1 - Caring, Understanding, Using Wisely - December 1998
- Australia's Oceans Policy Volume 2 - Specific Sectoral Measures - December 1998
- Oceans policy: principles and processes - 2003
- Review of the Implementation of Oceans Policy 2002
- Archived publications
Marine pollution
Books and reports
Marine debris
- Finding solutions: Derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in Northern Australia
- Impacts of plastic debris on Australian marine wildlife - June 2009
- Key threatening processes information sheet - Harmful marine debris - 2003
- Marine Debris in Northern Australian Waters 2004 - April 2005
- Pilot investigation of the origins and pathways of marine debris found in the northern Australian marine environment - July 2008
- Research on the impact of marine debris on marine turtle survival and behaviour: North east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - April 2009
- Threat abatement plan for the impacts of marine debris on vertebrate marine life - May 2009 (order printed copy)
Antifouling
- Code of Practice for Antifouling and In-water Hull Cleaning and Maintenance - 1997
- International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling System on Ships, 2001
- Introduction to Urban Stormwater Management in Australia - 2002
- Reducing the Impacts of Shipping Operations on the Marine Environment: An Information Register - Report Series, Commonwealth Coastal Action Program, No 8, 1996
- TBT analysis protocol development and current contamination assessment - 2004
Guidelines
- Best Practice Guidelines for Waste Reception Facilities at Ports, Marinas and Boat Harbours in Australia and New Zealand
- National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging 2009 (order printed copy)
- National Ocean Disposal Guidelines for Dredged Material - 2002
Brochures and fact sheets
Permit application forms - Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981
- Dispose of Dredge or Excavation Material at Sea Permit Application Form
- Dispose of Vessels at Sea Permit Application Form
- Artificial Reef Permit Application Form
- Burial at Sea Permit Application Form
- Dispose of a Fish Waste or Material Resulting from Industrial Fish Processing Operation at Sea Permit Application Form
- Dispose Bulky Items from Small Islands Into the Sea Permit Application Form
Fisheries and the environment
Books and reports
General
- Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries
- A Review and Synthesis of Australian Fisheries Habitat Research
Commonwealth fishery reports
- Draft Assessment of Bass Strait Scallop Central Zone Fishery - 2009
- Assessment of the Coral Sea Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Macquarie Island Toothfish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Northern Prawn Fishery - 2003
- Assessment of the Skipjack Tuna Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Small Pelagics Fishery - 2006
- Assessment of Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - 2006
- Assessment of the Southern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - 2009
- Assessment of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Southern Squid Jig Fishery - 2009
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Prawn Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Torres Strait Trochus Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Trawl Fisheries - 2007
New South Wales fishery reports
- Assessment of New South Wales Abalone fishery - 2006
- Assessment of New South Wales Estuary General Fishery - 2003
- Assessment of New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the New South Wales Lobster Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of New South Wales Ocean Hauling Fishery - 2003
- Assessment of New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery - 2006
- Assessment of New South Wales Ocean Trawl Fishery - 2006
Northern Territory fishery reports
- Assessment of Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Northern Territory Demersal Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Northern Territory Finfish Trawl Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Northern Territory Mud Crab Fishery - 2002
- Assessment of Northern Territory Offshore Net and Line Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Northern Territory Spanish Mackerel Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of Northern Territory Timor Reef Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Northern Territory Trepang Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of Northern Territory Shark Fishery - 2005
Queensland fishery reports
- Assessment of Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Queensland Deepwater Finfish Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Pearl Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Queensland East Coast Trochus Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Queensland Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Queensland Rocky Reef Finfish Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Queensland Blue Swimmer Crab Pot Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Developmental Slipper Lobster Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Eel Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland Finfish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Finfish Trawl Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Finfish Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Line Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Marine Specimen Shell Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland Moreton Bay Developmental Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Queensland Mud Crab Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Queensland Spanner Crab Fishery - 2007
South Australian fishery reports
- Assessment of the South Australian Lakes and Coorong Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the South Australian Marine Scalefish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the South Australian Abalone Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the South Australian Beach-cast Seagrass and Marine Algae Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the South Australian Blue Crab Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the South Australian Giant Crab Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the South Australian Pilchard Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the South Australian Prawn Trawl Fisheries - 2004
- Assessment of the South Australian Specimen Shell Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of South Australian Rock Lobster Fishery - 2003
Tasmanian fishery reports
- Assessment of Tasmanian Commercial Dive Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Kelp Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Tasmanian Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Scalaris Abalone Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Tasmanian Scallop Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Freshwater Eel Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Native Oyster Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery - 2006
- Assessment of the Tasmanian Abalone Fishery - 2007
Victorian fishery reports
- Assessment of Victorian Sea Urchin Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Victorian Eel Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Victorian Rock Lobster Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of Victorian Abalone Fishery - 2003
- Assessment of the Victorian Developmental Jellyfish Fishery - 2003
Western Australian fishery reports
- Assessment of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Western Australian Abrolhos Island and Mid West Trawl Managed Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Western Australian Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Western Australian Specimen Shell Managed Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of Western Australian West Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery and South Coast Purse Seine Managed Fishery - 2005
- Assessment of the Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Onslow and Nickol Bay Prawn Managed Fisheries - 2004
- Assessment of the West Coast Deep Sea Crab Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Western Australian Abalone Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Western Australian Broome Prawn Managed Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Kimberley Prawn Managed Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Mackerel Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Pilbara Trap Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Salmon Managed Fisheries - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Experimental Crab Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of Western Australian Shark Bay Snapper Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian South Coast Crustean Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of Western Australian Pearl Oyster Fishery - 2004
- Assessment of the Western Australian Exmouth Gulf Prawn Fishery - 2008
- Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Scallop Fishery - 2007
- Assessment of the Western Rock Lobster Fishery - 2002
Brochures and fact sheets
- Information sheets
- Fisheries Assessments, September 2003
- Exporting of marine wildlife or wildlife products for commercial purposes, September 2003
- Interaction with Protected Species - under revision
- Trade of syngnathids and solenostomids, September 2003
- Wildlife Protection (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1982 (Schedule 4) Benchmarks for the Environmental Assessment of Fisheries
Newsletter
Great Barrier Reef
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protection: legislative changes - frequently asked questions - fact sheet - 2009
- Safeguarding the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - fact sheet - 2009
- Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009
- Maintaining a healthy and
resilient Great Barrier Reef - 2009
The Commonwealth and Queensland Governments’ Interim Response to the Outlook Report - Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - 2009
- Great Barrier Reef Intergovernmental Agreement - 2009
- Great Barrier Reef Ministerial Council Communiques
- Review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975: Review Panel Report - 2006 (order printed copy)
- A Review of The Business Exit (Licence Buyout) Assistance Component of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Structural Adjustment Package - October 2007
International marine issues
Conference and workshop proceedings
Newsletters
- London Convention Newsletter No 1 - 2002
- London Convention Newsletter No 2 - 2002
- London Convention Newsletter No 3 - 2002
Introduced marine pests
Books and reports
- Antifouling performance standards for the Maritime industry: Development of a framework for assessment, approval and relevance of effective products - 2007
- Controlling the Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis) in Australia - 2004
- Development of genetic probes for rapid assessment of the impacts of marine invasive species on native biodiversity - Maoricolpus roseus - 2004
- Empirical validation: Small vessel translocation of key threatening species - Stage I - Asterias amurensis - 2004
- Empirical Validation - Stage II: Small Vessel Translocation of Key Threatening Species - Asterias amurensis and Undaria pinnatifida - 2007
- Eradicating and preventing the spread of the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia in NSW - 2004
- Evaluation of the Hastings National Demonstration Project - 2003
- Feasibility study for genetic control of Caulerpa in SA and NSW - 2004
- Minimising Impacts of the North Pacific Seastar in Australia - 2004
- National Control Plan for Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis): workshop proceedings - 2002
- Report of the National Taskforce on the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions - 2000
- Domestic Vessel Movements and the Spread of Marine Pests - 2003
- The effectiveness of Australia's response to the Black Striped Mussel incursion in Darwin, Australia - 2000
- The Australian pilot project for the treatment of ships' ballast water - 2004
Marine bioregional planning
Books and reports
- Marine Matters National: Atlas of Australian Marine Fishing and Coastal Communities
- Economic Contribution of Australia's Marine Industries 1995-96 to 2002-03
- National Marine Atlas. Non-Fisheries Uses in Australia's Marine Jurisdiction
- Stocktake of Environmental, Socio-economic and Governance Performance Assessment Systems in use by Australian Governments
East Marine Region
News updates
Bioregional profile
Brochures and fact sheets
Areas for Further Assessment in the East Marine Region
- Developments in the East Marine Region
- Areas for Further Assessment
- Coral Sea Conservation Zone
- Marine Bioregional Planning
- Questions and answers
- Maps
Coral Sea fact sheets
- Coral Sea Conservation Zone fact sheet (PDF - 306 KB) | (RTF - 278 KB)
- Commercial tourism operations in the Coral Sea (PDF - 306 KB) | (RTF - 36 KB)
- Commercial fishing in the Coral Sea Conservation Zone (PDF - 283 KB) | (RTF - 34 KB)
- Recreational fishing in the Coral Sea Conservation Zone (PDF - 268 KB) | (RTF - 35 KB)
Books and Reports
- As Far as the Eye Can See: Indigenous Interests in the East Marine Planning Region
- Assessment of the conservation values of the Norfolk Seamounts area
- Characterisation of the marine environment of the East Marine Region
- Description of commercial, recreational and charter fishing activities in the East Marine Region
- Description of Key Species Groups in the East Marine Region
- Ecosystems of the East Marine Region
- Non-fisheries Resource Use Activities in the East Marine Planning Region
- Sedimentology and Geomorphology of the East Marine region of Australia - A Spatial Analysis - 2008
East Marine Region Strategic Regional Assessment Workshop - 28-29 July 2009 Brisbane
- Executive Summary - EMR Strategic Regional Assessment Workshop - Central (PDF - 544 KB) | (RTF - 171 KB)
- Executive Summary - EMR Strategic Regional Assessment Workshop - North (PDF - 97 KB) | (RTF - 63 KB)
- Executive Summary - EMR Strategic Regional Assessment Workshop - South (PDF - 98 KB) | (RTF - 65 KB)
Maps
News updates
North Marine Region
News updates
Bioregional profile
Brochures and fact sheets
Books and reports
- Age, growth and reproductive dynamics of the Talang Queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus) in Northern Australia
- Biological survey of the Arafura Sea
- Characterisation of the marine environment of the North Marine Region
- Coral survey at selected sites in Arnhem Land
- Crossing Borders: Implications of the Memorandum of Understanding on Bajo fishing activity in northern Australian waters - 2001
- Description paper for Areas for Further Assessment in the North Marine Region - 2009
- Determining feasibility of acoustic tag attachment and documenting short-term movements in Pristis zijsron
- Finding solutions: Derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in Northern Australia
- Key Species: a description of Key Species groups in the Northern Planning Area
- Living on Saltwater Country: Cape York Peninsula Sea Country Management, needs and issues
- Living on Saltwater Country: Goulburn Island to the QLD Border Sea Country Management, needs and issues
- Living on Saltwater Country: Review of literature about Aboriginal rights, use, management and interests in northern Australian marine environments
- Living on Saltwater Country: Southern Gulf of Carpentaria Sea Country Management, needs and issues
- Northern Marine Atlas: Fisheries uses and social indicators in Australia’s marine jurisdiction
- Northern Marine Atlas: Non-fisheries uses in Australia's marine jurisdiction
- Northern Scoping Report
- Northern Snapshot
- Queenfish Report
- Scoping report for the Northern Planning Area
- Snapshot of the Northern Planning Area
- Socio-economic overview of the Northern Planning Area
- A survey of intertidal seagrass from Van Diemen Gulf to Castlereagh Bay, Northern Territory, and from Gove to Horn Island, Queensland
- Torres Strait Islanders and fisheries: an analysis of economic development programs
- Torres Strait seabed & water-column data collation, bio-physical modeling and characterization
- Tradition and legislation: Analysis of Torres Strait Treaty and Fisheries Act terms
North-west Marine Region
News updates
Bioregional profile
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
- 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
South-east Marine Region
News updates
Brochures and fact sheets
- Marine Bioregional Planning - 2006
- South-east Regional Marine Plan - 2004
Books and reports
Research reports (2003 onward)
- Australia's South-east Marine Region: A User's Guide to Identifying Candidate Areas for a Regional Representative System of Marine Protected Areas- 2003
- Data Layers and Metadata to Assist in the Selection of Candidate MPAs in the SEMR - Draft - 2003
- Key economic issues facing marine based industries in the South East Marine Region - 2004
- Kooyang Sea Country Plan - 2004
- Marine Matters: Atlas of marine activities and coastal communities in Australia's South-East Marine Region
- Marine Matters: Social contributions of marine uses to communities in the south east region of Australia
- South-east Regional Marine Plan: Implementing Australia's Oceans Policy in the South-East Marine Region - 2004 (order printed copy)
South-east Regional Marine Plan (2002)
- Communities: Connecting with the ocean - 2002
- A discussion paper for advancing the South-east Regional Marine Plan - 2002
- Ecosystems: Nature's diversity - 2002
- Impact from the ocean/land interface - 2001
- Impact of aquaculture - 2001
- Impacts: Identifying disturbances - 2002
- Impacts of shipping - 2002
- Impacts on the natural system - Chapter 4: Impacts of petroleum - 2001
- Ocean management: the legal framework - 2002
- Resources: Macquarie Island's picture - 2002
- Resources: Using the ocean - 2002
- Sea Country: an Indigenous perspective - 2002
- A summary paper: Glimpses of the South-east Marine Region - 2002
Research reports (2001-2002)
- Interim Bioregionalisation for the continental slope and deeper waters of the South-East Marine Region of Australia - 2001
- Non-market economic values and the South-east Marine Region - 2001
- Pressures on uses in the South-east Marine Region - 2001
- Risk assessment for environmental management of the marine environment - 2001
- Snapshot of the South-east - 2001
- South-east Regional Marine Plan - Scoping paper - 2001
- Targeted review of biological and ecological information from fisheries research in the South-east Marine Region - 2002
- Technical review of impacts matrices - Final report
Maps
South-west Marine Region
News updates
Bioregional profile
- The South-West Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile and Background Reports (CD) - 2007 (order printed copy)
Brochures and fact sheets
Books and reports
- Characterisation of the marine environment of the South-west Marine Region - 2007
- Ecological importance of small pelagic fishes in the Flinders Current System - 2008
- Geomorphology and sedimentology of the South Western Planning Area of Australia - 2005
- Marine Bioregional Planning in the South-west Marine Region - Areas for Further Assessment - 2009
- Patterns of future developments in the South-west Marine Region - 2007
- Sedimentology and Geomorphology of the South West Planning Region of Australia - A spatial analysis - 2006
- A Socio-economic Analysis and Description of the Marine Industries of Australia's South-west Marine Region - 2007
- The South-west Marine Region: Ecosystems and Key Species Groups - 2007
- Understanding areas of high productivity within the South-west Marine Region - 2007
- Western rock lobster in ecosystem processes of south-western Australia - 2007
Marine Protected Areas
Videos
- Australia's Marine Protected Areas DVD - June 2008 (order printed copy)
- Grey Nurse Sharks in the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve - 2007
Visitor information brochures
- Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve - Information for Visitors - June 2009 (order printed copy)
- Coral Sea National Nature Reserves Brochure - 2002
- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve Brochure - 2002
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park: Information for Park Users - Prepared by SA Government on behalf of GABMP Steering Committee
- Mermaid reef marine national nature reserve - Information for Visitors - May 2009 (order printed copy)
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) - Information for Visitors - June 2009 (order printed copy)
Management arrangements in marine protected areas
- Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve
- Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve
- Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve & Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve
- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserves
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Macquarie Island Marine Park
- Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
- South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
Brochures and fact sheets
- Australia's Marine Protected Areas: Protecting our Coasts and Oceans
- Goals and principles for the establishment of the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas in Commonwealth waters
Books and reports
- Australian IUCN Reserve Management Principles for Commonwealth Marine Protected Areas - 2002
- Guidance on achieving comprehensiveness, adequacy, and representativeness in the Commonwealth waters component of the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas - 2006
- Guidelines for Establishing the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas - 1998
- Interim Marine Bioregionalisation for Australia - Towards a National System of Marine Protected Areas - 1996
- Marine protected areas poster series booklet (order printed copy)
- Progress in implementing the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA) - 2008
- Rapid Assessment of Australian MPAs using Satellite Remote Sensing - 2001
- Socio-economic Impact Assessment Toolkit; A guide to assessing the socio-economic impacts of Marine Protected Areas in Australia - 2005
- Strategic Plan of Action for the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas - 1999
- Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas in Australia - 1997
- Understanding and Applying the Principles of Comprehensiveness, Adequacy and Representativeness for the NRSMPA - 1999
- 5th IUCN World Parks Congress - Durban, South Africa - 2003
Discussion papers for the marine theme workshops:
Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA)
- A guide to The Integrated Marine and Coastal Regionalisation of Australia - version 4.0
- The Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia - version 3.3
National Marine Bioregionalisation of Australia
- Benthic fact sheets - 2005
- Benthic maps - 2005
- Benthic Marine Bioregionalisation of Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone - 2005
- Bioregionalisation of Australian waters using brittle stars Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea), a major group of marine benthic invertebrates - 2008
- Bioregionalisation of the waters around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands using brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) - 2008
- Collation and analysis of oceanographic datasets for National Marine Bioregionalisation - 2005
- Collation and analysis of oceanographic datasets for National Marine Bioregionalisation: the Northern Large Marine Domain - 2005
- Collation and validation of museum collection databases related to the distribution of marine sponges in northern Australia - 2004
- Geomorphic features of the continental margin of Australia - 2005
- National Marine Sediments database and Seafloor Characteristics Project - Final report - 2005
- Pelagic fact sheets - 2005
- Pelagic maps - 2005
- Pelagic regionalisation: National Marine Bioregionalisation Integration Project report - 2005
- Validation of the national demersal fish datasets for the regionalisation of the Australian continental slope and outer shelf (>40 m depth) - 2005
Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve
- Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve - Information for Visitors - June 2009 (order printed copy)
- Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve Management Plans - 2002-2009
- Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island Reserves Brochure - 2005
- Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve marine and terrestrial introduced species prevention and management strategy - 2004
- The Corals Collected During September/October 1997 at Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea — A report to Parks Australia
- Management and Research Issues at Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve - 2002
- Population genetics of Southeast Asian and Western Pacific green turtles, Chelonia mydas - 2002
- Stocks of Trochus and Bęche-de-mer at Cartier Reef: 2001 surveys - 2002
- Survey 2000: Bęche-de-mer and trochus populations at Ashmore Reef - 2000
- Survey and Stock Size Estimates of the Shallow Reef (0-15 m Deep) and Shoal Area (15-50 m Deep) Marine Resources and Habitat Mapping Within the Timor Sea MOU74 Box - 1999
- Surveys of Trochus, Holothuria, Giant Clams and the Coral Communities at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Reef and Mermaid Reef, Northwestern Australia - 2003
- Understanding the Cultural, Natural Heritage Values & Management Challenges of the Ashmore Region - 2001
Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Books and reports
- Baseline Biodiversity Survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve - 2009
- Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve Commonwealth Waters - Swath Survey and Habitat classification - June 2008
- Fishing prohibitions in the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve - Determination notices - May 2007
- Socio-economic impact assessment of the proposed Cod Grounds Marine Protected Area - 2004
Brochure
Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve & Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve
Brochures and fact sheets
Books and reports
- Coringa–Herald National Nature Reserve – Identification of invertebrates collected on the 2007 invertebrate survey - 2008
- Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve & Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve Management Plan - 2001
- Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve seabird monitoring - 2007
- Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve Marine Survey 2007 - 2008
- Marine surveys undertaken in the Coringa-Herald National Nature Reserve - March-April 2003
- Report on levels of scale insect pulvinaria urbicola and its natural enemies - March 2001
- Report on visit to the Coringa - Herald Nature Reserve 30 July - 10 August, 2001: with regard to the releasing of parasitoids and ladybird predators of the pest scale Pulvinaria urbicola on Pisonia grandis - August 2001
- Report On Visit to the Coringa - Herald Nature Reserve 17-21 December 2001: with regard to the releasing of parasitoids and ladybird predators of the pest scale Pulvinaria urbicola on Pisonia grandis - 2001
- Report On Visit to the Coringa - Herald Nature Reserve and SE Magdelaine Cay 15-22 March, 2002: with regard to the releasing of parasitoids and ladybird predators of the pest scale Pulvinaria urbicola on Pisonia grandis and the assessment of biocontrol options for hawkmoths - 2002
- Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve - March 2004
Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Park
- Connectivity of black cod Epinephelus daemelii between Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs (as measured by population genetic structure based on microsatellites) – 2009
- Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve Management Plan 2006-2013 - 2006 (order printed copy)
- Genetic connectedness between black cod collections along the NSW coast and Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Reserve - June 2007
- Marine Surveys undertaken in the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve - December 2003
- Population genetic structure of Australian Galapagos reef sharks Carcharhinus galapagensis at Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Nature Reserve and Lord Howe Island Marine Park - 2008
- A report on the ecological surveys undertaken at Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs - February 2006
Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park - 2003
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth and State Waters) - A Description Of Values And Uses - 2005
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan 2005–2012 - 2005 (order printed copy)
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan 2005–2012 - Summary for Park Users - 2005 (order printed copy)
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park: Information for Park Users - Prepared by SA Government on behalf of GABMP Steering Committee
- The potential sensitivity of marine mammals to mining and exploration in the Great Australian Bight Marine park Marine Mammal Protection Zone: An independent review and risk assessment report to the Department of the Environment and Heritage - 2003
Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan - 2002 (order printed copy)
- Deeper water fish and benthic surveys in the Lord Howe Island Marine Park - February 2004
Macquarie Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Mermaid Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
Brochures and fact sheets
Books and reports
- Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve - Information for visitors - May 2009 (order printed copy)
- Surveys of Trochus, Holothuria, Giant Clams and the Coral Communities at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Reef and Mermaid Reef, Northwestern Australia - 2003
- Mermaid Reef Marine National Nature Reserve Plan of Management - 2000-2007
Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) - Information for Visitors - July 2009 (order printed copy)
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan - 2002-June 2009
- Ningaloo Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) - Literature Review - 2000
- Ningaloo Marine Park - Initial survey of seabed biodiversity in intermediate and deeper waters - March 2004
Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters)
- Solitary Islands Marine Park and Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters): Zoning Summary and User Guide - December 2007 (order printed copy)
- Solitary Islands Marine Reserve (Commonwealth Waters): Management Plan - 2001 (Plan expired 3 April 2008)
South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves
Approval application forms
- Commercial fishing user guide - includes registration form
- Commercial tourism (including charter fishing) user guide - includes registration form
- Mining - Seismic survey and transit
- Mining - All other mining
- Recreational activities
- Scienitifc research
- Shipping (Commercial vessel transit)
Brochures and fact sheets
- Beyond and Beneath the Blue Horizon: An Introduction to the Commonwealth Marine Reserves of South-east Australia - September 2007 (order printed copy)
Books and reports
- Assessment of the Conservation Values of the Bonney Upwelling (Blue Whale Aggregation) Area - 2002
- Assessment of the Conservation Values of the Bass Strait Sponge Beds Area - 2002
- Australia's South-east Marine Region: A User's Guide to Identifying Candidate Areas for a Regional Representative System of Marine Protected Areas- 2003
- Data Layers and Metadata to Assist in the Selection of Candidate MPAs in the SEMR - Draft - 2003
Newsletters
Marine species
Recovery plans
- Draft recovery plans for public comment
- Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels - 2001
- Recovery Plan for four species of Handfish - 2005
- Recovery Plan for Great White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Australia - 2002
- Recovery Plan for Grey Nurse Sharks Carcharias taurus in Australia - 2002
- Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia - July 2003
- Recovery Plan for Sub-Antarctic Fur Seal and Southern Elephant Seal - 2004
- Recovery Plan for ten species of Seabirds - 2005
- Recovery Plan for Whale Shark - 2005
Dugongs
Marine invertebrates
Plans
Marine turtles
Books and reports
- Identifying the links between nesting and foraging grounds for the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in northern Australia - Project final report - July 2007
- Improving survivorship of the nests of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles - the reductions of feral dog numbers from northern beaches on Melville Island, Tiwi Islands, NT - May 2004
- Olive Ridley nesting and foraging grounds - July 2007
- Pilot study of Loggerhead Turtles in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area: Movements and community based conservation - November 2004
- Population genetics of Southeast Asian and Western Pacific green turtles, Chelonia mydas - 2002
- Research on the impact of marine debris on marine turtle survival and behaviour: North east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - April 2009
- Sea Turtle conservation and education on the Tiwi Islands - August 2007
- Sustainable harvest of marine turtles and dugongs in Australia - 2005
Brochures and fact sheets
- Protected Marine Species Identification Guide - factsheets on marine protected species
Newsletters
Seabirds
Books and reports
- Albatrosses and petrels in Australia: a review of their conservation and management report - (publication housed on CSIRO website)
- Survey and Stock Size Estimates of the Shallow Reef (0-15m Deep and Shoal Area (15-50m deep) Marine Resources and Habitat Mapping Within the Timor Sea MOU74 Box - Volume 3: Seabirds and Shorebirds of Ashmore Reef - 1999
Brochures and fact sheets
Plans
- Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels - 2001
- Threat Abatement Plan for the Incidental Catch (or by-catch) of Seabirds During Oceanic Longline Fishing Operations - 1998
Seals and sea lions
- Biology, threats and conservation status of the sub-Antarctic fur seal and Southern elephant seal in Australian waters
- Sub-antarctic fur seal and southern elephant seal recovery plan 2004-2009 - 2004
- Archived publications
Sharks
Books and reports
General
- Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) CITES identification sheet - September 2007
- World Shark Catch, Production and Trade 1990 - 2003 - 2006
Action plan
- Conservation Overview and Action Plan for Australian Threatened and Potentially Threatened Marine and Estuarine Fishes - February 2002
Recovery plans
- Recovery Plan for Grey Nurse Sharks Carcharias taurus in Australia - June 2002
- Recovery Plan for Great White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Australia - 2002
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - 2005
Elasmobranchs
- Status of Freshwater and Estuarine Elasmobranchs in Northern Australia - September 2004
- Elasmobranchs in the Fitzroy River, Western Australia - February 2004
Glyphis sp.
- Acoustic tracking of Glyphis sp. A in the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia - August 2005
- Conservation assessment of Glyphis sp. A (speartooth shark), Glyphis sp. C (northern river shark), Pristis microdon (freshwater sawfish) and Pristis zijsron (green sawfish) - June 2005
- Distribution and abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northen Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries: final report May 2008 - 2008
- Habitat associations of Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) and Northern River Sharks (Glyphis sp. C): including genetic analysis of P. microdon across nothern Australia: report to May 2008 - 2008
- The northern river shark (Glyphis sp. C) in Western Australia - February 2004
- Spatial distribution and habitat utilisation of the speartooth shark Glyphis sp. A in relation to fishing in Northern Australia - 2008
Grey nurse shark
- Biology and Ecology - Grey Nurse Shark
- Code of Conduct for Diving with Grey Nurse Sharks - June 2002
- Designing protected areas for grey nurse sharks off eastern Australia - June 2005
- Documentation of depth-related migratory movements, localised movements at critical habitat sites and the effects of scuba diving for the east coast grey nurse shark population - 2009
- Identification of Western Australian Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites - July 2005
- Identifying movements and habitats of white sharks and grey nurse sharks - 2005
- Investigations of Grey Nurse Shark in Queensland - December 2004
- Population size and structure of grey nurse shark off east and west Australia - 2009
- Recovery plan for the Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) in Australia - 2002
- Review of Grey Nurse Shark tagging research - October 2003
Videos
Sawfish
- Conservation assessment of Glyphis sp. A (speartooth shark), Glyphis sp. C (northern river shark), Pristis microdon (freshwater sawfish) and Pristis zijsron (green sawfish) - June 2005
- Determining feasibility of acoustic tag attachment and documenting short-term movements in Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 - 2004
- Development of non-lethal methods for determining age and habitat use of sawfishes from northern Australia - Final Report - 2009
- Distribution and abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northen Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries : final report - May 2008
- Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) movements and population demographics in the Fitzroy River, Western Australia and genetic analysis of P. microdon and Pristis zijsron - October 2009
- Habitat associations of Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) and Northern River Sharks (Glyphis sp. C): including genetic analysis of P. microdon across nothern Australia: report to May 2008 - 2008
- Report of the Freshwater Sawfish Pristis microdon Science Workshop - June 2009
Whale sharks
- Assessing traditional ecological knowledge of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in eastern Indonesia: A pilot study with fishing communities in Nusa Tenggara Timur - 2008
- CITES Identification Manual Whale Shark - October 2002
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) CITES identification sheet - September 2007
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - 2005
White sharks
- Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix II Listing of the White Shark (revision 1) - September 2004
- Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix III Listing of the White Shark including identification manual - 2001
- Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) CITES identification sheet - September 2007
- Identifying movements and habitats of white sharks and grey nurse sharks - June 2005
- Site fidelity, residence times and home range patterns of white sharks around pinniped colonies - June 2005
- Spatial dynamics and habitat preferences of juvenile white sharks: identifying critical habitat and options for monitoring recruitment: final report June 2008 - 2008
- Trial DNA testing of shark products imported into and exported from Australia to detect the presence of Great White Shark - May 2005
- White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Recovery Plan - 2002
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
Books and reports
- Conservation and values: Global cetacean snapshot - A progress report - June 2008
- Conservation and values: Global cetacean summary report - June 2009
- Development of Conservation Management Plans for Improved Cetacean Management and Regional Non-Lethal Collaborative Research Programs: A Proposal for the Southern Ocean - June 2008
- The Future of the International Whaling Commission: An Australian Proposal - 2010
- Review of the conservation status of Australia's smaller whales and dolphins - 2006
- A Universal Metaphor: Australia's Opposition to Commercial Whaling: Report of the National Task Force on Whaling - May 1997
- Whale Conservation and Management: A Future for the IWC - February 2008
Guidelines and protocols
- Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2005 - 2006
- Interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales - EPBC Act Policy Statement 2.1 , 2007
- Standardised protocols for the collection of biological samples from stranded cetaceans - 2006
Plans
- The Action Plan for Australian Cetaceans - 1996
- Blue, Fin and Sei Whale Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - May 2005
- Humpback Whale Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - May 2005
- Southern Right Whale Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - May 2005
Brochures and fact sheets
- Fishing for facts - Are whales threatening fish stocks? - March 2007
- Humpback Whales of Eastern Australia - September 2007
- Protecting Whales and Dolphins - 2006 (order printed copy)
- Watching whales and dolphins - Keep a safe distance - Fact sheet (Watching whales and dolphins safetly) folds to pocket size
- Whales and Dolphins in Australian Waters - June 2006 (order printed copy)
- Whale Research - 2006 (order printed copy)
Educational resources
Videos & audio
Video
Australia's MPAs
Take a tour of Australia's Marine Protected Areas
Permits
- Antarctic
- Great Barrier Reef
- Marine Protected Areas
- Sea dumping
- Sea installations
- Whales and dolphins
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