Coasts and marine publications
Most publications are only available online. Hardcopies of publications marked Order printed copy can be ordered online.
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Latest releases
- Coral Sea region - Commonwealth marine reserve proposal
- Our Australia - One Place, Many Stories: Oceans (order printed copy)
- Temperate East Marine Region - draft marine bioregional plan and Commonwealth marine reserves network proposal
- Fisheries assessments open for public comment
General
Books and reports
- Our Australia - One Place, Many Stories: Oceans (order printed copy)
- Explore lost worlds of the deep NORFANZ Voyage - 2006
- Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia - an ecosystem-based classification for marine and coastal environments
- Publications archive
Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council
- 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
- Australia's National Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities - Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council, 2006
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
- Introduction to Urban Stormwater Management in Australia - 2002
- National Assessment Guidelines for Dredging 2009 (order printed copy)
- National Ocean Disposal Guidelines for Dredged Material - 2002
- TBT analysis protocol development and current contamination assessment - 2004
Marine debris
- Finding solutions: Derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in Northern Australia - 2003
- 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)
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
- Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of fisheries assessments
- A Review and Synthesis of Australian Fisheries Habitat Research
- Fisheries assessments
Brochures and information sheets
- Fisheries Assessments, September 2003
- Exporting of marine wildlife or wildlife products for commercial purposes, September 2003
- Trade of syngnathids and solenostomids, September 2003
- Benchmarks for the Environmental Assessment of fisheries
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
- Review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Structural Adjustment Package - 2010
- 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
- Australian Government Support Plan for the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs Fisheries and Food Security - 2011
- Australian Government Coral Triangle Initiative Support Activities - 2011
- Workshop on the Governance of High Seas Biodiversity Conservation - 2003
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
General
Books and reports
- Economic Contribution of Australia's Marine Industries 1995-96 to 2002-03 - 2004
- National Marine Atlas. Non-Fisheries Uses in Australia's Marine Jurisdiction - 2004
- Stocktake of Environmental, Socio-economic and Governance Performance Assessment Systems in use by Australian Governments - 2004
Temperate East Marine Region
Books and Reports
- Areas for Further Assessment
- 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 - 2006
- Bioregional profile - East Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile - 2009
- Characterisation of the marine environment of the East Marine Region - 2008
- Description of commercial, recreational and charter fishing activities in the East Marine Region - 2007
- Description of Key Species Groups in the East Marine Region - 2007
- Ecosystems of the East Marine Region - 2007
- Non-fisheries Resource Use Activities in the East Marine Planning Region - 2007
- 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)
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
North Marine Region
Analysis of Social and Economic Impacts
- Interim estimates of potential catch and gross value of production impacts of draft marine reserves in the North Marine Region (PDF - 1174KB) | (Word - 1198KB) - ABARES, November 2011
Brochures and fact sheets
Books and reports
- Age, growth and reproductive dynamics of the Talang Queenfish (Scomberoides commersonnianus) in Northern Australia
- 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 Marine Bioregional Plan - Bioregional Profile - 2008
- 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
- Remote sensing for light attenuation mapping in the North Marine Region
- 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
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
North-west Marine Region
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
South-east Marine Region
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
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
South-west Marine Region
South-west Marine Bioregional Planning public consultation
Draft Plan
- Marine bioregional plan for the South-west Marine Region - Consultation draft (PDF - 1595KB) | HTML
- Schedule 1 (PDF - 776 KB) | (Word - 759 KB)
- Schedule 2 (PDF - 6571 KB) | (Word - 1721 KB)
- Overview of marine bioregional plans (PDF - 731KB) | HTML
- Developing Marine Reserves and marine bioregional planning in Australia's South-west (PDF - 3635 KB)
Conservation Value Report Cards
- Commonwealth marine environment report card (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 5747KB)
- Heritage places report card (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 1638KB)
- Species group report card - bony fish (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 2902KB)
- Species group report card - cetaceans (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 3094KB)
- Species group report card - pinnipeds (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 2677KB)
- Species group report card - reptiles (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 2958KB)
- Species group report card - seabirds (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 2544KB)
- Species group report card - sharks (PDF - 446KB) | (Word - 3064KB)
Draft network proposal
- Proposal for the South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network - Consultation paper (PDF - 2789KB) | HTML
- Developing Marine Reserves and marine bioregional planning in Australias South-west (PDF - 3635 KB)
- Proposed Network - Shapefiles
Fact sheets
- Proposed South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network (PDF - 1 MB) | (Word - 1.3 MB)
- Proposed Abrolhos Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 307 KB) | (Word - 637 KB)
- Proposed Jurien Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 242 KB) | (Word - 504 KB)
- Proposed Perth Canyon Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 252 KB) | (Word - 577 KB)
- Proposed South-west Corner Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 307 KB) | (Word - 652 KB)
- Proposed Eastern Recherche Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 246 KB) | (Word - 491 KB)
- Proposed Great Australian Bight (extension) Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 304 KB) | (Word - 547 KB)
- Proposed Western Eyre Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 313 KB) | (Word - 589 KB)
- Proposed Western Kangaroo Island Commonwealth marine reserve (PDF - 257 KB) | (Word - 580 KB)
Maps
Books and reports
- Bioregional profile - The South-West Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile and Background Reports (CD) - 2007
- 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
- Archived publications
Fact sheets
- Marine bioregional planning (PDF - 542KB)
- Commonwealth marine reserves (PDF - 381KB)
- The South-west Marine Region at a glance (PDF - 795KB)
- Commonwealth marine reserves proposal for the South-west region (PDF - 458KB)
- Public consultation process (PDF - 541KB)
- Finalising the South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network (PDF - 635KB)
- The science and research supporting marine bioregional planning (PDF - 643KB)
- Fisheries adjustment policy (PDF - 540KB)
- Questions and answers (PDF - 475KB)
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
Marine protected areas
Videos
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) (order printed copy)
- 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
- A Study of Socio-Economic Issues Facing Traditional Indonesian Fishers Who Access the MOU Box - 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
- Marine surveys undertaken in the Lihou Reef National Nature Reserve - March 2004
- 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
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
- Effectiveness of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park in protecting the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) from by-catch mortality in shark gillnets - 2009
- 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
- Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan 2005–2012 - Summary for Park Users - 2005
- 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
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve
- Conservation of Marine Habitats in the Region of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands - 2000
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve and Conservation Zone: Regulation Impact Statement
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan - 2005 (order printed copy)
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Proposal - 2002
Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters)
- Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth Waters) Management Plan - 2002
- 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
- Scientific 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 - 2011
- 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
Marine invertebrates
Marine turtles
- A Biological Review Of Australian Marine Turtles
- 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
- Marine Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
- 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
- Protected Marine Species Identification Guide - factsheets on marine protected species
- Recovery plan for marine turtles in Australia - 2003
- 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
Migratory birds
- Albatrosses and petrels in Australia: a review of their conservation and management report - (publication housed on CSIRO website)
- Protected Marine Species Identification Guide
- Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels - 2011
- Seabirds-related funded projects under Natural Resource Management
- 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
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
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
- Development and implementation of a population estimation protocol to provide an estimate of East Coast population numbers for grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus)
- 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
- VIDEO - Grey Nurse Sharks in the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve - May 2007
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
- 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
- Non detriment finding for the Freshwater Sawfish, Pristis microdon - June 2011
- Report of the Freshwater Sawfish Pristis microdon Science Workshop - June 2009
- Spatial distribution and habitat utilisation of sawfish (Pristis spp) in relation to fishing in northern Australia - 2008
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
- Australia's research priorities for cetaceans
- The Australian Government Marine Mammal Conservation Initiative
- Non-lethal research techniques for studying whales
- Whale protection
- The role of science in the International Whaling Commission
- 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
- Whale Research - 2006
Educational resources
Videos & audio
Permits
- Antarctic
- Great Barrier Reef
- Marine Protected Areas
- Sea dumping
- Sea installations
- Whales and dolphins
More publications
Teachers & students
