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Coasts and oceans publications

Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Department's Community Information Unit.

General

Books and reports

• A Review of The Business Exit (Licence Buyout) Assistance Component of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Structural Adjustment Package - October 2007
• A National Approach to Addressing Marine Biodiversity Decline - Report to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council - April 2008
• Review of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 - Review Panel Report - 2006
• Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan Annual Report 2004-2005 - September 2005
• Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan Annual Report 2003-2004 - February 2005
• Australian Beach Data: Site Selection, Attributes and Quality Control - June 1998
• The Australian Coastal Zone and Global Change: Research Needs - December 1994
• Australian Government Envirofund
• Australia State of the Environment 2001 Report
• Commonwealth Coastal Policy - 1995
• Contributions of Science to Integrated Coastal Management Reports and Studies No. 61 - 1996
• Estimated Areas of Wetlands in the Australian Coastal Zone - CSIRO, 1994
• National Cooperative Approach to Integrated Coastal Zone Management - Framework and Implementation Plan - 2006
• Improving Performance in Partnership - Mid-term Evaluation of Coasts and Clean Seas 1997-1999
• Interim Marine and Coastal Regionalisation for Australia - an ecosystem-based classification for marine and coastal environments - June 1998
• Marine Disturbance in Parts of the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone - SoE 2nd Technical Paper Series No. 2 - 2001
• NSW Coastal Management Manual - 1990
• Our Sea, Our Future : Major Findings of the State of the Marine Environment Report for Australia - 1995
  • The Marine Environment - Technical Annex: 1
  • Pollution - Technical Annex: 2
  • State and Territory Issues - Technical Annex: 3
• Resource Assessment Commission Coastal Zone Inquiry - 1993
• State of the Environment Technical Papers Series - Coasts and Oceans - Series 1
• State of the Environment Technical Papers Series - Coasts and Oceans - Series 2

Brochures and fact sheets

• Australia's Unique South
  • Seagrass Meadows
  • Sponge Gardens
• If You're Making Tracks, Make Them Carefully - A Guide to Responsible Four-wheel Driving
• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide

Conference and workshop proceedings

• Beyond Biodiversity: Sustainable conservation and development of the oceans using Ecosystem Based Management (EBM)

Guidelines

• Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality (2000)
• Australian Guidelines for Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting (2000)

Newsletters

• Oceans Action Bulletin
• Shorelines - Coast and Marine Information Series
  • No. 1 - Communities in Action: Caring for the Coast
  • No. 3 - Seagrass: a Lawn too Important to Mow
• MCCN's Waves magazine: Topical review of marine & coastal issues produced 3-4 times a year

Series

• Australian Maritime Digest - November 1997 to December 1998
• Report Series - Commonwealth Coastal Action Program
  • No. 1 - Coastal Studies Directory of Relevant Tertiary Courses
  • No. 2 - CoastNet Development of an Electronic Network
  • No. 3 - Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - 1996
  • No. 4a - Australian Coastal Vulnerability - Assessment Project Report
  • No. 4b - Australian Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Workshop Report
  • No. 5a - Trace Metals in Sediments, Indicator Organisms and Traditional Seafoods of the Torres Strait
  • No. 5b - Heavy Metals in Commercial Prawn and Crayfish Species in the Torres Strait
  • No. 6 - Coastal Monitoring and Introduced Marine Pests
  • No. 7 - Coastal and Marine Resource Guide - a Component of the Coastal and Marine School Project - 1997
  • No. 8 - Reducing the Impacts of Shipping Operations on the Marine Environment: An Information Register - 1996
  • No. 9: Survey of Coastal Managers Training Requirements: National Short Course Program
  • No. 10 - Field Activities for Coastal and Marine Environments- 1997
  • No. 11 - Coastal Tourism: A Manual for Sustainable Development - 1997
  • No. 12 - We Fish for the Future - Recreational Fishing and People of Indo-Chinese Background - 1997
• Report Series - Coasts and Clean Seas
  • No. 13 - Good Practice Guidelines for Integrated Coastal Planning - 1998
  • No. 14 - Coastal Engineering Guidelines: For Working with the Australian Coast in an Ecologically Sustainable Way - 1998
  • No. 15 - Maintaining Biodiversity in Sustainable Marine Fisheries - a Review and Scoping of Future Directions - 1999

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Australia's Oceans policy

Books and reports

• Australian Oceans Forum Report 1997
• Australian Oceans Forum Report 2000
• Australia's Oceans, New Horizons 1997
• Australia's Oceans New Horizons: supporting policy statement 1997
• Australia's Oceans Policy Volume 1 - Caring, Understanding, Using Wisely 1998
• Australia's Oceans Policy Volume 2 - Specific Sectoral Measures 1998
• Marine Industry Development Strategy 1997
• Marine Science & Technology Plan 1999
• Marine Science & Technology Plan - An Overview 1999
• Oceans Policy - Principles and Processes 2003
• Report of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Oceans Policy 1998
• Review of the Implementation of Oceans Policy 2002

Series

• Australia's Oceans Policy - Background Papers
  • No. 1 - Oceans Facts and Figures - A Primer On Australia's Oceans and Exclusive Economic Zone 1997
  • No. 2 - International Agreements - Review of International Agreements, Conventions, Obligations and Other Instruments Influencing Use and Management of Australia's Marine Environment 1997
  • No. 3 - Submissions - Analysis of Submissions to the Oceans Policy Consultation Paper 1997
  • No. 4 - Reviews and Recommendations - Analysis of Marine and Coastal Reviews and their Recommendations in relation to Development of an Oceans Policy for Australia 1997
    
• Australia's Oceans Policy - Issues Papers
  • Oceans Planning And Management - Summary of issues papers 1, 2, and 3 1997
  • No. 1 - Multiple Use Management in the Australian Marine Environment, Principles, Definitions and Elements 1997
  • No. 2 - Management Instruments for Marine Allocation and Use 1997
  • No. 3 - Best Practice Mechanisms for Marine Use Planning 1997
  • No. 4 - Caring for the Commons Socio-cultural Considerations in Oceans Policy Development and Implementation 1997
  • No. 5 - Expanding the Role of Collaborative Management and Stewardship in the Conservation Management of Australia's Marine and Coastal Resources 1997
  • No. 6 - Saltwater Country Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Interest in Ocean Policy Development and Implementation 1997
  • No. 7 - Biodiversity Conservation: The major issues relating to the effective conservation of biological diversity in Australia's marine realm 1997

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Coastal and marine 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

Northern Marine Region

Books and reports

• Biological Survey of the Arafura sea
• Coral survey at selected sites in Arnhem Land
• Determining feasibility of acoustic tag attachment and documenting short-term movements in Pristis zijsron
• Finding Solutions - Marine Debris report
• Key Species
• Living on Saltwater Country
• Living on Saltwater Country: Cape York Peninsula Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
• Living on Saltwater Country: Southern Gulf of Carpentaria Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
• Living on Saltwater Country: Goulburn Island to the QLD Border Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
• Northern Fisheries Atlas
• Northern Marine Atlas
• Northern Scoping Report
• Northern Snapshot
• Queenfish Report
• Socio-economic Overview of the Northern Planning Area 
• 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

Brochures and factsheets

• The way ahead for Australia's Northern Oceans

North-west Marine Region

Brochures and factsheets

• The way ahead for Australia's North-west Oceans

South-east Marine Region

Books and Reports

• Communities - connecting with the ocean
• Discussion Paper for Advancing the South-east Regional Marine Plan
• Ecosystems - nature's diversity
• Impact from the ocean/land interface
• Impact of aquaculture
• Impacts - identifying disturbances
• Impacts of petroleum
• Impacts of shipping
• Interim Bioregionalisation for the continental slope and deeper waters of the South-East Marine Region of Australia
• Key Economic Issues Facing Marine Based Industries in the South East Marine Region
• Maps of the South-east Marine Region
• 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
• Non-market Economic Values and the South-east Marine Region
• Ocean management - the legal framework
• Pressures on uses in the South-east Marine Region
• Resources - Macquarie Island's picture
• Resources - using the ocean
• The Right Bait
• Risk assessment for environmental management of the marine environment
• Sea Country - an Indigenous perspective
• South-east Regional Marine Plan Scoping Paper
• Snapshot of the South-east
• Summary Paper - Glimpses of the South-east Marine Region
• Targeted Review of Biological and Ecological Information from Fisheries Research in the South-east Marine Region
• Technical review of impacts matrices: final report

Brochures and factsheets

• Marine Bioregional Planning
• South-east Regional Marine Plan Brochure

Plans

• Kooyang Sea Country Plan
• The South-east Regional Marine Plan

South-west Marine Region

Brochures and factsheets

• The way ahead for Australia's South-west Oceans

East Marine Region

Books and Reports

• The way ahead for Australia's Eastern Oceans
• Assessment of the conservation values of the Norfolk Seamounts area

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Coastal and marine pollution

Books and reports

• Pilot investigation of the origins and pathways of marine debris found in the northern Australian marine environment - July 2008
• Marine Debris in Northern Australian Waters 2004 - April 2005
• TBT analysis protocol development and current contamination assessment - 2004
• Code of Practice for Antifouling and In-water Hull Cleaning and Maintenance - 1997
• International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling System, 2001
• An Introduction to Acid Sulfate Soils - 2000
• Information paper on the proposed Reef Water Quality Protection Plan for catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - 2002
• Introduction to Urban Stormwater Management in Australia - 2002
• Outcomes of the Consultation Workshop on the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - 2002
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - Stage 1 Public Consultation - Information for Stakeholders - 2002
• Summary Statement of the Reef Science Panel Regarding Water Quality in and Adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef - 2002
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - 2003

Brochures and fact sheets

• Artificial Reefs
• Dumping Wastes at Sea
• Keep the Sea Plastic Free - Bin It - 2004
• Reef Water Quality Protection Plan - Stage 1 public consultation - information for stakeholders - 2002

Guidelines

• ANZECC Maritime Accidents and Pollution Strategy
  • Best Practice Guidelines for Waste Reception Facilities at Ports, Marinas and Boat Harbours in Australia and New Zealand
• National Ocean Disposal Guidelines for Dredged Material - 2002

Newsletters

• Stormwater News
  • Volume 1, Issue 1 September 2000
  • Volume 1, Issue 2 December 2000
  • Volume 1, Issue 3, April 2001
  • Volume 1, Issue 4, September 2001
  • Volume 1, Issue 5, March 2002
  • Volume 1, Issue 6, December 2002

Permit application forms

• Application form to Dispose of Dredge or Excavation Material at Sea
• Application form to Dispose of Vessels at Sea
• Application form for an Artificial Reef
• Application form for a Burial at Sea
• Application form to Dispose of a Fish Waste or Material Resulting from Industrial Fish Processing Operation at Sea
• Application form to Dispose Bulky Items from Small Islands Into the Sea

Posters

• A Gutful of Plastic - Let's Keep Plastic Off the Street and Out of the Ocean!
• Keep the Sea Plastic Free - Bin It

Series

• Report Series - Commonwealth Coastal Action Program
  No. 8 - Reducing the Impacts of Shipping Operations on the Marine Environment: An Information Register - 1996

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Coastal wetlands

Books and reports

• Estimated Areas of Wetlands in the Australian Coastal Zone - CSIRO, 1994
• Towards the development of a decision support system to select wetlands for strategic intervention: Report of a technical workshop held in Townsville 8-9 December 2003 - 2004

Brochures and fact sheets

• Wetland management in the Great Barrier Reef catchment - information sheet - 2004

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Fisheries and the environment

Books and reports

Commonwealth fishery reports

• Assessment of Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of Skipjack Tuna Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of Torres Strait Trochus Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of the Coral Sea Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Northern Prawn Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Southern Squid Jig Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Southern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Trawl Fisheries - 2004
• Assessment of Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of Bass Strait Scallop Central Zone Fishery - 2002
• Assessment of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery - 2002

New South Wales fishery reports

• Assessment of New South Wales Abalone fishery - 2005
• Assessment of the New South Wales Estuary Prawn Trawl Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of New South Wales Estuary General Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of New South Wales Ocean Hauling Fishery - 2003

Northern Territory fishery reports

• Assessment of Northern Territory Shark Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of Northern Territory Aquarium Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of the Northern Territory Demersal Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Northern Territory Finfish Trawl Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Northern Territory Trepang Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Northern Territory Spanish Mackerel Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of Northern Territory Timor Reef Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of the Northern Territory Mud Crab Fishery - 2002

Queensland fishery reports

• Assessment of Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of Queensland Deepwater Finfish Fishery - 2005
• 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 - 2005
• Assessment of the Queensland Blue Swimmer Crab Pot Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Developmental Slipper Lobster Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Spanish Mackerel Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland East Coast Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Eel Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Finfish (Stout Whiting) Trawl Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Developmental Finfish Trawl Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Inshore Finfish Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria Line Fishery - 2004
• 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 - 2004
• Assessment of the Queensland Spanner Crab Fishery - 2001

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 - 2004
• Assessment of the South Australian Pilchard Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the South Australian Prawn Trawl Fisheries - 2004
• Assessment of the South Australian Seahorse Marine Services - 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 - 2004
• Assessment of the Tasmanian Native Oyster Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of Tasmanian Giant Crab Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of the Tasmanian Abalone Fishery - 2001

Victorian fishery reports

• Assessment of Victorian Sea Urchin Fishery - 2005
• Assessment of the Victorian Eel Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Victorian Giant Crab Fishery - 2004
• 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 - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Australian Abalone Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Australian Beche-de-mer Fishery - 2004
• 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 Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Australian Salmon Managed Fisheries - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Experimental Crab Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of Western Australian Shark Bay Snapper Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of the Western Australian South Coast Crustean Fishery - 2004
• Assessment of Western Australian Pearl Oyster Fishery - 2003
• Assessment of the Western Australian Exmouth Gulf Prawn Fishery - 2002
• Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Prawn Trawl Fishery - 2002
• Assessment of the Western Australian Shark Bay Scallop Fishery - 2002
• Assessment of the Western Rock Lobster Fishery - 2002

Other reports

• A Review and Synthesis of Australian Fisheries Habitat Research
  

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

Guidelines

• Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of Fisheries

Newsletter

• CatchUp newsletter home page
• CatchUp - December 2006
• CatchUp - June 2006
• CatchUp - December 2005
• CatchUp - October 2005
• CatchUp - August 2005
• CatchUp - June 2005
• CatchUp - April 2005
• CatchUp - February 2005
• CatchUp - December 2004
• CatchUp - November 2004
• CatchUp - September 2004
• CatchUp - June 2004

Series

• Report Series - Commonwealth Coastal Action Program
  • No. 3 - Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - 1996
  • No. 12 - We Fish for the Future - Recreational Fishing and People of Indo-Chinese Background - 1997

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International marine issues

Conference and workshop proceedings

• Workshop on the Governance of High Seas Biodiversity Conservation

Newsletters

• London Convention Newsletter No 1 - 2002
• London Convention Newsletter No 2 - 2002
• London Convention Newsletter No 3 - 2002

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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

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Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises)

Educational activity

• Kids' interactive
• Educational resources for kids' interactive web site

Books and reports

• Development of Conservation Management Plans for Improved Cetacean Management and Regional Non-Lethal Collaborative Research Programs: A Proposal for the Southern Ocean
• Conservation and values: Global cetacean snapshot - A progress report
• A Universal Metaphor: Australia's Opposition to Commercial Whaling: Report of the National Task Force on Whaling - May 1997
• Conserving Whales and Dolphins in Australian Waters - National Research Partnerships Workshop, Ballina NSW, 2 - 4 May 2004
• Marion Bay Whale Stranding - Incident Review Findings
• Review of the conservation status of Australia's smaller whales and dolphins - 2006
• National Whale and Dolphin Research Conference, Adelaide 21–22 February 2006

Brochures and fact sheets

• IWC 60 Fact Sheets: Background on the International Whaling Commission
• Whale Conservation and Management: A Future for the IWC - February 2008
• The humpback whales of Eastern Australia - August 2007
• Fishing for facts - March 2007
• Whales and dolphins in Australian waters
• Watching whales and dolphins safely
• How the World Benefits from Whale Sanctuaries - IWC 53rd Meeting
• Protecting Whales and Dolphins factsheet
• Review of the conservation status of Australia's smaller whales and dolphins
• A South Pacific Whale Sanctuary - A Proposal: Agenda Paper - IWC 53rd Meeting
• A South Pacific Whale Sanctuary Statements of Support - IWC 53rd Meeting
• Whales and Dolphins Identification Guide
• Whale and Dolphin Sighting Report
• Whale research factsheet
• Why a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary? - IWC 53rd Meeting
• Why Whales Don't Threaten Fish in the South Pacific - IWC 53rd Meeting

General

• 2007 International Year of the Dolphin teachers toolkit
• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide

Guidelines

• Standardised protocols for the collection of biological samples from stranded cetaceans
• Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2005
• Interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales - 2007

Maps

• Blue whale — recognised aggregation areas map
• Humpback whale — distribution, migration and recognised aggregation areas map
• Southern right whale — distribution and recognised aggregation areas map

Plans

• Recovery plan for Blue, Fin and Sei Whales
• Recovery plan for the Humpback Whale
• Recovery plan for the Southern Right Whale
• The Action Plan for Australian Cetaceans - 1996
• Whales and Whale Watching in Australia - 1991

Posters

• Protecting whales and dolphins - 2006
• A Gutful of Plastic - Let's Keep Plastic Off the Street and Out of the Ocean! - 1999

Video

• Minke whales in Antarctica video

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Marine Species

General

Plans

• Recovery Plan for Albatrosses and Giant-petrels - 2001
• 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 four species of Handfish - 2005
• Recovery Plan for ten species of Seabirds - 2005
• Recovery Plan for Whale Shark - 2005

Marine Invertebrates

Plans

• The Overview of the Conservation Status of Australia's Marine Invertebrates

Marine Turtles

Books and reports

• Sea Turtle conservation and education on the Tiwi Islands - August 2007
• Olive Ridley nesting and foraging grounds - July 2007
• 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
• 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

General

• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide

Newsletters

• Marine Turtle Recovery Newsletter

Plans

• Recovery Plan for Marine Turtles in Australia - July 2003

Seabirds

Books and reports

• Albatrosses and petrels in Australia: a review of their conservation and management report - (publication housed on CSIRO website)
• Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
• 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

General

• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide

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

General

• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide

Guidelines

• Guidelines for Monitoring Abundance of Australian Sea Lions

Plans

• The Action Plan for Australian Seals - 1999
• Sub-antarctic fur seal and southern elephant seal recovery plan 2004-2009 - 2004

Sharks

Books and reports

• 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
• Spatial dynamics and habitat preferences of juvenile white sharks: identifying critical habitat and options for monitoring recruitment: final report June 2008 - 2008
• Distribution and abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northen Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries: final report May 2008 - 2008
• Spatial distribution and habitat utilisation of sawfish (Pristis spp) in relation to fishing in northern Australia - 2008
• Assessing traditional ecological knowledge of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in eastern Indonesia: A pilot study with fishing communities in Nusa Tenggara Timur - 2008
• World Shark Catch, Production and Trade 1990 - 2003 - 2006
• Acoustic tracking of Glyphis sp. A in the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia - August 2005
• Identification of Western Australian Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites - July 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
• Designing protected areas for grey nurse sharks off eastern Australia - June 2005
• 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
• Trial DNA testing of shark products imported into and exported from Australia to detect the presence of Great White Shark - May 2005
• Investigations of Grey Nurse Shark in Queensland - December 2004
• Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix II Listing of the White Shark (revision 1) - September 2004
• Status of Freshwater and Estuarine Elasmobranchs in Northern Australia - September 2004
• Elasmobranchs in the Fitzroy River, Western Australia - February 2004
• The northern river shark (Glyphis sp. C) in Western Australia - February 2004
• Review of Grey Nurse Shark tagging research - October 2003
• CITES Identification Manual Whale Shark - October 2002
• Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix III Listing of the White Shark including identification manual - 2001

Brochures and fact sheets

• Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) CITES identification sheet * - September 2007
• Code of Conduct for Diving with Grey Nurse Sharks - June 2002
• Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) CITES identification sheet * - September 2007
• Grey Nurse Shark Biology and Ecology
• Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) CITES identification sheet * - September 2007

* Also in Cantonese, French, Indonesian, Mandarin and Spanish.

General

• Protected Marine Species Identification Guide - July 2005

Plans

• Recovery Plan for Grey Nurse Sharks Carcharias taurus in Australia - June 2002
• Conservation Overview and Action Plan for Australian Threatened and Potentially Threatened Marine and Estuarine Fishes - February 2002
• Recovery Plan for Great White Sharks Carcharodon carcharias in Australia - 2002

Video

• Grey Nurse Sharks in the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve - May 2007