The Heard and McDonald Island Marine Reserve is a subantarctic island group located in the Southern Ocean, 4,000 kilometres south-west of mainland Australia. The Reserve is managed the Australian Antarctic Division, please visit their website to learn more about this near-pristine marine region http://heardisland.antarctica.gov.au/
Scientific papers
The following publications contain information relevant to the Heard Island and McDonald Islands marine park and adjacent waters. Click on the links to access to the publications.
Belton, F, Schmieder, R, Marshall, G, Mitchell, W, Budd, G and Nezamoddini-Kachouie, N. (2016).
Macroscopic inclusions in retreating glaciers on Heard Island.
Peron, C, Welsford, D.C, Ziegler, P, Lamb, T.D, Gasco, N, Chazeau, C, Sinegre, R and Duhamel, G. (2016).
Modelling spatial distribution of Patagonian toothfish through life-stages and sex and its implications for the fishery on the Kerguelen Plateau..
Toomey, L, Welsford, D, Appleyard, S. A, Polanowski, A, Faux, C, Deagle, B. E, Belchier, M, Marthick, J and Jarman, S. (2016).
Genetic structure of Patagonian toothfish populations from otolith DNA.
Bulman, C. M and Fulton, E. A. (2015).
Bentho-pelagic coupling in Commonwealth Marine Reserves.
Delord, K, Barbraud, C, Bost, C. A, Deceuninck, B, Lefebvre, T, Lutz, R, Micol, T, Phillips, R. A, Trathan, P. N and Weimerskirch, H. (2014).
Areas of importance for seabirds tracked from French southern territories, and recommendations for conservation.
Huang, Z, Nichol, S. L, Harris, P. T and Caley, M. J. (2014).
Classification of submarine canyons of the Australian continental margin.
Pyper, W. (2014).
Deep sea cameras reveal limited impact of fishing around Heard Island.
Welsford, D. C, Ewing, G. P, Constable, A. J, Hibberd, T and Kilpatrick, R. (2014).
Demersal fishing interactions with marine benthos in the Australian EEZ of the Southern Ocean : an assessment of the vulnerability of benthic habitats to impact by demersal gears.
Eriksson, C , Burton, H , Fitch, S , Schulz, M and van den Hoff, J. (2013).
Daily accumulation rates of marine debris on sub-Antarctic island beaches.
Arangio, R. (2012).
Minimising whale depredation on longline fishing.
2011., State of the Environment Committee. (2011).
Australia State of the Environment 2011: Chapter 6 Marine environment..
Candy, S. G, Welsford, D. C, Lamb, T, Verdouw, J. J and Hutchins, J. J. (2011).
Estimation of natural mortality for the Patagonian toothfish at Heard and McDonald Islands using catch-at-age and aged mark-recapture data from the main trawl ground.
Chambers, L. E, Devney, C. A, Congdon, B. C, Dunlop, N, Woehler, E. J and Dann, P. (2011).
Observed and predicted effects of climate on Australian seabirds.
Duhamel, G and Williams, R. (2011).
History of whaling, sealing, fishery and aquaculture trials in the area of the Kerguelen Plateau.
Osterblom, H and Sumaila, U.R. (2011).
Toothfish crises, actor diversity and the emergence of compliance mechanisms in the Southern Ocean.
Smith, P. J, Steinke, D, McMillan, P, Stewart, A and Ward, R. D. (2011).
DNA barcoding of morid cods reveals deep divergence in the antitropical Halargyreus johnsoni but little distinction between Antimora rostrata and Antimora microlepis.
Ziegler, P. E, Welsford, D. C and Constable, A. J. (2011).
Length-based assessments revisited-why stock status and fishing mortaliIty of long-lived specIes such as toothfIsh cannot be inferred from length-frequency data alone.
Ceccarelli, D. (2010).
Research and Monitoring in Australia's Commonwealth Marine Protected Areas: A Review.
Ceccarelli, D. M. (2009).
Impacts of plastic debris on Australian marine wildlife.
Hibberd, T and Moore, K. (2009).
Field identification guide to Heard Island and McDonald Islands benthic invertebrates: a guide for scientific observers aboard fishing vessels.
Thost, D. E and Truffer, M. (2008).
Glacier recession on Heard Island, southern I ndian ocean.
Waugh, S. M, Baker, G. B, Gales, R and Croxall, J. P. (2008).
CCAMLR process of risk assessment to minimise the effects of longline fishing mortality on seabirds.
Budd, G. M. (2007).
Australian exploration of Heard Island, 1947-1971.
Research, Australian National Committee on Antarctic (2006).
Australian Antarctic Territory, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, and observations on Macquarie Island Tasmania.
Hayes, D, Lyne, V, Condie, S, Griffiths, B, Pigot, S and Hallegraeff, G. (2005).
Collation and Analysis of Oceanographic Datasets for National Marine Bioregionalisation.
Last, P, Lyne, V, Yearsley, G, Gledhill, D, Gomon, M, Rees, T and White, W. (2005).
Validation of national demersal fish datasets for the regionalisation of the Australian continental slope and outer shelf (> 40 m depth).
Gales, N. and Constable, A. (2004).
Who eats whom around Heard Island.
Hooper, J. N and Ekins, M. (2004).
Collation and validation of museum collection databases related to the distribution of marine sponges in northern Australia.
Whinam, J, Selkirk, P. M, Downing, A. J and Hull, B. (2004).
Return of the megaherbs: plant colonisation of derelict ANARE station buildings on sub-Antarctic Heard Island.
Bulman, C. M, He, X and Koslow, J. A. (2002).
Trophic ecology of the mid-slope demersal fish community off southern Tasmania, Australia.
Greenslade, P. (2002).
Assessing the risk of exotic Collembola invading subantarctic islands: prioritising quarantine management: Proceedings of the Xth international Colloquium on Apterygota.
Wienecke, B and Robertson, G. (2002).
Seabird and seal--fisheries interactions in the Australian Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides trawl fishery.
Claridge, G and Wbm Oceanics, Australia (1997).
Guidelines for managing visitation to seabird breeding islands Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Guinet, C, Cherel, Y, Ridoux, V and Jouventin, P. (1996).
Consumption of marine resources by seabirds and seals in Crozet and Kerguelen waters: changes in relation to consumer biomass.