Research

A hidden wonderland revealed in Ningaloo Marine Park

Baited remote underwater stereo-videos (stereo-BRUV) were deployed to gather vital biodiversity benchmark data from some of the deepest parts of Ningaloo Reef.

All hands on deck! It takes a lot of science to protect an ocean oasis

At the very edge of continental Australia lies a biological powerhouse. Isolated by hundreds of kilometres of ocean and visible only by a few tiny specks of land, Ashmore Reef is a unique place with a globally important role to play. A visionary scientific partnership, mixing new and old survey methods, is now delivering the data and insight Parks Australia needs to improve management of this ocean oasis.

An exciting discovery in the depths of the Kimberley Marine Park

During a recent voyage in the Kimberley Marine Park we discovered fields of benthic siphonophores on the sea floor – one of the first records of this group in Australia.

A treasure trove of sponges

Ningaloo is famed for its corals, but new data has shone a light into the deeper waters and onto its sponge diversity, revealing the region is home to at least 16 new species previously unknown to science.

Corals of Ashmore Reef face heat waves and coral bleaching in 2016 and 2017.

Ashmore Reef corals faced heat waves in 2016 and 2017 and escaped with relatively little damage, despite unusually warm ocean temperatures in 2016 causing extensive coral bleaching and the death of corals on many reefs across the world.

Diving into Ashmore Reef’s mesophotic zone

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, which typically exist between 30-150m depth, represent an unexplored but important part of our marine environment. We undertook extensive surveys of the mesophotic zone of Ashmore Reef to better understand the diversity and distribution of marine communities around the reef and help inform future management of this iconic and isolated marine ecosystem.

Predictors of foraging and transit behaviours in flatback turtles

Where do flatback turtles go after nesting in the Kimberley marine region

Reef Life Survey Assessment of coral reef biodiversity in the North-west Marine Parks

A re-survey of sites within the North-west Marine Park Network revealed an increase in fish biomass, richness, biomass of larger fishes, coral cover and macro-invertebrate density at Ashmore Reef Marine Park (IUCN Ia). Many of these changes were not recorded at fished reference sites, suggesting the strict sanctuary zoning is having a positive effect.

Staying connected across the marine regions of northern Australia

An investigation into larval population connectivity between marine parks in the north and northwest networks.

What do turtles eat?

Discover what's on the menu for flatback turtles in the Kimberley marine region of NW Australia

Scientific papers

• Roberts, Kelsey E., Valkan, Rebecca S. and Cook, Carly N. (2018). Measuring progress in marine protection: A new set of metrics to evaluate the strength of marine protected area networks.
• Speed, Conrad W, Cappo, Mike and Meekan, Mark G (2018). Evidence for rapid recovery of shark populations within a coral reef marine protected area.
• Althaus, F, Williams, A, Alderslade, P and Schlacher, T. A. (2016). Conservation of marine biodiversity on a very large deep continental margin: how representative is a very large offshore reserve network for deep-water octocorals?.
• Bennett, K, Wilson, S. K, Shedrawi, G, McLean, D. L and Langlois, T. J. (2016). Can diver operated stereo-video surveys for fish be used to collect meaningful data on benthic coral reef communities?.
• D'Anastasi, B. R., Van Herwerden, L., Hobbs, J. A., Simpfendorfer, C. A. and Lukoschek, V. (2016). New range and habitat records for threatened Australian sea snakes raise challenges for conservation.
• DiBattista, J. D, Gaither, M. R, Hobbs, J. P. A, Rocha, L. A and Bowen, B. W. (2016). Angelfishes, paper tigers and the devilish taxonomy of the Centropyge flavissima complex.
• Feng, M, Colberg, F, Slawinski, D, Berry, O and Babcock, R. (2016). Ocean circulation drives heterogeneous recruitments and connectivity among coral populations on the North West Shelf of Australia.
• Hanf, D. M, Hunt, T and Parra, G. J. (2016). Humpback Dolphins of Western Australia: A Review of Current Knowledge and Recommendations for Future Management.
• Jones, R. (2016). Corals of the north west of Western Australia: biogeography and considerations for dredging-related research.
• Ong, J. J, Rountrey, A. N, Zinke, J , Meeuwig, J. J, Grierson, P. F, O'Donnell, A. J, Newman, S. J, Lough, J. M, Trougan, M and Meekan, M. G. (2016). Evidence for climate-driven synchrony of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in northwest Australia.
• Pendoley, K. L, Whittock, P. A, Vitenbergs, A and Bell, C. (2016). Twenty years of turtle tracks: marine turtle nesting activity at remote locations in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
• Ridgway, T, Inostroza, K, Synnot, L, Trapon, M, Twomey, L and Westera, M. (2016). Temporal patterns of coral cover in the offshore Pilbara, Western Australia.
• Rosser, N. L. (2016). Demographic history and asynchronous spawning shape genetic differentiation among populations of the hard coral Acropora tenuis in Western Australia.
• Bulman, C. M and Fulton, E. A. (2015). Bentho-pelagic coupling in Commonwealth Marine Reserves.
• Devillers, R, Pressey, R. L, Grech, A, Kittinger, J. N, Edgar, G. J, Ward, T and Watson, R. (2015). Reinventing residual reserves in the sea: are we favouring ease of establishment over need for protection?.
• Dixon, K. R, Saunders, G. W, Schneider, C. W and Lane, C. E. (2015). Etheliaceae fam. nov.(Gigartinales, Rhodophyta), with a clarification of the generitype of Ethelia and the addition of six novel species from warm waters.
• Ferreira, L. C, Thums, M, Meeuwig, J. J, Vianna, G. M, Stevens, J, McAuley, R and Meekan, M. G. (2015). Crossing latitudes--long-distance tracking of an apex predator.
• Jackson, M. V, Kennett, R, Bayliss, P, Warren, R, Waina, N, Adams, J, Cheinmora, L, Vigilante, T, Jungine, E, Woolagoodja, K, Woolagoodja, F , Umbagai, J, Holmes, J and Weisenberger, F. (2015). Developing collaborative marine turtle monitoring in the Kimberley region of northern Australia.
• Kool, J. T and Nichol, S. L. (2015). Four-dimensional connectivity modelling with application to Australia's north and northwest marine environments.
• Momigliano, P and Jaiteh, V. F. (2015). First records of the grey nurse shark Carcharias taurus (Lamniformes: Odontaspididae) from oceanic coral reefs in the Timor Sea.
• Nichol, S. L. (2015). Submarine Canyons: Their role in shaping biodiversity patterns on the Australian margin Fact Sheet.
• O'Loughlin, P. M and Bribiesca-Contreras, G. (2015). New asterinid seastars from northwest Australia, with a revised key to Aquilonastra species (Echinodermata: Asteroidea).
• Richards, Z. T, Garcia, R. A, Wallace, C. C, Rosser, N. L and Muir, P. R. (2015). A diverse assemblage of reef corals thriving in a dynamic intertidal reef setting (Bonaparte Archipelago, Kimberley, Australia).
• Sampey, A and Marsh, L. M. (2015). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: echinoderms.
• Sanders, K. L, Schroeder, T, Guinea, M. L and Rasmussen, A. R. (2015). Molecules and morphology reveal overlooked populations of two presumed extinct Australian sea snakes (Aipysurus: Hydrophiinae).
• Sanzogni, R. L, Meekan, M. G and Meeuwig, J. J. (2015). Multi-year impacts of ecotourism on whale shark (Rhincodon typus) visitation at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.
• Alderslade, P, Althaus, F, McEnnulty, F, Gowlett-Holmes, K and Williams, A. (2014). Australia's deep-water octocoral fauna: historical account and checklist, distributions and regional affinities of recent collections.
• Baldock, J, Bancroft, K. P, Williams, M, Shedrawi, G and Field, S. (2014). Accurately estimating local water temperature from remotely sensed satellite sea surface temperature: A near real-time monitoring tool for marine protected areas.
• Bryce, M and Poliseno, A. (2014). Two new records of octocorals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from north-west Australia.
• Bryce, M and Sampey, A. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: soft corals and sea fans (Octocorallia).
• Clarke, R. H. and Herrod, A. (2014). Seabirds and Shorebirds at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Island and Browse Island: Monitoring program for the Montara Well release - Ninth Post-impact Field Survey.
• Crandall, E. D, Treml, E. A, Liggins, L, Gleeson, L, Yasuda, N, Barber, P. H, Worheide, G and Riginos, C. (2014). Return of the ghosts of dispersal past: historical spread and contemporary gene flow in the blue sea star Linckia laevigata.
• Evans, R. D, Wilson, S. K, Field, S. N and Moore, J. A. Y. (2014). Importance of macroalgal fields as coral reef fish nursery habitat in north-west Australia.
• Fromont, J and Sampey, A. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: sponges (Porifera)..
• Fulton, C. J, Depczynski, M, Holmes, T. H, Noble, M. M, Radford, B, Wernberg, T and Wilson, S. K. (2014). Sea temperature shapes seasonal fluctuations in seaweed biomass within the Ningaloo coral reef ecosystem.
• Hodgson, J. C and Clarke, R. H. (2014). A review of the Tropical Fire Ant Solenopsis geminata pilot control program at Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve.
• Huang, Z, Kool, J and Nichol, S. (2014). Submarine Canyon Mapping.
• Huang, Z, Nichol, S. L, Harris, P. T and Caley, M. J. (2014). Classification of submarine canyons of the Australian continental margin.
• Huisman, J. M and Sampey, A. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: marine plants.
• Hutchings, P, Glasby, C, Capa, M and Sampey, A. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: polychaetes (Annelida)..
• Lavers, J. L, Herrod, A and Clarke, R. H (2014). Predation of Greater Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) Eggs by Juvenile Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster) on Ashmore Reef..
• Lavers, J. L, Miller, M. G, Carter, M. J, Swann, G and Clarke, R. H. (2014). Predicting the spatial distribution of a seabird community to identify priority conservation areas in the Timor Sea.
• Moltmann, T and Wiltshire, M. (2014). IMOS Integrated Marine Observing System 2014-15 Highlights.
• Moore, G. I, Morrison, S. M, Hutchins, J. B, Allen, G. R and Sampey, A. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. Historical data: fishes.
• Pendoley, K. L, Bell, C. D, McCracken, R, Ball, K. R, Sherborne, J, Oates, J. E, Becker, P, Vitenbergs, A and Whittock, P. A. (2014). Reproductive biology of the flatback turtle Natator depressus in Western Australia.
• Penny, S. S and Willan, R. C. (2014). Description of a new species of giant clam (Bivalvia: Tridacnidae) from Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.
• Richards, Z. T and Hobbs, J. P. (2014). Predicting coral species richness: the effect of input variables, diversity and scale.
• Richards, Z. T, Sampey, A and Marsh, L. (2014). Kimberley marine biota.
• Wilson, B. (2014). Kimberley marine biota. History and environment.
• Anonymous (2013). Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS) - Ashmore Reef Commonwealth Marine Reserve (formerly Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve).
• Barr, L. M and Possingham, H. P. (2013). Are outcomes matching policy commitments in Australian marine conservation planning?.
• Blakeway, D, Byers, M, Stoddart, J and Rossendell, J. (2013). Coral colonisation of an artificial reef in a turbid nearshore environment, Dampier Harbour, Western Australia.
• Clark, M and May, S. K. (2013). Macassan history and heritage: Journeys, encounters and influences.
• Clarke, R. H and Herrod, A. (2013). Seabirds and Shorebirds at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Island and Browse Island: Monitoring program for the Montara Well release - Eighth Post-impact Field Survey.
• Clarke, R. H. and Herrod, A. (2013). Seabirds and Shorebirds at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Island and Browse Island: Monitoring program for the Montara Well release - Seventh Post-impact Field Survey.
• Depczynski, M, Gilmour, J. P, Ridgway, T, Barnes, H, Heyward, A. J, Holmes, T. H, Moore, J. A. Y, Radford, B. T, Thomson, D. P, Tinkler, P and Wilson, S. K. (2013). Bleaching, coral mortality and subsequent survivorship on a West Australian fringing reef.
• Evans-Illidge, E.A , Logan, M , Doyle, J , Fromont, J, Battershill, C.N , Ericson, G, Wolff, C.W, Muirhead, A, Kearns, P, Abdo, D and Kininmonth, S (2013). Phylogeny Drives Large Scale Patterns in Australian Marine Bioactivity and Provides a New Chemical Ecology Rationale for Future Biodiscovery.
• Gilmour, J. P, Smith, L. D, Heyward, A. J, Baird, A. H and Pratchett, M. S. (2013). Recovery of an isolated coral reef system following severe disturbance.
• Gleiss, A. C, Wright, S, Liebsch, N, Wilson, R. P and Norman, B. (2013). Contrasting diel patterns in vertical movement and locomotor activity of whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef.
• Government., Australian (2013). Recovery Plan for the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
• Hinrichs, S, Patten, N. L, Allcock, R. J. N, Saunders, S. M, Strickland, D and Waite, A. M. (2013). Seasonal variations in energy levels and metabolic processes of two dominant Acropora species (A. spicifera and A. digitifera) at Ningaloo Reef.
• Huelsken, T, Keyse, J, Liggins, L, Penny, S, Treml, E. A and Riginos, C. (2013). A novel widespread cryptic species and phylogeographic patterns within several giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) from the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
• Lagdon, R and Moro, D. (2013). The Gorgon gas development and its environmental commitments.
• Lavers, J. L, Hodgson, J. C and Clarke, R. H. (2013). Prevalence and composition of marine debris in Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) nests at Ashmore Reef.
• Lukoschek, V, Beger, M, Ceccarelli, D, Richards, Z and Pratchett, M. (2013). Enigmatic declines of Australia's sea snakes from a biodiversity hotspot.
• Moro, D and Lagdon, R. (2013). History and environment of Barrow Island.
• Przeslawski, R, McArthur, M. A and Anderson, T. J. (2013). Infaunal biodiversity patterns from Carnarvon shelf (Ningaloo reef), Western Australia.
• PTTEP (2013). Montara Environmental Monitoring Program: Report of Research.
• Purcell, S. W, Mercier, A, Conand, C, Hamel, J. F, Toral-Granda, M. V, Lovatelli, A and Uthicke, S. (2013). Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing.
• Reisser, J, Shaw, J, Wilcox, C, Hardesty, B. D, Proietti, M, Thums, M and Pattiaratchi, C. (2013). Marine plastic pollution in waters around Australia: characteristics, concentrations, and pathways.
• Richards, Z. T, Bryce, M and Bryce, C. (2013). New records of atypical coral reef habitat in the Kimberley, Australia.
• Rogers, A. A. (2013). Social welfare and marine reserves: is willingness to pay for conservation dependent on management process? A discrete choice experiment of the Ningaloo Marine Park in Australia.
• Rosser, N. L. (2013). Biannual coral spawning decreases at higher latitudes on Western Australian reefs.
• Ruppert, J. L, Travers, M. J, Smith, L. L, Fortin, M. J and Meekan, M. G. (2013). Caught in the middle: combined impacts of shark removal and coral loss on the fish communities of coral reefs.
• Styan, C. A and Hanley, J. R. (2013). Muddying the waters: The science of protecting the environment during dredging.
• Ballagh, A. C, Welch, D. J, Newman, S. J, Allsop, Q and Stapley, J. M. (2012). Stock structure of the blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) across northern Australia derived from life-history characteristics.
• Catlin, J, Jones, T and Jones, R. (2012). Balancing commercial and environmental needs: licensing as a means of managing whale shark tourism on Ningaloo reef.
• Clarke, R. H. (2012). Seabirds and Shorebirds at Ashmore Reef and Cartier and Browse Islands: Monitoring program for the Montara Well release - Fifth Post-impact Field Survey.
• Clarke, R. H. and Herrod, A. (2012). Seabirds and Shorebirds at Ashmore Reef, Cartier Island and Browse Island: Monitoring program for the Montara Well release - Sixth Post-impact Field Survey.
• Cooper, T. F, O'Leary, R. A and Lough, J. M. (2012). Growth of Western Australian corals in the Anthropocene.
• Evans, R. D, Murray, K. L, Field, S. N, Moore, J. A, Shedrawi, G, Huntley, B. G, Fearns, P, Broomhall, M, McKinna, L. I. W and Marrable, D. (2012). Digitise this! A quick and easy remote sensing method to monitor the daily extent of dredge plumes.
• Falter, J. L, Lowe, R. J, Atkinson, M. J and Cuet, P. (2012). Seasonal coupling and de-coupling of net calcification rates from coral reef metabolism and carbonate chemistry at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.
• Fletcher, W.J and Santoro, K. (2012). Status reports of the fisheries and aquatic resources of Western Australia 2011/12.
• Fuentes, M. P. B., Poloczanska, E. S, Hobday, A. J and Richardson, A. J. (2012). Marine Climate Change in Australia Impacts and Adaptation Responses 2012 REPORT CARD: Marine Reptiles.
• Guinea, M. L. (2012). Surveys of the sea snakes and sea turtles on reefs of the Sahul shelf, monitoring program for the montara well release timor sea.
• Heyward, A, Jones, R, Travers, M, Burns, K, Suosaari, G, Colquhoun, J, Case, M, Radford, B, Meekan, M, Markey, K, Schenk, T, O'Leary, R. A, Brooks, K, Tinkler, P, Cooper, T and Emslie, M. (2012). Montara: 2011 Shallow Reef Surveys at Ashmore.
• Hosack, G. R, Dambacher, J. M, Rochester, W. A and Dutra, L. X. C. (2012). Ecological Indicators for the Exclusive Economic Zone of Australia's North and North West Marine Regions.
• Kamrowski, R. L, Limpus, C, Moloney, J and Hamann, M. (2012). Coastal light pollution and marine turtles: assessing the magnitude of the problem.
• Lukoschek, V. and Shine, R. (2012). Sea snakes rarely venture far from home.
• Marriott, R , Jackson, G, Lenanton, R, Telfer, C, Lai, E, Stephenson, P, Bruce, C , Adams, D, Norriss, J and Hall, N. (2012). Biology and stock status of inshore demersal scalefish indicator species in the Gascoyne Coast Bioregion.
• McCauley, R. (2012). Fish choruses from the Kimberley, seasonal and lunar links as determined by long term sea noise monitoring.
• Moore, J. A. Y , Bellchambers, L. M, Depczynski, M. R, Evans, R. D, Evans, S. N, Field, S. N, Freidman, F.J, Gilmour, J.P , Holmes, T.H, Midelbrook, R, Radford, B.T, Ridgway, T, Shedrawi, G, Taylor, H, Thompson, D.P and Wilson, S.K. (2012). Unprecedented mass bleaching and loss of coral across 12 of latitude in Western Australia in 2010-11..
• Porter-Smith, R, Lyne, V. D, Kloser, R. J and Lucieer, V. L. (2012). Catchment-based classification of Australia's continental slope canyons.
• Prince, R. I and Chaloupka, M. (2012). Estimating demographic parameters for a critically endangered marine species with frequent reproductive omission: hawksbill turtles nesting at Varanus Island, Western Australia.
• Richards, Z and Rosser, N. (2012). Abundance, distribution and new records of scleractinian corals at Barrow Island and Southern Montebello Islands, Pilbara (offshore) bioregion.
• Schonberg, C. H. L and Fromont, J. (2012). Sponge gardens of Ningaloo Reef (Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia) are biodiversity hotspots.
• Smallwood, C. B and Beckley, L. E. (2012). Spatial distribution and zoning compliance of recreational fishing in Ningaloo Marine Park, north-western Australia.
• Tillett, B. J., Meekan, M. G., Broderick, D., Field, I. C., Cliff, G. and Ovenden, J. R. (2012). Pleistocene isolation, secondary introgression and restricted contemporary gene flow in the pig-eye shark, Carcharhinus amboinensis across northern Australia.
• 2011., State of the Environment Committee. (2011). Australia State of the Environment 2011: Chapter 6 Marine environment..
• Breen, P.A (2011). Review of seven 1998--2009 surveys of trochus and holothurians at Ashmore Reef and Cartier Island.
• Ceccarelli, D. M, Beger, M, Kospartov, M. C, Richards, Z. T and Birrell, C. L. (2011). Population trends of remote invertebrate resources in a marine reserve: trochus and holothurians at Ashmore Reef.
• Ceccarelli, D. M, Richards, Z. T, Pratchett, M. S and Cvitanovic, C. (2011). Rapid increase in coral cover on an isolated coral reef, the Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve, north-western Australia.
• 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.
• Clarke, R. H, Carter, M, Swann, G and Thomson, J. (2011). The status of breeding seabirds and herons at Ashmore Reef, off the Kimberley coast, Australia.
• Collins, L. B. (2011). Geological setting, marine geomorphology, sediments and oceanic shoals growth history of the Kimberley region.
• Fitzsimons, J. A. (2011). Mislabeling marine protected areas and why it matters--a case study of Australia.
• I, Eliot, C, Nutt, B, Gozzard, M, Higgins, E, Buckley and J., Bowyer (2011). COASTAL COMPARTMENTS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: A Physical Framework for Marine & Coastal Planning.
• Rogers, D. I, Hassell, C. J, Boyle, A, Gosbell, K, Minton, C, Rogers, K. G and Clarke, R. H. (2011). Shorebirds of the Kimberley Coast-Populations, key sites, trends and threats.
• West, J. G. (2011). Changing patterns of shark attacks in Australian waters.
• Catlin, J and Jones, R. (2010). Whale shark tourism at Ningaloo Marine Park: a longitudinal study of wildlife tourism.
• Ceccarelli, D. (2010). Research and Monitoring in Australia's Commonwealth Marine Protected Areas: A Review.
• Heyward, A, Radford, B, Burns, K, Colquhoun, J and Moore, C. (2010). Montara Surveys: Final report on Benthic Surveys at Ashmore, Cartier and Seringapatam Reefs.
• Lack, M. (2010). Assessment of risks that commercial fishing methods may pose to conservation values identified in the Areas for Further Assessment of the North and North-west Marine Regions.
• Smale, D. A, Kendrick, G. A, Waddington, K. I, Van Niel, K. P, Meeuwig, J. J and Harvey, E. S. (2010). Benthic assemblage composition on subtidal reefs along a latitudinal gradient in Western Australia.
• Berkelmans, R. R. (2009). Interim report for 2008/09: installation and management of a system of Sea Temperature Data Loggers at Tropical and Sub-tropical Commonweath MPA's.
• Bryce, C. W. (2009). Station and transect Data for Mermaid (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia.
• Bryce, C. W. Whisson (2009). The macromolluscs of Mermaid (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia.
• Ceccarelli, D. M. (2009). Impacts of plastic debris on Australian marine wildlife.
• Edgar, G. J and Stuart-Smith, R. D. (2009). Ecological effects of marine protected areas on rocky reef communities--a continental-scale analysis.
• Energy, Sinclair Knight Merz Consulting & Woodside (2009). Aerial survey of inshore marine megafauna along the Dampier Peninsula : late wet season.
• Falkner, I, Whiteway, T, Przeslawski, R and Heap, A.D. (2009). Review of Ten Key Ecological Features (KEFs) in the Northwest Marine Region, A report to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by Geoscience Australia.
• Fromont, J and Vanderklift, M. A. (2009). Porifera (sponges) of Mermaid, Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, north Western Australia.
• Fuentes, M. M. P. B, Maynard, J. A, Guinea, M, Bell, I. P, Werdell, P. J and Hamann, M. (2009). Proxy indicators of sand temperature help project impacts of global warming on sea turtles in northern Australia.
• Huisman, J. M, Leliaert, F, Verbruggen, H and Townsend, R. A. (2009). Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls.
• McKinney, D. (2009). A survey of the scleractinian corals at Mermaid, Scott, and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia.
• Moore, G. I and Morrison, S. M. (2009). Fishes of three North West Shelf atolls off Western Australia: Mermaid (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs.
• Morrison, P. F. (2009). Subtidal Habitats of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reefs, Western Australia.
• Przeslawski, R and Falkner, I. (2009). Classifying regional seascapes in the northwest - Key ecological features to inform management.
• Przeslawski, R and McArthur, M. A. (2009). Novel method to concurrently sample the planktobenthos and benthos.
• Richards, Z, Beger, M, Hobbs, J. P, Bowling, T, Chong-Seng, K and Pratchett, M. (2009). Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve Marine Survey 2009.
• Rps, Environment and Planning Pty, Ltd (2009). Marine Megafauna Report, Browse MMFS 2009.
• Van Herwerden, L, Choat, J. H, Newman, S. J, Leray, M and Hillersoy, G. (2009). Complex patterns of population structure and recruitment of Plectropomus leopardus (Pisces: Epinephelidae) in the Indo-West Pacific: implications for fisheries management.
• Watson, D. L, Anderson, M. J, Kendrick, G. A, Nardi, K and Harvey, E. (2009). Effects of protection from fishing on the lengths of targeted and non-targeted fish species at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.
• Armstrong, S. J, Bancroft, K. P and Davidson, J. A. (2008). Bibliography of marine scientific research relevant to the Ningaloo Marine Park and Adjacent Waters.
• Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008). The North Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile.
• Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008). The North-West Marine Bioregional Plan: Bioregional Profile.
• Baker, C, Potter, A, Tran, M and Heap, A. D. (2008). Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Northwest Marine Region of Australia.
• Bradshaw, C. J, Fitzpatrick, B. M, Steinberg, C. C, Brook, B. W and Meekan, M. G. (2008). Decline in whale shark size and abundance at Ningaloo Reef over the past decade: the world's largest fish is getting smaller.
• Brooke, B. B Nichol, S. S Hughes, M. M McArthur, M. M Anderson, T. T Przeslawski, R. R Siwabessy, J Heyward, A Battershill, C Colquhoun, J. Doherty, P. P. (2008). Carnarvon Shelf Survey Post-Survey Report..
• Jackson, G. D, Meekan, M. G, Wotherspoon, S and Jackson, C. H. (2008). Distributions of young cephalopods in the tropical waters of Western Australia over two consecutive summers.
• Lewis, A. (2008). Summary of reef condition at selected sites at Clerke Reef and Mermaid Reef, Rowley Shoals, October 2008.
• Long, S, Armstrong, S, Fabricius, K, Field, I, Cook, K, Colquhoun, J and Huisman, J. M. (2008). Comparative marine biodiversity survey of the Rowley Shoals, 1-17 Dec 2007: metadata report.
• Lukoschek, V, Waycott, M and Keogh, J. S. (2008). Relative information content of polymorphic microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for inferring dispersal and population genetic structure in the olive sea snake, Aipysurus laevis.
• Meekan, M. M, Speed, C. C, Planes, S. S, McLean, C. C and Bradshaw, C. C. (2008). Population monitoring protocols for whale sharks (Rhincodon typus).
• Poore, G. C. B, McCallum, A. W and Taylor, J. (2008). Decapod Crustacea of the continental margin of southwestern and central Western Australia: preliminary identifications of 524 species from FRV Southern Surveyor voyage SS10-2005.
• Speed, C. W, Meekan, M. G, Rowat, D, Pierce, S. J, Marshall, A. D and Bradshaw, C. J. A. (2008). Scarring patterns and relative mortality rates of Indian Ocean whale sharks.
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