Projects

Completed project

Publications

Journal article – Project 3.14

Assessing changes in threatened black rockcod Epinephelus daemelii abundance and length over the past 15 years in New South Wales, Australia

Harasti D, and Malcolm HA (2024). Assessing changes in threatened black rockcod Epinephelus daemelii abundance and length over the past 15 years in New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–9. 9 https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.16010

Fact sheet – Project 2.2

Field Manuals for Marine Sampling to Monitor Australian Waters: Version 3.0 – fact sheet

Przeslawski R (2024) Field manuals for marine sampling to monitor Australian waters Version 3.0. Fact sheet. National Environmental Science Program.

Technical report – Project 2.2

Advancing national standards and best practices to monitor key marine values and pressures – final report

Przeslawski R, Gibbons B, Gillanders B, Hamre N, Langlois T, Monk J, Navarro M, Pini-Fitzsimmons J, Reis-Santos P, Wootton N (2024). Advancing National Standards and Best Practices to Monitor Key Marine Values and Pressures: Final Report of NESP Project 2.2. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. NSW Department of Primary Industries: Huskisson.

Technical report – Project 3.7

Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia – Legislative permitting processes for restoration

Bell-James J, McCormack P, Shumway N, Wawryk A (2024). Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature based solutions in Australia – Legislative permitting processes for restoration. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania.

Fact sheet

Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 3: Indigenous research leadership

Marine and Coastal Hub research overview 3: Indigenous research leadership (2024) National Environmental Science Program.

Journal article – Project 1.18

Research priorities on microplastics in marine and coastal environments: An Australian perspective to advance global action

Wootton N, Gillanders BM, Leterme S, Noble W, Wilson SP, Blewitt M, Swearer SE, Reis-Santos P (2024). Research priorities on microplastics in marine and coastal environments: An Australian perspective to advance global action. Marine Pollution Bulletin 205 (2024) 116660.

Fact sheet – Project 4.11

Project 4.11 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2024). Improving the health of seagrass and turtles – Pulu-Keeling National Park. Project 4.11 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 3.5

Project 3.5 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2023). Partnerships for seagrass research and protection. Project 3.5 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.29

Great Reef Census – a case study to integrate citizen science data into research output for marine habitat management

Lawson C. L., Mumby P., Roelfsema C., Chartrand K., Kolluru A., Shi H., Tan A., Yuan Toh Z., Ganesan C., Navindra Kothalawal V., Iyengar A., Senn N., Vozzo B., Uusitalo J. and A. Ridley, 2023. Great Reef Census - a case study to integrate citizen science data into research output for marine habitat management. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 2.7

Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from an aerial survey off southern Australia

Smith JN, Double M, Evans K and Kelly N (2023) Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from an aerial survey off southern Australia: Final Report on 2022 survey. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Murdoch University (Lead organisation).

Journal article – Project 2.2

Developing an ocean best practice: a case study of marine sampling practices from Australia

Przeslawski R, Barrett N, Carroll A, Foster S, Gibbons B, Jordan A, Monk J, Langlois T, Lara-Lopez A, Pearlman J, Picard K, PiniFitzsimmons J, van Ruth P and Williams J (2023) Developing an ocean best practice: A case study of marine sampling practices from Australia. Frontiers in Marine Science. Ocean Observation Section. Vol 10 2023. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1173075

Journal article – Project 1.29

Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management: a systematic review

Walker SE, Sheaves M, and Waltham NJ (2022). Barriers to using UAVs in conservation and environmental management: A systematic review. Environmental Management 71, 1052–1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01768-8

Fact sheet – Project 1.29

Project 1.29 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Scoping Study: New approaches to marine monitoring. Project 1.29 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.25

Sawfish bycatch mitigation workshop for northern Australian fisheries

Pillans R, Patterson T, and Donovan A (2022). Sawfish bycatch mitigation workshop for northern Australian fisheries. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.25

Project 1.25 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Sawfish bycatch mitigation workshop for northern Australia fisheries. Project 1.25 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Fact sheet – Project 1.24

Project 1.24 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). A pilot study into the movement and dispersal of sawfishes. Project 1.24 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.20

An inventory of dugong aerial surveys in Australia

Cleguer C and Marsh H 2023. An inventory of dugong aerial surveys in Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), Report 23/15, James Cook University.

Fact sheet – Project 1.13

Project 1.13 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Synthesising three decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Project 1.13 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Technical report – Project 1.12

Mapping critical habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country

Groom R, Carter A, Collier C, Firby L, Evans S, Barrett S, Hoffmann L, van de Wetering C, Shepherd L, Evans S, Anderson S (2023). Mapping Critical Habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Charles Darwin University.

Technical report – Project 1.23

Conservation of Spotted Handfish and their habitats

Lynch TP, Soo L, McEnnulty F and Devine C (2022) Conservation of Spotted Handfish and their habitats - Annual report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. CSIRO.

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