Publications

2022 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Moreton Bay

Cleguer C, Hamel M, Rankin RW, Genson A, Edwards C, Collins K, Crowe M, Choukroun S, Marsh H (2023). ‘2022 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Moreton Bay’, JCU Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research Publication 23/44, Townsville. https://doi.org/10.25903/s661-1j55

Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022

Carter A, McKenna S, Rasheed M, Taylor H, van de Wetering C, Chartrand K, Reason C, Collier C, Shepherd L, Mellors J, McKenzie L, Duke N, Roelofs A, Smit N, Groom R, Barrett D, Evans S, Pitcher R, Murphy N, Carlisle M, David M, Lui S, and Coles R. (2023), Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022. Limnol. Oceanogr. Lett. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10352

Australia’s migratory shorebirds: trends and prospects

Rogers A, Fuller RA and Amano T (2023) Australia’s migratory shorebirds: trends and prospects. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Queensland, Brisbane.

National Outfall Database: outfall ranking based on 2020/2021 nutrient loads discharge

Rohmana QA, Fischer A and Gemmill J (2023) National Outfall Database: outfall ranking based on 2020/2021 nutrient loads discharge. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Clean Ocean Foundation and University of Tasmania.

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).

Project 1.17 fact sheet 4 – Frameworks and data to account for environmental and socioeconomic assets and settings

Diane Jarvis, Vanessa Adams, Swee-Hoon Chuah, Tim Langlois, Tracey Mahony, Matt Navarro, Emily Ogier, Gretta Pecl, Natalie Stoeckl (2022) Project 1.17 fact sheet 4 - Frameworks and data to account for environmental and socioeconomic assets and settings. University of Tasmania.

Project 1.17 fact sheet 3 – I need to shift to more pro-environmental behaviours

Matt Navarro, Emily Ogier, Diane Jarvis, Vanessa Adams, Swee-Hoon Chuah, Tim Langlois, Tracey Mahony, Gretta Pecl, Natalie Stoeckl (2022) Project 1.17 fact sheet 3 - I need to shift to more pro-environmental behaviours. University of Tasmania.

Project 1.17 fact sheet 2 – I need to make a choice between potential management actions

Matt Navarro, Emily Ogier, Diane Jarvis, Vanessa Adams, Swee-Hoon Chuah, Tim Langlois, Tracey Mahony, Gretta Pecl, Natalie Stoeckl (2022) Project 1.17 fact sheet 2 - I need to make a choice between potential management actions. University of Tasmania.

Project 1.17 fact sheet 1 – I need to implement a social and economic monitoring program for an area of marine estate

Matt Navarro, Emily Ogier, Diane Jarvis, Vanessa Adams, Swee-Hoon Chuah, Tim Langlois, Tracey Mahony, Gretta Pecl, Natalie Stoeckl (2022) Project 1.17 fact sheet 1 - I need to implement a social and economic monitoring program for an area of marine estate. University of Tasmania.

Marine and Coastal Hub knowledge brokering strategy

Marine and Coastal Hub knowledge brokering strategy (2022) University of Tasmania/Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

Marine and Coastal Hub Indigenous partnerships strategy

Marine and Coastal Hub Indigenous partnerships strategy (2022) University of Tasmania/Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

Marine and Coastal Hub data management strategy

Marine and Coastal Hub data management strategy (2022) University of Tasmania/Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

Marine and Coastal Hub communication strategy

Marine and Coastal Hub communication strategy (2022) University of Tasmania/Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.

Project 3.1 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2023). Building a northern Australian community of practice and sentinel case studies for supporting improved regional planning to achieve Ecologically Sustainable Development. Project 3.1 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

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

Constraints on the adjustment of tidal marshes to accelerating sea level rise

Saintilan N, Kovalenko KE, Guntenspergen G, Rogers K, Lynch JC, Cahoon DR, Lovelock CE, Friess DA, Ashe E, Krauss KW, Cormier N, Spencer T, Adams J, Raw J, Ibanez C, Scarton F, Temmerman S, Meire P, Maris T, Thorne K and 13 others (2022) Science. 377, 6605, pp 523–527.

An inventory of northern Australia’s seagrass data

McKenna S, Carter A, Smit N, McMahon K, and Coles R (2023). An inventory of northern Australia’s seagrass data. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Supporting regional planning in northern Australia: a scoping study

Dale A, Sheppard M, Burrows D, and Williams Y (2022). Supporting regional planning in northern Australia: A scoping study. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.32 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Supporting regional planning in northern Australia. Project 1.32 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

AMSA Conference Indigenous Workshop summary

Archer R, Talbot L, Marshall C, Hunter C, Muir B, Manuwuri Forester T, Wren E, Bedford K, Johnson M, Singleton G, Singleton B, Smith T, Chartrand K, Wright J, Coulombe R, and Hedge P (2023). AMSA Conference Indigenous Workshop Summary. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Indigenous participation and research needs

Archer R, Cooke P, Perry J (2022). Project 1.31: Indigenous participation and research needs. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.31 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Scoping Study: Indigenous Participation and Research Needs. Project 1.31 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

National assessment of climate-driven species redistribution using citizen science data

Wolfe B, Kjeldsen S, Strugnell J, Watson SA, and Pecl G (2022). National assessment of climate-driven species redistribution using citizen science data. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.30 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). National assessment of climate-driven species redistribution using citizen science data. Project 1.30 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

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

New approaches to monitoring: maximising the utility of opportunistic and citizen science datasets for conservation management

Evans K, Patterson T, Peel D (2023). Scoping study: New approaches to monitoring. Subcomponent: Maximising the utility of opportunistic and citizen science datasets for conservation management. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. CSIRO.

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.

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.

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.

A pilot study into the movement and dispersal of sawfishes

Gleiss A, Harry A, Hounslow J, Windstein M, Braccini M, Karajarri R, Travers M (2022). A pilot study into the movement and dispersal of sawfishes. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

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.

Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure

Watson SM, McLean DL, Balcom BJ, Birchenough SNR, Brand AM, Camprasse ECM, Claisse JT, Coolen JWP, Cresswell T, Fokkema B, Gourvenec S, Henry L, Hewitt CL, Love MS, MacIntosh AE, Marnane M, McKinley E, Micallef S, Morgan D, Nicolette J, Ounanian K, Patterson J, Seath K, Selman AGL, Suthers IM, Todd VLG, Tung A, Macreadie P (2023). Offshore decommissioning horizon scan: Research priorities to support decision-making activities for oil and gas infrastructure. Science of The Total Environment. Vol 878.

Project 1.19 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Scoping Study: Horizon scan of key science questions in the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure. Project 1.19 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in Australia

Hagger V, Stewart-Sinclair P, Rossini R, Waltham NJ, Ronan M, Adame MF, Lavery P, Glamore W and Lovelock CE (2022). Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in Australia. Values-based approach for selecting restoration sites. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.15 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon in northern Australia. Project 1.15 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines

Scott AL, Whap T, Kris J, Joe S, Carlisle M, David M, Rasheed MA, York PH and Carter AB (2022). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines: Exclusion experiments show the role of green turtle and dugong grazing in structuring Torres Strait seagrass meadows. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.14 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). The role of dugong and turtle grazing in Torres Strait seagrass declines. Project 1.14 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

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.

Four decades of seagrass spatial data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria

Carter A, McKenna S, Rasheed M, Taylor H, van de Wetering C, Chartrand K, Reason C, Collier C, Shepherd L, Mellors J, McKenzie L, Roelofs A, Smit N, Groom R, Barrett D, Evans S, Pitcher R, Murphy N, Duke N, Carlisle M, David M, Lui S, Pearson L, Laza T, Bon A, and Coles R (2022). Four Decades of Seagrass Spatial Data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

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.

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.

Project 1.12 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Mapping critical habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country. Project 1.12 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration

Saunders M, Waltham N, Cannard T, Sheppard M, Fischer M, Twomey A, BishopM, Boody K, Callaghan D, Fulton B, Lovelock C, Mayer Pinto M, McLeod I, McPherson T, Morris R, Pomeroy A, Ronan M, Swearer S, Steven A (2022). A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.6 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). A roadmap for coordinated landscape-scale coastal and marine ecosystem restoration. Project 1.6 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Project 1.1 Information sheet

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub (2021). Protected Places Initiative 2021–2023. Project 1.1 Information sheet. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Cairns, Queensland.

Scoping study: Protected Place Management Initiative

Gordon I and Dunstan P (2022). Scoping study: Protected Place Management Initiative. Report to the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre. Cairns, Queensland.

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2023 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2023 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2022 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2022 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2023

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2023

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2022

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2022

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2021 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2021 – Project Plans

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2021

NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Research Plan 2021

Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of southern right whales from an aerial survey off southern Australia (2021)

Smith JN, Double M, Kelly N, Charlton C and Bannister J (2022) Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of southern right whales from an aerial survey off southern Australia: Final Report on 2021 survey. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Murdoch University.

Marine and coastal threatened species and communities scoping study sub-component: seabirds and marine mammals (excluding dugongs)

Evans K (2022). Marine and coastal threatened species and communities scoping study sub-component: Seabirds and marine mammals (excluding dugongs). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere.

Microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution

Reis-Santos P, Wootton N, Leterme S, Wilson S, Blewitt M, Swearer S, Noble W, Gillanders BM (2022) Microplastics in South Eastern Australian coastal waters: synthesising current data and identifying key knowledge gaps for the management of plastic pollution. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. The University of Adelaide.

Integrated data requirements for natural resource management

Stoeckl N, Adams V, Larson S, Mahony T, Steel R, Allen S, Emmerling M, Jarvis D, Ogier E, Navarro M, Chuah, SH, Langlois T and Pecl G (2022) Integrated data requirements for natural resource management, Report to the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania, Hobart.

Research needs for the assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment

Trestrail C, Tondl E, Fischer A, Potts J, Scanes P, Seymour J and Doblin M ( 2022) Research needs for the assessment and monitoring of nutrients, chemicals and antimicrobials in the marine environment: scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Technology Sydney.

Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia

Rebecca L Morris, Erin Campbell-Hooper, Melanie J Bishop, Catherine E Lovelock, Ryan J Lowe, Elisabeth MA Strain, Sean D Connell, Bronwyn M Gillanders, Lindsay B Hutley, Mariana Mayer-Pinto, Megan I Saunders, Nathan J Waltham and Stephen E Swearer (2022) Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. National Centre for Coasts and Climate, University of Melbourne.

Quantifying the ecosystem services of the Great Southern Reef

Eger AM, Bennett S, Zimmerhackel J, Rogers A, Burton M, Filbee-Dexter K, Wernberg T, Gacutan J, Milligan B, Vergés A (2022) Quantifying the ecosystem services of the Great Southern Reef. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of New South Wales.

Inclusion of sediment processes in restoration strategies for Australian seagrass ecosystems

Gribben PE, Jongen R, Ferguson A, Marzinelli EM, Verges A, Kendrick GA (2022) Inclusion of sediment processes in restoration strategies for Australian seagrass ecosystems. Report to the National Environmental Science Program Marine and Coastal Hub. University of New South Wales.

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.

A photo-identification study of southern right whales to update aggregation area classification in the southwest of Australia

Salgado Kent CP, Burton C, Giroud M and Elsdon B (2022) A photo-identification study of southern right whales to update aggregation area classification in the southwest of Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Edith Cowan University.

Application of environmental DNA to survey Bathurst Harbour (Tasmania) for the Endangered Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana)

Moreno D, Patil J, Deagle B and Semmens JM (2022) Application of environmental DNA to survey Bathurst Harbour (Tasmania) for the endangered Maugean skate (Zearaja maugeana). Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania.

National areas of interest for seabed mapping, characterisation and biodiversity assessment: scoping study

Leplastrier A, Althaus F, Monk J, Hurst L, Lennard N, Nichol S (2022) National areas of interest for seabed mapping, characterisation and biodiversity assessment: scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Geoscience Australia.

Towards a consolidated and open-science framework for restoration monitoring

McDougall C, Cole V, Connolly RM (2022) Towards a consolidated and open-science framework for restoration monitoring. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Griffith University.

Scoping for an Australian Wetland Inventory: Identify knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands

Brock RJ, Rasmussen J, Adame MF, Brown CJ, Connolly RM (2022) Identifying knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands, Project 1.5 Scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine and Coastal Hub. Griffith University.

South-west Corner Marine Park Survey Report

Langlois T, Spencer C, Griffin K, Gibbons B, Navarro M, Giraldo A, Webb W, Webb Z, Carey G, Guilfoyle D, Monk J, Huang Z, Nichol S, Barrett N (2022) South-west Corner Marine Park Survey Report. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Western Australia.

Designing a targeted monitoring program to support evidence-based management of Australian Marine Parks

Dunstan PK, Woolley SNC, Monk J, Barrett N, Hayes KR, Foster S, Howe SA, Logan D, Samson CR, Francis SO (2023) Designing a targeted monitoring program to support evidence-based management of Australian Marine Parks: National Implementation. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. CSIRO.