Publications

Mapping critical Australian sea lion habitat to assess ecological value and risks to population recovery

Goldsworthy SD, Angelakis N, Kirkwood R, Connell SD, Grammer GL, Holman D, Furley D (2024). Mapping critical Australian sea lion habitat to assess ecological value and risks to population recovery. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. South Australia Research and Development Institute (Aquatic and Livestock Sciences).

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, 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.

Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia – Pathways to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion and co-design in restoration

Saunders MI, Fischer M, Vozzo ML, Chewying K, Malcom F, Liddell B, Cooley R, Cassady J, Bugnot AB, Waltham N (2024). Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia – Pathways to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inclusion and co-design in restoration. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania.

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.

Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia – A blueprint for overcoming barriers to the use of nature-based coastal protection in Australia

Morris RL, Pomeroy AWM, Boxshall A, Dack, D, Dunlop A, Townsend M, Swearer SE (2024). Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia - A blueprint for overcoming barriers to the use of nature-based coastal protection in Australia. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. University of Tasmania.

Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature-based solutions in Australia

Waltham NJ, Saunders MI, Morris R, Bell-James J, Bishop MJ, Bugnot AB, Connell S, Drew G, Fischer M, Glamore W, Jones A, McAfee D, McCormack PC, Mayer-Pinto M, Prahalad V, Shumway N, Swearer S, Wawryk A (2024). Identifying and overcoming barriers to marine and coastal habitat restoration and nature based solutions in Australia – Project summary. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. James Cook University.

Scoping study: marine and coastal threatened species and communities

Kyne P (2023) Project 1.20 scoping study: marine and coastal threatened species and communities. Sharks and rays. Report to the National Environmental Science Program.

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 from an aerial survey off southern Australia (2023 survey report)

Smith JN, Double M and Kelly N (2024) Relative abundance of the ‘western’ population of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) from an aerial survey off southern Australia: Final Report on 2023 survey. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Murdoch University (Lead organisation).

Blue Carbon in Australia: understanding the opportunity for Indigenous People (2024)

Grace P and Holmes J (2024) Blue Carbon in Australia: understanding the opportunity for Indigenous People. Indigenous Carbon Industry Network Ltd, Cairns Australia.

2023 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Cape York

Cleguer C, Hamel MA, Rankin RW, Langlois L, Edwards C, Marsh H (2024) ‘2023 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Cape York’, JCU Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research Publication 24/43, Townsville. 61pp.

Creating a pipeline for sustainable and inclusive development: A research synthesis for developing new pathways for the northern Australia

Dale AP (2024). Creating a pipeline for sustainable and inclusive development: A research synthesis for developing new pathways for the northern Australia. A joint report for the Cooperative Research Centre for Northern Australia (CRCNA), Townsville and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC), Cairns.

We like to fish: characterising the recreational fishing population and designing messages to improve compliance

Mahony T, Adams VM, Navarro M, Jarvis D, Gelves-Gomez F, Stoeckl N, Chuah SH (2023) We like to fish: characterising the recreational fishing population and designing messages to improve compliance. Report to the National Environmental Science Program and to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. University of Tasmania.

Integration, analysis and publication of the Australian Surface Elevation Table-Marker Horizon dataset

Saintilan N, Sun Y (2022) Integration, analysis and publication of the Australian Surface Elevation Table-Marker Horizon Dataset. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Macquarie University

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.

Defining a pathway for the operational use of emerging technologies on Country

Perry J, Perdevich J, McCreedy E, and Pearse M (2023). Defining a pathway for the operational use of emerging technologies on Country. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. NAILSMA. Cairns, Queensland.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.