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Collating existing survey data for Commonwealth marine waters

The Australian Government has identified 58 Commonwealth Marine Reserves (CMRs) and 54 Key Ecological Features (KEFs) in Australia’s Commonwealth marine are...

Researchers launching an epibenthic sled from ship deck.

Analysis of approaches for monitoring biodiversity in the Commonwealth marine area: Oceanic Shoals

Carbonate banks and terraces of the Van Diemen Rise and the Sahul Shelf, and pinnacles of the Bonaparte Basin (North and North-west marine regions) are Key Ec...

Figure showing connectedness of Oceanic Shoals

Feature: First qualitative models for the KEFs of Oceanic Shoals

The carbonate banks, terraces and pinnacles of the study area experience frequent disturbance from tropical cyclones and tidal currents driven by some of A...

Underwater view of school of Parrotfish.

Analysis of approaches for monitoring biodiversity in the Commonwealth marine area: Houtman Abrolhos Islands

IMAGE: Parrotfish school over typical reef habitat in depths of 10─20m at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands. Image: Reef Life Survey. A suite of compleme...

Analysis of approaches for monitoring biodiversity in the Commonwealth marine area: Solitary Islands

IMAGE: Thicklip Trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus), Solitary Islands. Image: Reef Life Survey. An important part of establishing monitoring protocols is t...

Section of CATAMI classification poster.

Putting names to a sea of faces

Photographs and video provide a safe, non-destructive and efficient way to examine and monitor marine habitats, and are particularly useful in areas protected...

Marine monitoring blueprint: meeting a monumental challenge

IMAGE: Key Ecological Features represent areas of significant biodiversity or ecological functioning and integrity within Commonwealth waters. Austral...

Map of Australia showing Key Ecological Features in Commonwealth Waters.

Feature: Streamlining marine monitoring indicators

Approximate locations of key ecological features in commonwealth waters. IMAGE: The KEF systems indicated here share a range of common indicators. Indica...

Populations and habitat use of euryhaline sharks and rays

IMAGE: Fieldwork on the Adelaide River. Catches of Speartooth Shark were highest in the Adelaide River, with the South Alligator River and Queensland’s Wenl...