Video Archives | NERP Marine Biodiversity 2015 Final Report

Map of Australia showing submarine canyons in relation to CMRs.

Canyons: identifying connectivity patterns for management

Video: Geomorphology - Carnarvon Shelf Flythrough movie showing the bathymetry of Carnarvon shelf, highlighting benthic habitats at Point Cloates. The ba...

Ocean depth models showing larval dispersal clouds.

Feature: Modelling connectivity

Modelling connectivity ABOVE: Simulated larval dispersal in a column of water located near the Gascoyne Commonwealth Marine Reserve (Cape Range Canyon and Ca...

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...

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...

Feature: Saving sawfish in the Daly River

Malak Malak Indigenous rangers and Traditional Owners have a unique understanding of sawfish habitats in the Daly River region, and have helped scientists to lo...

Valuing the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network

IMAGE: A seastar among deepwater corals at 1115m water depth in the Huon CMR, part of the South-east Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network. Image: CSIRO. Marine...

Feature: Sand and granite reef communities revealed at Freycinet CMR

Parts of the Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR) east of Tasmania were opportunistically mapped by the Marine Biodiversity Hub during transit voyages be...

World map showing locations of Reef Life Surveys.

Reef Life Survey global analysis of marine protected areas

Image: Location and numbers of reef life survey sites worldwide. Reef Life Survey (RLS) conducts long-term monitoring of coastal habitats which are ca...

Monitoring pelagic fish: from Australia to the Austral Islands

Non-destructive sampling methods are needed to provide quantitative data on the population status of pelagic sharks and fishes, particularly in marine reserve...