Latest releases
- Threat Abatement Plan for the impacts of marine debris on the vertebrate wildlife of Australia’s coasts and oceans - 2018
- Australian sea lion monitoring framework: background document - 2018
- Draft recovery plans for public comment
General
Books and reports
- Our Australia - One Place, Many Stories: Oceans - 2012 (Product code: MAR124.1012)
Marine pollution
Marine debris
- Finding solutions: Derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in Northern Australia - 2003
- Impacts of plastic debris on Australian marine wildlife - June 2009
- Marine Debris in Northern Australian Waters 2004 - April 2005
- Pilot investigation of the origins and pathways of marine debris found in the northern Australian marine environment - July 2008
- Research on the impact of marine debris on marine turtle survival and behaviour: North east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - April 2009
- Threat Abatement Plan for the impacts of marine debris on the vertebrate wildlife of Australia’s coasts and oceans - 2018
- Understanding the types, sources and at-sea distribution of marine debris in Australian waters - 2011
Sea Dumping
Guidelines
Permit application forms - Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981
- Permit application form for an artificial reef
- Permit application form to dispose of bulky items from small islands into the sea
- Permit application form for a burial at sea
- Permit application form to dispose of dredged or excavated material at sea
- Permit application form to dispose of fish waste or waste material resulting from industrial fish processing operation at sea
- Permit application form for abandonment in situ of platforms or other man-made structures at sea
- Permit application form for the dumping of platforms or other man-made structures at sea
- Permit application form to dispose of vessels at sea
Fisheries and the environment
Books and reports
- Australian Government response to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia report: Scaling Up – Inquiry into Opportunities for Expanding Aquaculture in Northern Australia - 2017
- Guidelines for the Ecologically Sustainable Management of fisheries assessments
- Fisheries assessments
Brochures and information sheets
- Fisheries Assessments - September 2003
- Exporting of marine wildlife or wildlife products for commercial purposes - September 2003
- Trade of syngnathids and solenostomids, September 2003
- Benchmarks for the Environmental Assessment of fisheries
International marine issues
- Report of the Australia-France/New Caledonia Coral Sea Transboundary Collaboration Workshop - 2013
- Workshop on the Governance of High Seas Biodiversity Conservation - 2003
Coral Triangle Initiative
- National Marine Conservation Assessment for Papua New Guinea - 2015
- Australia’s support for the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security – a snapshot - 2014
- Australian Government Coral Triangle Initiative Support Activities - 2014
Newsletter
Introduced marine pests
- Antifouling performance standards for the Maritime industry: Development of a framework for assessment, approval and relevance of effective products - 2007
- The Australian pilot project for the treatment of ships' ballast water - 2004
- Controlling the Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis) in Australia - 2004
- Development of genetic probes for rapid assessment of the impacts of marine invasive species on native biodiversity - Maoricolpus roseus - 2004
- Domestic Vessel Movements and the Spread of Marine Pests - 2003
- The effectiveness of Australia's response to the Black Striped Mussel incursion in Darwin, Australia - 2000
- Empirical validation: Small vessel translocation of key threatening species - Stage I - Asterias amurensis - 2004
- Empirical Validation - Stage II: Small Vessel Translocation of Key Threatening Species - Asterias amurensis and Undaria pinnatifida - 2007
- Eradicating and preventing the spread of the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia in NSW - 2004
- Evaluation of the Hastings National Demonstration Project - 2003
- Feasibility study for genetic control of Caulerpa in SA and NSW - 2004
- Minimising Impacts of the North Pacific Seastar in Australia - 2004
- National Control Plan for Northern Pacific Seastar (Asterias amurensis): workshop proceedings - 2002
- Report of the National Taskforce on the Prevention and Management of Marine Pest Incursions - 2000
Marine reserves
Available on Parks Australia website: Scientific publications
National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas
Available on Parks Australia website: Scientific publications
Marine bioregional plans
Marine bioregional plan
Marine bioregional plan for the North-west Marine Region
- Marine bioregional plan for the North-west Marine Region - August 2012
- Conservation value report cards - August 2012
Marine bioregional plan for the South-west Marine Region
Marine bioregional plan for the Temperate East Marine Region
Marine species
Strategies
Biologically important areas
Marine invertebrates
Marine turtles
- A Biological Review Of Australian Marine Turtles
- Identifying the links between nesting and foraging grounds for the Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) sea turtles in northern Australia - Project final report - July 2007
- Marine Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - 2001
- National Dugong and Turtle Protection Plan 2014-2017 - 2015
- Protected Marine Species Identification Guide - factsheets on marine protected species
- Recovery plan for marine turtles in Australia - 2017
- Research on the impact of marine debris on marine turtle survival and behaviour: North east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - April 2009
- Sea Turtle conservation and education on the Tiwi Islands - August 2007
- Sustainable harvest of marine turtles and dugongs in Australia - 2005
Migratory birds
- National recovery plan for ten species of Seabirds - 2005
- National recovery plan for threatened albatrosses and giant petrels 2011-2016 - 2011
- Survey and Stock Size Estimates of the Shallow Reef (0-15m Deep and Shoal Area (15-50m deep) Marine Resources and Habitat Mapping Within the Timor Sea MOU74 Box - Volume 3: Seabirds and Shorebirds of Ashmore Reef - 1999
- Threat Abatement Plan for the incidental catch (or bycatch) of seabirds during oceanic longline fishing operations - 2018
- Wildlife conservation plan for migratory shorebirds - 2015
Seals and sea lions
- Australian sea lion monitoring framework: background document - 2018
- Australian sea lion monitoring framework: statistical model - 2016
- Recovery Plan for the Australian Sea Lion (Neophoca cinerea) - 2013
Sharks
Glyphis sp.
- Acoustic tracking of Glyphis sp. A in the Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia - August 2005
- Conservation assessment of Glyphis sp. A (speartooth shark), Glyphis sp. C (northern river shark), Pristis microdon (freshwater sawfish) and Pristis zijsron (green sawfish) - June 2005
- Distribution and abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northen Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries: final report May 2008 - 2008
- Habitat associations of Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) and Northern River Sharks (Glyphis sp. C): including genetic analysis of P. microdon across northern Australia: report to May 2008 - 2008
- The northern river shark (Glyphis sp. C) in Western Australia - February 2004
- Sawfish and River Sharks Multispecies Recovery Plan - 2015
- Spatial distribution and habitat utilisation of the speartooth shark Glyphis sp. A in relation to fishing in Northern Australia - 2008
Grey nurse shark
- Biology and Ecology - Grey Nurse Shark
- Designing protected areas for grey nurse sharks off eastern Australia - June 2005
- Development and implementation of a population estimation protocol to provide an estimate of East Coast population numbers for grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus)
- Documentation of depth-related migratory movements, localised movements at critical habitat sites and the effects of scuba diving for the east coast grey nurse shark population - 2009
- Identification of Western Australian Grey Nurse Shark aggregation sites - July 2005
- Identifying movements and habitats of white sharks and grey nurse sharks - 2005
- Investigations of Grey Nurse Shark in Queensland - December 2004
- Population size and structure of grey nurse shark off east and west Australia - 2009
- Recovery plan for the Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) - 2014
- Review of Grey Nurse Shark tagging research - October 2003
Sawfish
- Conservation assessment of Glyphis sp. A (speartooth shark), Glyphis sp. C (northern river shark), Pristis microdon (freshwater sawfish) and Pristis zijsron (green sawfish) - June 2005
- Determining feasibility of acoustic tag attachment and documenting short-term movements in Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851 - 2004
- Development of non-lethal methods for determining age and habitat use of sawfishes from northern Australia - Final Report - 2009
- Distribution and abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northen Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries : final report - May 2008
- Habitat associations of Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) and Northern River Sharks (Glyphis sp. C): including genetic analysis of P. microdon across northern Australia: report to May 2008 - 2008
- Non detriment finding for the Freshwater Sawfish, Pristis microdon - June 2011
- Report of the Freshwater Sawfish Pristis microdon Science Workshop - June 2009
- Sawfish and River Sharks Multispecies Recovery Plan - 2015
- Spatial distribution and habitat utilisation of sawfish (Pristis spp) in relation to fishing in northern Australia - 2008
Whale sharks
- Assessing traditional ecological knowledge of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in eastern Indonesia: A pilot study with fishing communities in Nusa Tenggara Timur - 2008
- CITES Identification Manual Whale Shark - October 2002
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) CITES identification sheet - September 2007
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - 2005
White sharks
- Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix II Listing of the White Shark (revision 1) - September 2004
- Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) - Appendix III Listing of the White Shark including identification manual - 2001
- Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) CITES identification sheet - September 2007
- Identifying movements and habitats of white sharks and grey nurse sharks - June 2005
- Recovery plan for the White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) - 2013
- Site fidelity, residence times and home range patterns of white sharks around pinniped colonies - June 2005
- Spatial dynamics and habitat preferences of juvenile white sharks: identifying critical habitat and options for monitoring recruitment: final report June 2008 - 2008
- Trial DNA testing of shark products imported into and exported from Australia to detect the presence of Great White Shark - May 2005
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
Books and reports
- Conservation and values: Global cetacean snapshot - A progress report - June 2008
- Conservation and values: Global cetacean summary report - June 2009
- The Future of the International Whaling Commission: An Australian Proposal - 2010
- Review of the conservation status of Australia's smaller whales and dolphins - 2006
Guidelines and protocols
- Australian National Guidelines for Whale and Dolphin Watching 2017
- Interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales - EPBC Act Policy Statement 2.1 , 2007
- National Guidance on the Management of Whale and Dolphin Incidents in Australian Waters - 2013
- Standardised protocols for the collection of biological samples from stranded cetaceans - 2006
Plans
- The Action Plan for Australian Cetaceans - 1996
- Blue Whale Conservation Management Plan - 2015
- Southern Right Whale Recovery Plan 2005-2010 - May 2005
Brochures and fact sheets
- Australia's research priorities for cetaceans
- The Australian Government Marine Mammal Conservation Initiative
- Non-lethal research techniques for studying whales
- Whale protection
- The role of science in the International Whaling Commission
- Humpback Whales of Eastern Australia - September 2007
- Watching whales and dolphins - Keep a safe distance - Fact sheet (Watching whales and dolphins safely) folds to pocket size