Scientific publications
Check out our collection of reports, journal articles, multimedia and other publications.
Exploring these resources is a great way to find out more about our parks. Some items listed may be restricted due to publisher copyright conditions.
Recent publications
2024
- Assessment of the 2024 marine heatwave on five reefs in the central Coral Sea Marine Park
- Comparison of juvenile coral assemblages between Australia’s Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks, 2024
- The Jewel in the Coral Sea - The cultural and ecological significance of Ashmore and Boot Reefs
- Coral Sea Marine Park Coral Reef Health Survey 2023 and 2024
2023
- Coral Sea Marine Park environmental assessment of islands, islets and cays of the southern and central reef systems, 2023
- Norfolk Island Lagoonal Reef Ecosystem Health 2022-23
- Coral Sea Turtle Survey 2022-23
- Differential bleaching susceptibility among coral taxa and colony sizes, relative to bleaching severity across Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks
- Assessment of the offshore marine natural values of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories
- Proposed offshore Key Ecological Features and Biologically Important Areas of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories
- Related publication: Conservation values in Commonwealth waters of the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Island remote Australian territories (2009)
2022
- Our Marine Parks Grants Round 2: Diving into the Deep
- Coral Sea Marine Park Island Watch Summary Report Feb-March 2022
- Coral Sea Marine Park environmental assessment of islands, islets and cays of the southern and central reef systems 2022
- Coral Sea Marine Park Marine Debris Clean-up Voyage 2022
- Coral Sea Marine Park Coral Reef Health survey 2022
- Changes in the incidence of coral injuries during mass bleaching across Australia’s Coral Sea Marine Park
- Tempestichthys bettyae, a new genus and species of ocean sleeper from the central Coral Sea
- Preliminary Report Assessing Norfolk Island Lagoonal Reef Ecosystem health
- Norfolk Marine Park Invasive Marine Species survey
2021
- Ashmore Reef Marine Park Environmental Assessment Report 2021
- Coral Sea Coral Reef Health: In situ measurements of temperature and current flow
- Coral Sea Marine Park Coral Reef Health Survey 2021
- Environmental assessment of islets and cays of Tregrosse and Lihou Reefs, Coral Sea Marine Park, 2021
- Norfolk Island Lagoonal Reef Ecosystem Assessment 2020-2021
- Natural Values of the Inshore Waters of Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories - Christmas & the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Vegetation Assessment and Mapping of South Islet (Willis Islets), Coral Sea Marine Park
2020
- Reef Life Survey Assessment of Coral Reef Biodiversity in the North-west marine Parks Network
- Coral reef health in the Coral Sea Marine Park
- Environmental Assessment of the Coringa Islets and Herald Cays in the Coral Sea Marine Park
- Improving the water quality of Emily Bay, Norfolk Island
- Reef Life Survey Assessment of Marine Biodiversity in Geographe Bay
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