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	Home / Publications / Search by MTSRF Program No. Search by MTSRF Program No. \| Program 1 \| Program 2 \| Program 3 \| Program 4 \| Program 5 \| Program 6 \| Program 7 \| Program 8 \| Program 9 \| Program 10 \| Publications Search: Program 8 'Sustainable Use and Management of Marine Resources of the Great Barrier Reef' Key Publications: MTSRF Research Report Series Project 4.8.2 AIMS Cappo, M. et al. (2009) Influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef (Part 1) This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 8.2 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Cappo, M. et al. (2009) Influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef (Part 2) This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 3.6 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Speare, P. et al. (2008) A comparative study between fished and protected inter-reefal shoal habitats and their fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef: Report on ongoing monitoring off Townsville and initial surveys near Cardwell and Cairns, North Queensland This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 12.7 Mb] Project 4.8.5 JCU Nilsson, J. et al. (2010) A Community Survey of Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 4.6 Mb] Project 4.8.5 JCU Sutton, S. (2008) Recreational fishers' perceptions about the costs and benefits of the 2004 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 4.8 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2008) Reef Tourism First Yearly Report: November 2006 - October 2007 Quarterly patterns of reef tourism on the Great Barrier Reef - Northern, Central and Whitsunday areas. This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 3.2 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2009) Reef Tourism: An analysis of the competitiveness of the Great Barrier Reef tourism destination and a comparison with other reef tourism destinations This PDF document is designed to be printed double sided. [pdf 5.0 Mb] Program 8 Technical and Research Reports Project 4.8.2 AIMS Cappo, M. et al. (2009) Influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef (Part 1) This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 8.2 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Cappo, M. et al. (2009) Influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the deep shoals and reef bases of the southern Great Barrier Reef (Part 2) This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 3.6 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Cappo, M. et al. (2010) The influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the shoals and reef bases of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Results of repeated surveys of the southern banks and Cardwell shoals, and an overview with regional comparisons This report presents the results of repeated surveys of pairs of discrete 'shoals' off Cardwell in the north and on either end of the Capricorn shelf in the south of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. We also provide coarse regional comparisons of these results with 'snapshots' of mean and median abundances from shoal pairs in five other regions obtained during the four years of this project. [pdf 7.8 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Johansson, C. et al. (2008) The use of stereo BRUVS for measuring fish size Report by the Australian Institute of Marine Science, June 2008. Stereo Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (SBRUVS) were deployed as part of a larger study of the fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in response to zoning changes by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in 2004. This report assesses the use of SBRUVS as a tool for precise measurements of fish length to supplemennt comparisons based simply on visual observations of diversity and/or abundance. [pdf 877.7 kb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Speare, P. (2007) Preliminary findings from the first baseline survey of the Magnetic Shoals Project progress report by P. Speare and M. Stowar, Australian Institute of Marine Science, on results of a baseline survey of 'green' zoned sites on Magnetic Shoal, together with non-green sites in the adjacent 'blue' zoned areas of the marine park initialised in July 2006. Ongoing monitoring was maintained in order to assess any seasonal effects on the fish and benthic communities. Output from Project 4.8.2 Influence of the Great Barrier Reef Zoning Plan on inshore habitats and biodiversity, of which fish and corals are indicators: Reefs and shoals. [pdf 1.1 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Speare, P. et al. (2008) A comparative study between fished and protected inter-reefal shoal habitats and their fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef: Report on ongoing monitoring off Townsville and initial surveys near Cardwell and Cairns, North Queensland This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 12.7 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Speare, P. et al. (2008) Temporal monitoring of northern shoals off Cardwell and Townsville This report presents the results of three to five return visits (between July 2006 and May 2008) to shoal grounds in the Cardwell and Townsville (North Queensland) regions of the Great Barrier Reef, comparing areas closed to fishing in 2004 with control areas that remain open to fishing. Fish abundance and species composition was established with baited video stations. Habitats were assessed by towed video camera and classified into broad categories of substratum and life form. [pdf 1.1 Mb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Stowar, M. et al. (2008) Influence of zoning on midshelf shoals of the southern Great Barrier Reef This report presents the results of seasonal surveys (Autumn/Spring 2007) on two pairs of discrete deepwater shoals in the southern Great Barrier Reef. Within each pair, one shoal was re-zoned 'Green' (closed to all fishing) in 2004 while the other 'Blue' (open to fishing) remained open to fishing. Each shoal or bank is a large submerged structure of several square kilometres rising from about fifty metres depth to within twenty to thirty metres of the surface. Demersal vertebrate communities were sampled using non-extractive baited remote underwater video stations, which revealed a diverse (~250 species) and abundant fauna of fish, sharks, rays and seasnakes including those targeted and not targeted by recreational and commercial line fishers. [pdf 3.8 Mb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Currey, L. et al. (2008) Comparative biology of key inter-reefal lethrinid species on the Great Barrier Reef This project progress report describes the biology of four lethrinid species that occur on the Great Barrier Reef: Lethrinus nebulosus (spangled emperor), L. atkinsoni (yellow-tailed emperor), L. olivaceus (long-nosed emperor) and L. lentjan (pink-eared emperor). Biological characteristics investigated included size, age, growth, mortality and reproduction. The biological characteristics were compared between species and the implications of differences consideredd in relation to the resilience of populations to fishing. [pdf 1.6 Mb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Currey, L. et al. (2010) Comparative biology of key inter-reefal labrid species on the Great Barrier Reef This project progress report describes the biology of labrids collected from fishery surveys on the Great Barrier Reef, providing results of length and weight relationships, length frequencies, spawning seasonality, length at sex change and sex ratios where data is available. The resilience of the wrasses to fishing in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area will be assessed from this data and the existing literature. [pdf 1.2 Mb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Currey, L. et al. (2010) Resilience of reef fish species on the Great Barrier Reef and in Torres Strait This project report uses reef fish species life history data, collected by the decade-long Effects of Line Fishing Project to (1) identify reef fish species with biological characteristics that make them most vulnerable to over-exploitation and other disturbances, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of size-based regulations and gear characteristics in achieving sustainability of commonly caught species from three of the most important reef fish families of the Australian east coast. [pdf 307.1 kb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Heupel, M. et al. (2009) The Comparative Biology of Lutjanid Species on the Great Barrier Reef Project Milestone Report. The Lutjanidae family comprises a wide array of species of varying size and body form, and with 103 species, this family is one of the largest and most diverse families of fish. Project 4.8.3 research was designed to examine and compare the biology of several lutjanid species occurring in mid and outer shelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Comparisons between biological parameters were completed where possible to define differences between species, examine their resilience to fishing pressure and determine whether current management measures are appropriate. [pdf 722.8 kb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Mapleston, A. (2009) Comparative biology of key inter-reefal serranid species on the Great Barrier Reef This project progress report examines biological samples collected as part of the CRC Reef-funded Effects of Line Fishing Experiment to provide information on the ecological resilience and vulnerability of key inter-reef fish species. Commonly referred to as groupers, the sub-family Epinepheline (Family: Serranidae) is the focus of this study due to concern about the status of a large number of grouper species being caught in tropical and temperate fisheries. [pdf 917.2 kb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Simpfendorfer, C. (2008) Harvest patterns of the 'Other Species' quota group in the Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery Updated June 2008 Report by researchers of the Fishing and Fisheries Team, James Cook University. This report documents the harvest patterns of the 'other species' component of the Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery, a multi-sector line fishery that operates in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Updated June 2008. [pdf 1.6 Mb] Project 4.8.5 JCU Sutton, S. (2007) Assessment of the Influence of the 2003 Great Barrier Reef Zoning Plan on use of the Great Barrier Reef This document addresses Objective (a) of Project 4.8.5 for Year 1: to understand and document the influences of the 2003 Great Barrier Reef Zoning Plan on use (tourism, recreation and fishing) on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and its users. Interim report to the MTSRF submitted December 2006. [pdf 37.5 kb] Project 4.8.5 JCU Sutton, S. (2008) Recreational fishers' perceptions about the costs and benefits of the 2004 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning Plan This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 4.8 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2008) Reef Tourism First Yearly Report: November 2006 - October 2007 Quarterly patterns of reef tourism on the Great Barrier Reef - Northern, Central and Whitsunday areas. This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 3.2 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2009) Reef Tourism: An analysis of the competitiveness of the Great Barrier Reef tourism destination and a comparison with other reef tourism destinations This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 5.0 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2009) Reef Tourism: An analysis of the competitiveness of the Great Barrier Reef tourism destination and a comparison with other reef tourism destinations This PDF document is designed to be printed double sided. [pdf 5.0 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Prideaux, B. (2007) Reef Tourism: Establishment of Visitor Monitoring Structure Unpublished report completed in February 2007 by B. Prideaux and A. Coghlan, School of Business, James Cook University. [pdf 263.4 kb] Project 4.8.6(a) JCU Stoeckl, N. et al. (2010) 'Understanding the social and economic values of key marine species in the Great Barrier Reef' Final Report on Project Activities, with a section focusing on marine turtles, June 2010. This final report overviews the results of MTSRF funded research aimed at identifying relative social and economic values of key marine species, including large fish around tourist facilities. A section of this report has also been dedicated to the socio-economic values of marine turtles in relation to scuba diving tourism in the Far Northern Section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. [pdf 1.3 Mb] Project 4.9.2 / 4.8.6 JCU McNamara, K. et al. (2008) Tourist Exit Survey First Annual Report: January - December 2007 This PDF document is designed to be printed double-sided. [pdf 6.4 Mb] Projects 4.8.6/4.9.2 JCU Coghlan, A. (2007) Tourism and Recreation in North Queensland's World Heritage Areas (Poster) Poster prepared by Projects 4.8.6 and 4.9.2 for display at the Tropical Science and Innovation Expo held in Townsville on 6 June 2007, coordinated by the Queensland Department of State Development. [pdf 302.5 kb] Program 8 Project Milestone Reports Project 4.8.1 JCU Hughes, T. (2007) Milestone Report June A project progress report detailing analysis of behavioural data on fish larvae, the theoretical framework for the biophysical model and laboratory studies for the full validation of the method for marking coral reef fish larvae using stable isotopes. [pdf 151.1 kb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Doherty, P. (2007) October Milestone Report A project milestone report detailing a schedule of field activities including proposed methodology and contingency planning to complete objective b. [pdf 46.7 kb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Doherty, P. (2007) September Milestone Report A project milestone report detailing the work plan for objective (a)Measure the response of biological communities (fish and benthos) to differential zoning of human use on inshore coral reefs and objective (b) Measure the response of biological communities (fish and benthos) to differential zoning of human use on inshore shoals. [pdf 35.1 kb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Doherty, P. (2008) September Milestone Report A project milestone reporting detailing the work plan for shoal sampling in 08/09. [pdf 199.9 kb] Project 4.8.2 AIMS Doherty, P. (2009) March Milestone Report A project progress report - March 2009. [pdf 43.3 kb] Project 4.8.2 JCU Russ, G. (2007) June Progress Report with Overview of Results from 2006/2007 Data Collection A project progress report - June 2007. Includes methodology and results of first year monitoring of inshore reef habitats following the 2004 rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. [pdf 113.6 kb] Project 4.8.2 JCU Russ, G. (2009) June Milestone Report A project progress report - June 2009. [pdf 133.3 kb] Project 4.8.2 JCU Russ, G. (2009) March Milestone Report A project progress report - March 2009. [pdf 92.5 kb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Simpfendorfer, C. (2007) Milestone Report June Project progress report detailing the laboratory work associated with the project and the planning during the milestone period, which produced a schedule for the delivery of biological results. Samples for 29 inter-reefal species from four families have been collected and are currently being processed to provide biological data to aid management of reef fishes. [pdf 88.1 kb] Project 4.8.3 JCU Simpfendorfer, C. (2009) March Milestone Report A project progress report - March 2009. [pdf 1.7 Mb] Project 4.8.4 JCU Simpfendorfer, C. (2008) June Milestone Report This milestone report outlines the results of the first year of commercial fisheries observer surveys. In total 91 days of commercial inshore fishing was observed. The results indicate a wide range of shark and fish species are caught by commercial fishers. Key shark species include blacktip, spot-tail, scalloped hammerhead, milk and whitecheek sharks. All of these species are currently the focus of life history investigations by students as part of this project. Key fish species include grey mackerel, threadfins (blue and king), barramundi and many others. [pdf 270.4 kb] Project 4.8.4 JCU Tobin, A. (2008) December Milestone Report A project progress report - December 2008 [pdf 94.3 kb] Project 4.8.4 JCU Tobin, A. (2009) March Milestone Report A project progress report - March 2009. [pdf 248.1 kb] Project 4.8.4 JCU Williams, A. (2007) December Milestone Report A project progress report - December 2007. [pdf 217.5 kb] Project 4.8.5 JCU Sutton, S. (2007) Milestone Report June Project progress report which outlines preliminary findings of the assessment of existing data of influences of the Zoning Plan on use of GBRWHA and users including identification of gaps in knowledge. [pdf 195.7 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Birtles, A. (2007) June Milestone Report A project progress report - June 2007. Project 4.8.6 Objectives (a) and (c). [pdf 415.2 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Birtles, A. (2007) June Milestone Report - Coinvestment Component A project progress report - June 2007. Coinvestment Component: Condition and trends of dwarf minke whale populations in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. [pdf 268.4 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Birtles, A. (2008) June Milestone Report A project progress report - June 2008. Project 4.8.6 Objectives (a) and (c). [pdf 453.6 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Coghlan, A. et al. (2008) Welcome to the Wet Tropics (PowerPoint Slides) PowerPoint presentation slides developed following outputs from Project 4.8.6 on the effects of good and poor weather on the experiences of reef tourists in the Great Barrier Reef. [pdf 1.0 Mb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Prideaux, B. (2008) Communications Activities for 2009 A project plan of communication activities, products and events for 2009. [pdf 50.0 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Prideaux, B. (2008) November Milestone Report This report provides a review of activities undertaken between June and November 2008, and includes the annual report on visitor trends and drivers, and reports on plans for completion of activities for Objective d. [pdf 49.4 kb] Project 4.8.6 JCU Prideaux, B. (2009) February Milestone Report A project progress report - February 2009. [pdf 38.6 kb] Project 4.8.7 JCU Kingsford, M. (2007) Final Milestone Report A project final milestone report detailing the projects outcomes for 2006-2007, including a summary of communication activities/articles undertaken to date. [pdf 61.8 kb] Project 4.8.7 JCU Kingsford, M. (2008) April Milestone Report A project milestone report detailing the collection of samples, the Microsatellite DNA marker library, the elemental chemistry, the development of risk maps for stingers and the development of a set of response guidelines. [pdf 95.4 kb]	Reef Tourism 'Barometers' Quarterly reports, or Tourism 'Barometers', for the reefs of the Great Barrier Reef form a series presented by the MTSRF and James Cook University on reef tourism in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Barometers summarise the results of visitor surveys conducted at sites within North Queensland on a quarterly basis since November 2006. Results include visitors' socio-demographic characteristics and travel behaviour, alternative destinations considered, motivations for travel, holiday planning and potential activities. Access and download quarterly Reef Tourism Barometers. See also MTSRF Research Report Series Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Books and Book Chapters Conference Abstracts and Proceedings Brochures and Booklets Newsletters and Other Publications Conference Poster Presentations Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Technical and Transition Reports Program 8 Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles Coghlan, A. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Responding to stakeholder research needs using a visitor monitoring survey: The case of the Great Barrier Reef tourism industry. Tourism in Marine Environments 5(2-3): 175-185. Coghlan, A. and Prideaux, B. (2009) Welcome to the Wet Tropics: The importance of weather in reef tourism resilience. Current Issues in Tourism 12(2): 89-104 [doi:10.1080/13683500802596367] Harry, A. V., Tobin, A. J., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Welch, D. J., Mapleston, A., White, J., Williams, A. J. and Stapley, J. (2011) Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Marine and Freshwater Research 62: 710-721. Li, O. and Sutton, S. G. (2010) Communicating scientific information to recreational fishers. Human Dimensions of Wildlife 15(2): 106-118. Lynch, A-M., Sutton, S. G. and Simpfendorfer, C. A. (2009) Implications of recreational fishing for elasmobranch conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Aquatic Conservation: Marine Freshwater Ecosystems [doi:10.1002/aqc.1056] McCook, L. J., Ayling, T., Cappo, M., Choat, J. H., Evans, R. D., De Freitas, D. M., Heupel, M., Hughes, T. P., Jones, G. P., Mapstone, B., Marsh, H., Mills, M., Molloy, F., Pitcher, C. R., Pressey, R. L., Russ, G. R., Sutton, S., Sweatman, H., Tobin, R., Wachenfeld, D. R. and Williamson, D. H. (2010) Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2010/02/18/0909335107.full.pdf+html] Peplow, L. M., Kingsford, M. J., Seymour, J. E. and van Oppen, M. J. H. (2009) *Eight microsatellite loci for the Irukandji syndrome-causing carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi* (Cubozoa, Cnidaria).** Molecular Ecology Resources 9(2): 670-672 [doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02509.x] Russ, G. R., Cheal, A. J., Dolman, A. M., Emslie, M. J., Evans, R. D., Miller, I, Sweatman, H. and Williamson, D. H. (2008) Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network. Current Biology 18(12): R514-R515 [doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.04.016] Stoeckl, N., Birtles, A., Farr, M., Mangott, A., Curnock, M. and Valentine, P. (2010) Live-aboard dive boats in the Great Barrier Reef: regional economic impact and the relative values of their target marine species. Tourism Economics 16(4): 995-1018 [doi:10.5367/te.2010.0005] Sutton, S. G. and Tobin, R. C. (2009) Recreational fishers' attitudes towards the 2004 rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Environmental Conservation 36(3): 245-252 [doi:10.1017/S0376892909990270]