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Developing methods for commercially farming bath sponges in the Palm Island...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In August 2005, experimental farming of the sponges Coscinoderma sp. and Rhopaloiedes odorabile commenced at three of the nine islands of the Palm Island group in the central... -
Water quality monitoring, Halifax Bay, north Queensland: Dec 2012 - May 2013
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Water quality information from Halifax Bay off Townsville was collected from the 20th of December 2012 to the 1st of May 2013 under a contract with GBRMPA.Data was collected... -
Larval duration and growth in two species of damselfish from the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Light traps were used to sample presettlement larval fishes simultaneously at Lizard Island and Davies Reef, located 500 km apart on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). At Lizard... -
Population genetics and microbial analysis of the Dictyoceratida sponge,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
During the central and eastern Torres Strait survey in November 2006, tissue samples of 10 individuals of the sponge Coscinoderma matthewsi were collected from 5 island groups:... -
Perturbation of persistent foraminiferal assemblages by elevated land runoff...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
A total of 11 sediment cores were collected from inshore fringing reefs adjacent to 7 islands in the Whitsunday Islands Group, Queensland. The cores were collected from three... -
The role of coral interactions in maintaining unoccupied substrate in the...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Prior to commencement of the main study, samples of "unoccupied" substrate were collected from less than 2 cm and from greater than 10 cm distant from coral colonies at a depth... -
Environmental determinants of faunal ecology in estuarine and low-wooded...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Three trips were made to Cape York to sample fish in estuarine and low-wooded island mangrove habitats:Trip 1 (December 1995): Jacky Jacky Creek, Olive River, Lockhart River,... -
Variation in assemblages of Lutjanidae and Lethrinidae among mid-continental...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Surveys of fish in the families Lutjanidae and Lethrinidae were carried out on three midshelf reefs (Rib Reef, John Brewer Reef and Lodestone Reef) in the central Great Barrier... -
Acrylate in the scleractinian coral, Acropora millepora, from the Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Colonies of the scleractinian coral Acropora millepora were collected from Nelly Bay (Magnetic Island), Orpheus Island and Davies Reef in the central Great Barrier Reef in... -
Nutrient data from rivers discharging into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Nutrient data was obtained from the lower reaches and estuaries of 23 rivers discharging into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Wet season time series were measured in five rivers... -
Short-term movement and dispersal patterns of barramundi in a seasonally...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) were captured by rod and reel angling using lures at Mission Billabong, a freshwater body within the Daly River catchment, southwest of Darwin,... -
Luminescent lines in massive Porites corals from the Great Barrier Reef as...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Massive Porites colonies were collected from 1 reef in the Coral Sea and 29 reefs located along the length and across the width of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), between November... -
Abundance and size of the sponge, Coscinoderma matthewsi, in central Torres...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In March 2007, November 2007 and May 2008, between 6 and 11 sites were surveyed on the coral reefs at Keats Island and Yorke Islands (Masig Island and Kodall Island), in central... -
Zooplankton, planktivorous fish and currents at Davies Reef, Great Barrier Reef
Australian Institute of Marine Science
On each sampling date (10-18 August, 10-18 September, 1-9 November, 1-4 December 1976, and 18-23 May 1977) during the 2-3 h of peak flow of the ebb and flood tides, fine-scale... -
The role of nitrate in nitrogen nutrition of the mangrove Avicennia marina...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Seedlings of the mangrove, Avicennia marina, were used in two nitrogen nutrition experiments, carried out at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in a shadehouse, where... -
Natural growth, population dynamics and optimal harvest regime for...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
At Kodall North and Masig North, adjacent to the farming studies, four 5 x 5 m permanent quadrats were set up at a depth of 10-12 m. Kodall North and Masig North are... -
Environmentally induced variation in diterpene composition of the sponge...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
In February 1983, fragments of approximately 50 ml volume were cut in situ from the dorsal surface region (<2 cm) of a single specimen of Rhopaloeides odorabile at Davies... -
Commercial fishes as predators of adult crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Snake Reef and Gannet Cay in the Swain Reefs of the southern Great Barrier Reef, which were experiencing outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish, were chosen for this study and... -
Recovery of Great Barrier Reef coral reefs from disturbance (The Three Reefs Project)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Monitoring of the recovery of Green Island reef, Feather Reef and Rib Reef, after outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) commenced in 1989. Starfish... -
Parasites of billfish in eastern Australian waters
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Fifty-two sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), 63 black marlin (Makaira indica) , 1 blue marlin (Makaira mazara) and 3 striped marlin (Tetrapterus audax) were examined for...