Research Publication No. 29

Torres Strait Baseline Study: Pilot Study Final Report

Ian J. Dight
Scientific Advisor
Torres Strait Baseline Study
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and James Cook University of North Queensland

William Gladstone
Scientific Coordinator
Torres Strait Baseline Study
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

June 1993

A Report To The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

COVER PAGE & VERSO [Adobe Acrobat Format 83.04KB]
TABLE OF CONTENTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 94.27KB]
INTRODUCTION [Adobe Acrobat Format 349.47KB]
- Indicators of Trace Metal Bio-availability
- Spatial and Temporal Variation in Trace Metal Concentrations in Sediments and Biota
- Trace Metals in Marine Biota and the Health of Torres Strait Islanders and Papuans
MATERIALS AND METHODS [Adobe Acrobat Format 804.80KB]
- Sample Collection
  - Sediments
  - Biota
- Sample Preparation
  - Sediments
  - Biota
- Chemical Analysis
  - Sediments
  - Biota
- Quality Assurance
- Statistical Analyses
  - Normalization procedures
  - Power analysis
RESULTS [Adobe Acrobat Format 5305.33KB]
- Sediments
- Physico-chemical characteristics
  - Summary
- Trace metal concentrations
  - Methodologies
  - Seasonal patterns
  - Spatial patterns
  - Summary
- Biota as Indicator Organisms
  - Thalassia hemprichii (seagrass)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Thulassodendron ciliatum (seagrass)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Triakcna crocea (boring clam)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Triakcna maxima (rugose giant clam)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Pinctata margaritifera (black-lip pearl oyster)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Hyotissa hyotis (coxcombe or zig-lag oyster)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Chama plinthota (jewel-box oyster)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Trochus niloticus (trochus)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Strombus luhunus (red-lipped stromb)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Stichopus chloronotus (sea cucumber)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Lutjanus carponotatus (stripey - reef fish)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Polymesoda erosa (mangrove cockle)
    - Seasonal patterns
    - Spatial patterns
    - Regional variation
  - Summary
- Sampling Design
- Community Fishery
DISCUSSION [Adobe Acrobat Format 1444.68KB]
- Seasonal and Spatial Patterns
  - Sediments
  - Biota
- Regional Variation in Trace Metal Concentrations
- Sampling Strategies
- Community Fishery
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS [Adobe Acrobat Format 322.27KB]
- Recommendations
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & REFERENCES [Adobe Acrobat Format 498.58KB]
APPENDICES [Adobe Acrobat Format 5573.84KB]