The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority produces a range of publications. These include issues of management, research and general reef issues.

Many of these publications are available online and are provided below for viewing.

Outlook Report  | Climate Change  |  Corporate Publications  |  Culture and Heritage  |  Education  |  Fact Sheets  |  Industry Management  |  Maps  |  Marine Park Management  |  Newsletters  |  Plants and Animals  |  Research and Technical Publications  |  Staff Papers  |  Water Quality and Pollution  |   

Outlook Report

• Outlook Report
  
• Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009  [PDF 18.9MB] Chapters are available for individual download on the Outlook page.
  
• Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2009 - In Brief  [PDF 4.4MB]
  

Climate Change

• Raine Island: Its past and present status and future implications of climate change. 2008 [PDF 5015KB]
  
• Biophysical assessment of the reefs of Keppel Bay: a baseline study April 2007 [PDF 835KB]
  
• Bleachwatch Monitoring Form  [PDF 593.8KB]
• Climate Change Action Plan
• Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment
• Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef   [PDF 763KB]
• Coral Bleaching and the Great Barrier Reef  [PDF 2227KB]
• Coral Bleaching Identification Sheet  [PDF 1000KB]
• Great Barrier Reef Coral Bleaching Response Plan: 2010-2011  [PDF 3735KB]
• A Reef Managers Guide to Coral Bleaching  [PDF 4072KB]
• Seabirds and Shorebirds in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in a Changing Climate  [PDF 2850 KB]
• Climate Change Action Plan activities
  

Corporate Publications

• 25-Year Strategic Plan
• Annual Reports
• Corporate Plan 2010-2014 [PDF 567KB]
• Policies and Guidelines
• Protecting the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - a precious resource

Culture and Heritage

World Heritage

• Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Framework for Management
• Nomination of the Great Barrier Reef by the Commonwealth of Australia for inclusion in the World Heritage List
• World Heritage Strategy

Indigenous

• Search Story Place Bibliography
• Sea Country Stewards: A review of Traditional Owner aspirations for the Great Barrier Reef
  

Education

• Reef Beat Posters

Fact Sheets

• GBRMPA Fact Sheet Series
• Reef Facts for Tour Guides
• Reef Research Information Sheets
• Representative Areas Program - Technical Information Sheets
• Report sick or dying groper and finfish

Industry Management 

Fishing

• Spawning Aggregations of Reef Fishes on the Great Barrier Reef: Implications for Management [PDF 450KB]
• Workshop Summary: Management and Science of Fish Spawning Aggregations in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park [PDF 350KB]

Tourism

• Onboard - The Tourism Operators Handbook
  

Maps

• Great Barrier Reef General Reference Map [PDF 1.6MB]
• Zoning Maps

Marine Park Management

• Plans of Management
• Site Specific Management
• Zoning Publications

Newsletters

• SeaRead - Marine Park News from Catchment to Coral (2004 - )
• From the Deck - Information for Tourism Operators (2004 - )
• Reef Research (1996 - 2000)
• Sea Country (1995 - 2004)

Plants and Animals

• Protecting Biodiversity in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Plants

• Fauna and Flora of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
• Guide to identification of seagrasses in the Great Barrier Reef Region. 1986.

Animals

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Turtle Identification [PDF 296KB]
• Marine Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
• Watch Out for Whales Information Sheet [PDF 296KB]
• Whale and Dolphin Student Fact File  [PDF 380KB]
• Coastal Bird Monitoring Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area [PDF 860KB]
  

Invasive Species

• Controlling Crown-of-Thorns Starfish 1995  [PDF 1700KB]

Research and Technical Publications

• Workshop Series (1978 - )
• Research Publication Series (1983 - )
• State of the Reef Reports (1998 - )
• Technical Memorandum Series (1978 - 1990)

Staff Papers

• Search our Staff Papers

Water Quality and Pollution

• Great Barrier Reef catchment water quality action plan: a report to Ministerial Council on targets for pollutant loads. 2001
  Freshwater Wetlands to Marine Fisheries Resources in the Great Barrier Reef Report. 2005
• Water Quality Guidelines for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 2009

Related Links

• View recent Media Releases
• Search our online Library Catalogue
• Library and Image Services
• Contact our Public Information Unit

Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of these publications may be reproduced by any process without the prior written permission of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.

Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to:

The Director, Communication and Education
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
2-68 Flinders Street
PO Box 1379
Townsville Q 4810
AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 7 4750 0700
Fax: +61 7 4772 6093

Email: info@gbrmpa.gov.au