Outlook Online 2009
Further information about protected species in the Marine Park
Dugong
Internet Listserver
SIRENIAN is a listserver, which serves as an information avenue for people interested in manatees and dugongs from around the world. To subscribe, send mail to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.TAMU.EDU with the command SUBSCRIBE SIRENIAN
Websites
Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
IUCN Sirenia Specialist Group (dugongs and manatees)
Related Links
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Queensland’s Nature Conservation (Dugong) Conservation Plan 1999
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Research Publication #58 A Dugong Research Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and Hervey Bay
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Research Publication #66 A Review of Water Quality Issues Influencing Habitat Quality in Dugong Protection Areas
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Research Publication #67 Dugongs, Boats, Dolphins and Turtles in the Townsville-Cardwell Region and Recommendations for a Boat Traffic Management Plan for the Hinchinbrook Dugong Protection Area
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Research Publication #70 Shark Control Records Hindcast Serious Decline in Dugong Numbers off the Urban Coast of Queensland & Dugong Distribution and Abundance in the Southern Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Hervey Bay: Results of an Aerial Survey in October–December 1999
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Research Publication #72 Seagrass and Marine Resources in the Dugong Protection Areas of Upstart Bay, Newry Region, Sand Bay, Llewellyn Bay, Ince Bay and the Clairview Region April/May 1999 and October 1999
Research Publication #85 Procedures for the Salvage and Necropsy of the Dugong (Dugong dugon) - Second Edition
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Turtle and Dugong Conservation Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
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Reef Research Information Sheet No. 2 - The status of dugongs on the Great Barrier Reef and the southern coast of Queensland
Marine turtles
Internet Listserver
C-TURTLE is a marine turtle listserver, which serves as an information avenue for people interested in sea turtles from around the world. To subscribe, the following is sent to listserv@lists.ufl.edu, Subject "Subscribe", Message "SIGNON CTURTLE"
Websites
Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and The Arts
Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
Indian Ocean:South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding
International Marine Turtle Newsletter
IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
North Australian Land and Sea Management Alliance
Seaturtle Organisation
USA National Marine Fisheries Service
Western Cape York Turtle Conservation Project
Related Links
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Research Publication #74 Phase 1 -Assessment of suitability of Queensland Parks &Wildlife Service Sea Turtle Data for use in models of the population dynamics of the Southern Great Barrier Reef Green Turtle Stock
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Research Publication #81 Phase 2 - Development of a Population Model for the Southern Great Barrier Reef Green Turtle Stock
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Research Publication #83 Monitoring Green Turtle Population Dynamics in Shoalwater Bay: 2000-2005
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Turtle and Dugong Conservation Strategy for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Other Information
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Bjorndal, K.A. 1995, Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles, Revised Edition, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C. 415p.
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Bomford, M. and Caughley, J. eds. 1996. Sustainable use of wildlife by Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. 216 pp.
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Carr, A.F. 1967, So Excellent a Fishe: a natural history of sea turtles, Scribner, New York.
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Dobbs, K. 2002. Marine turtle conservation in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia. In Kinan, I. (ed.) Proceedings of the Western Pacific Sea Turtle Cooperative Research and Management Workshop. February 5-8, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. 300pp.
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FitzSimmons, N.N., Farrington, L.W., McCann, M.J., Moritz, C. and Limpus, C.J. 2003. Genetic identification of Australian marine turtle stocks and their representation at feeding grounds and in regional harvests. Report to Environment Australia, Canberra. Natural Heritage Trust, Coast and Clean Seas Initiative.
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James, R. 1994, Proceedings of the Australian Marine Turtle Conservation Workshop, 14-17 November 1990, Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage and Australian Nature Conservation Agency, 208p.
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Kennett, R., Robinson, C.J. Kiessling, I., Yunupingu, Djawa., Munungurritj. Mr., and Yunupingu, Djalalingba. 2004. Indigenous initiatives for co-management of Miyapunu/Sea turtle. Ecological Management & Restoration 5(3): 159-166.
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Kinan, I (editor) 2002. Proceedings of the Western Pacific Sea Turtle Cooperative Research and Management Workshop. February 5-8, 2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Honolulu, HI: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council. 300pp.
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Limpus, C.J., Miller, J.D., Parmenter, C.J., Reimer, D., McLachlan, N, and Webb,R. 1992. Migration of Green (chelonia mydas) and Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) turtles to and from Australian rookeries. Wildlife Research 19:347-358.
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Lutz, P.L and Musick, J.A. 1997, The Biology of Sea Turtles, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida 432p.
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National Research Council, 1990, Decline of the Sea Turtles. Causes and Prevention, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 259p.
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Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage, 1994, A matter of time - Sea turtles of Queensland, Brisbane.
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Ross, H., Innes, J., George, M., and Gorman, K. 2004. Traditional Owner aspirations toward co-operative management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: community case studies. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 56, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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Whiting, S.D. and Miller, J.D. 1998. Short term foraging ranges of adult green turtles (Chelonia mydas). Journal of Herpetology 32:330-337.
Whales and Dolphins
Internet Listserver
MARMAM is an edited e-mail discussion list which focuses on marine mammal research and conservation. Instructions for subscribing can be found at http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/marmam.htm.
Publications
Birds
Other
- Check out the Fauna and Flora of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
- There are a number of other ways you can get involved to help protected the Reef
- Seagrass Watch
- Water Watch
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Free Zoning Maps
If you're heading out on the water, don't forget your free Zoning Map so you know where you can go and what you can do.
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Whale of a time
The Great Barrier Reef is a hive of activity. If you're lucky enough to see a humpback whale from May to September, make sure you keep a safe distance.
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Important milestone
We're delighted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park's World Heritage listing.
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Visit the Reef
Visit our Great Barrier Reef and discover its amazing plants, animals and habitats. There are a range of tourism experiences on offer.
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What you can do
Everyone has a role to play in protecting our Great Barrier Reef. Find out what you can do to help protect this Great Australian icon.
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Report marine strandings
If you see sick, dead or stranded marine animals please call RSPCA QLD 1300 ANIMAL
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
A Vulnerability Assessment: of the issues that could have far-reaching consequences for the Great Barrier Reef.

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