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Sea Turtles as Tropical Ocean Observers
This was project is a collaboration between the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the Department of Defence, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and the... -
Seasonal changes in fecundity and fertility of the crown-of-thorns starfish,...
Adult crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) were collected from Davies Reef between August 1990 and January 1992. Sampling was infrequent during the winter non-spawning... -
Timor Sea sediment core and surface sediment grab sample data (Western...
This dataset contains location data for surface sediment samples and cores from the Timor Sea, collected between November 1996 and June 2005. Associated datasets contain... -
Haemolymph protein in xanthid crabs from the Great Barrier Reef
Haemolymph was obtained from 26 xanthid crabs collected at low tide from Reef 21-145 and Laver's Cay on the Great Barrier Reef. A combinatin of protease inhibitors (5 mM EDTA, 1... -
Recovery of an isolated coral reef system following severe disturbance,...
Benthic CoverPercentage cover of hard corals, soft corals and other benthic groups on the reef slope at Scott Reef and Seringapatam. During most years from 1994 to 2010,... -
NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub, Theme 1 - Tasman Fracture Commonwealth Marine...
The Tasman Fracture CMR AUV survey was a pilot study undertaken in 2014/15 as part of the National Marine Biodiversity Hub's National monitoring, evaluation and reporting theme.... -
The hydrodynamic regime at John Brewer Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Mooring...
A S4 current meter was attached to mooring CM15, which was deployed in 10m of water. Deployment Details:Date Deployed: 5/5/1987Date Recovered: 7/9/1987Instrument Deployed:S4... -
Spatial and structural patterns of benthic communities on reefs of the...
Surveys of benthic communities were carried out at Davies Reef, a mid-shelf reef, and Myrmidon Reef, an outer-shelf reef in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef. On each... -
Antifouling coatings can reduce algal growth in coral aquaculture
The data were collected to test the antifouling efficacy and fouling community composition of recently-developed antifouling coatings on coral plugs. The same plugs were tested... -
Marine and estuarine studies of the Dickson Inlet area, Port Douglas, north...
This research was undertaken to describe the marine and estuarine environment of Dickson Inlet, Port Douglas and consisted of the following projects: 1. Studies of the hydrology... -
Mangrove litter fall data from Hinchinbrook Island and northern Cape York,...
Mangrove litter collections were made over three years from March 1975 to June 1978. Most litter collection sites were situated in Missionary Bay, Hinchinbrook Island. Stations... -
Decomposition processes in mangrove mud in the Fly River estuary, Papua New Guinea
Microbial productivity, nutrient chemistry and rates of nutrient regeneration were examined in muds of different mangrove forests in the Fly Delta, Papua New Guinea.Three forest... -
Nutrient excretion by the coral reef holothurians, Stichopus chloronotus and...
Excretion experiments were conducted at the Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef with the common holothurians Stichopus chloronotus and Holothuria atra,... -
Natural Resource Management (NRM) areas flowing into the Great Barrier Reef...
This dataset corresponds to the Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions corresponding to river catchments neighbouring the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The original aim of... -
Satellite tagging of humpback and pygmy blue whales
Satellite tagging of humpback and pygmy blue whales. -
Sea Water Temperature Logger Data at 21-550 Reef, From 02 Sep 2013 To 16 Jan 2016
This data set was collected by one or more temperature loggers deployed around the site of 21-550 Reef. -
Cross shelf distribution and abundance of larval fishes around the...
Light traps were drifted at approximately 10 kilometre intervals along four 50 km transects located in the nearshore, offshore, and north and south of the Montebello Islands.... -
Secondary metabolites and pigments in the tissues and diet of the sea...
Three specimens of Holothuria atra were collected from Palfry Island in the Lizard Island group in December 1995, a week before mass spawning occurred. The sea cucumbers were... -
Fatty acids, sterols and hydrocarbons in the leaves of mangroves from...
Fresh leaves were collected from 11 species of mangrove plants for lipid analyses. The species examined were Avicennia marina, Avicennia marina var resinifera, Xylocarpus... -
A Validated Method to Quantify Microplastic Contamination in Subsurface...
AIMS, in collaboration with The Clean Ocean Foundation, has completed this proof-of-concept study to facilitate further sampling of microplastics in the Southern Ocean (a joint...