Management of fisheries around the world is challenged by fishing impacts on habitats,
bycatch species, threatened and endangered species, and even associated ecological …

Sponges are important for maintaining ecosystem function and integrity of marine and
freshwater benthic communities worldwide. Despite this, there has been no assessment of …

The need to study sponge communities in comparatively inaccessible habitats led to a
sponge classification system that relies on the strictly functional interpretation of traditional …

For the goatfish genus Upeneus Cuvier 1829 (Mullidae), a new taxonomic species group
called the “margarethae group” is established which can be distinguished from the six …

The performance of management strategies for a prawn fishery in northern Australia is
evaluated using the management strategy evaluation (MSE) approach. The operating model …

Reliable marine benthic habitat maps at regional and national scales are needed to enable
the move towards the sustainable management of marine environmental resources. Due to …

Four new depsipeptides, mirabamides E− H (1− 4), and the known depsipeptide
mirabamide C (5) have been isolated from the sponge Stelletta clavosa, collected from the …

Executive summary Australia's marine environment is the world's third largest marine
jurisdiction, at 13.86 million square kilometres. It is home to a diverse array of marine …

Biophysical models simulate dispersal and connectivity in marine environments by
combining numerical models that represent water circulation with biological parameters that …

Seabed sediment textural parameters such as mud, sand and gravel content can be useful
surrogates for predicting patterns of benthic biodiversity. Multibeam sonar map** can …