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Reports and publications related to marine studies are stored in the report library. Please note the reports are in PDF format. To view them you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer. Download the free PDF viewer, Acrobat, from the Adobe web site.

Port Phillip Bay

Environmental management plan
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan and Critical Programs to 2003 (PDF - 145 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Background Document (PDF - 1.1 Mb)

Annual actions reports
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Bay Actions Report 2001-2002 (PDF - 188 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Bay Actions Report 2002-2003 (PDF - 395 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Bay Actions Report 2003-2004 (PDF - 374 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Bay Actions Report 2004-2005 (PDF - 367 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan Bay - Actions Report 2005-06 (PDF - 206 KB)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Bay Actions Report 2006-07 (PDF - 222 KB)

Nutrient monitoring
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan - Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling (2002) (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling (2003) (PDF - 2.5 Mb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling 2002-2005 - Part 1 (PDF - 240 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling 2002-2005 - Part 2 (PDF - 969 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling 2002-2005 - Part 3 (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling 2002-2005 - Part 4 (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay nitrogen cycling 2002-2005 - Part 5 (PDF - 718 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay - nitrogen cycling 2005-2006 (PDF - 1.6 Mb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay - nitrogen cycling 2006-2007 (PDF - 1.5 MB)
Port Phillip Bay Nutrient Monitoring Proposal - Scientific and Techinical Advice (PDF - 231 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Nitrogen Monitoring Proposal - Statistical Advice (PDF - 139 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Environmental Management Plan: Monitoring the state of Bay - nitrogen cycling 2007-2008 (PDF - 1.5 MB)


Integrated model scenarios
Port Phillip Bay Integrated Model Scenarios for Large Yarra Floods (PDF - 366 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Integrated Model Scenarios for Nitrogen Load Reductions and Aquaculture Loads (PDF - 302 Kb)
Port Phillip Bay Integrated Model Scenarios for Nitrogen Load Reductions and Aquaculture Loads - Figures (PDF - 567 Kb)


Marine pests

Port surveys
Port of Melbourne
Cohen, B.F., McArthur, M.A. & Parry, G.D. (2001). Exotic Marine Pests in the Port of Melbourne, Victoria. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Report No. 25: 1–68.
Exotic Marine Pests in the Port of Melbourne (PDF - 1.1 MB)
List of appendices tables figures (PDF - 1.3 MB)

Port of Hastings
Currie, D.R. & Crookes, D.P. (1997). Exotic marine pests in the Port of Hastings, Victoria. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Report No. 4: 1–45.
Exotic marine pests in the Port Of Hastings (PDF - 2.1 MB)
Hayes, K.R. (2001). Identifying hazards in complex ecological systems – Part 2: Infection Modes and Effects Analysis for Small Craft. Report to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
Identifying hazards in complex ecological systems.(PDF - 191 KB)

Port of Geelong
Currie, D.R., McArthur, M.A. & Cohen, B.F. (1998). Exotic Marine Pests in the Port of Geelong, Victoria. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Report No. 8: 1–57.
Exotic Marine Pests in the Port of Geelong (PDF - 1.2 MB)

Portland Harbour
Parry, G.D., Currie, D.R. & Crookes, D.P. (1997). Exotic Marine Pests in Portland Harbour and Environs. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Report No. 1: 1–43.
Exotic Marine Pests in the Portland Harbour (PDF - 1.7 MB)

Western Port
Parry, G.D. & Cohen, B.F (2001). Exotic species established in the Western Port, including an assessment of the status of the exotic species Corbula gibba, Alexandrium spp, Gymnodinium spp and Undaria pinnatifida. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 45, Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Exotic species established in the Western Port (PDF - 214 KB)
table5 (XLS - 181 KB)

Workshop reports
Synthesis of Asterias Workshop - July 2000
2000 Asteria review (PDF - 16 KB)
Synthesis of Asterias Workshop June 2001 - Focussed ASTERIAS Research
2001 Asterias review (PDF - 63 KB)
Synthesis of Workshop October 2001 - Evaluating the Status of Victoria's Marine Biodiversity
Workshop Synthesis (PDF - 65 KB)
Marine Pests Factsheets
Aquatic Pests Treat em mean keep your boat clean (PDF - 310 KB)
Northern Pacific Seastar fact sheet (PDF - 347 KB)


Mapping

In order to reduce the size of the PDF files the reports and accompanying maps have been split into separate files. Some of the following files may be slow to open due to the large file sizes. If you have trouble opening any of the files, copies of the published reports can also be viewed at DSE Libraries.

Environmental Inventory of Victoria’s Marine Ecosystems – Stage 4 (Part 1): Physical classification of soft benthic habitats of the open coast
Stage 4 (Part 1) (PDF - 1.3 Mb)

Environmental Inventory of Victoria’s Marine Ecosystems – Stage 3 (2nd Edition): Understanding biodiversity representativeness of Victoria’s rocky reefs.
Stage 3 (2nd Edition) Cover and Introduction (PDF - 120 Kb)
Chapter 1 (PDF - 306 Kb)
Chapter 2 (PDF - 630 Kb)
Chapter 3 (PDF - 229 Kb)
Chapter 4 (PDF - 180 Kb)
Chapter 5 (PDF - 198 Kb)
Chapter 6 (PDF - 364 Kb)

Stage 3 Maps - for entire nearshore waters of Victoria showing major substratum types (reef and sand) and reef geology
Discovery bay to Portland Bay (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Codrington to Bay of Islands (PDF - 1.2 Mb)<
Port Campbell to Cape Patton (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
Lorne to Rye Back Beach (PDF - 1.5 Mb)

Cape Schanck to Venus Bay (PDF - 1.5 Mb)
Cape Liptrap to South East Point (PDF - 968 Kb)
Refuge Cove to Lakes Entrance (PDF - 997 Kb)
Ewing Marsh to Gabo Island (PDF - 1.1 Mb)

High Resolution Marine Habitat Mapping of the Bunurong Coast (Victoria) – Including the Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park
Bunurong Report (PDF - 1.4 Mb)


Seagrass

In order to reduce the size of the PDF files the reports and accompanying maps have been split into separate files. Some of the following files may be slow to open due to the large file sizes. If you have trouble opening any of the files, copies of the published reports can also be viewed at DSE Libraries.

Port Phillip Bay
Blake, S. & Ball, D. (2001). Victorian Marine Habitat Database, Seagrass Mapping of Port Phillip Bay. GeoSpatial Systems Section, Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 39, MAFRI, Queenscliff.
PPB Seagrass Report (PDF - 979 Kb)
PPB Maps A (PDF - 810 Kb)
PPB Maps B (PDF - 1.2 Mb)
PPB Historic Photography (PDF - 356 Kb)

Western Port
Ross, R. (2000). Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Westernport Bay, Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Westernport Bay, Victoria (PDF - 160 Kb)

Blake, S. & Ball, D. (2001). Victorian Marine Habitat Database, Seagrass Mapping of Western Port. GeoSpatial Systems Section, Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 29, MAFRI, Queenscliff.
Western Port report (PDF - 1.1 Mb)
Western Port Maps A (PDF - 1,006 Kb)
Western Port Maps B (PDF - 916 Kb)
WP historic photography (PDF - 864 Kb)

Gippsland Lakes (including Lake Tyres)
Roob, R. & Ball, D. (1997). Victorian Marine Habitat Database, Seagrass Gippsland Lakes. A report for Fisheries Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Gippsland Report (PDF - 1.4 Mb)<
Gippsland Maps A (PDF - 1.4 Mb)
Gippsland Maps B (PDF - 1.5 Mb)

Victoria’s minor Inlets (Anderson, Shallow, Sydenham, Tamboon, Wingan and Mallacoota Inlets)
Blake, S., Roob, R. & Patterson, E. (2000). Seagrass mapping of Victoria’s minor Inlets. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Minor inlets report (PDF - 1.6 Mb)<
Minor inlets maps (PDF - 1.1 Mb)<

Corner Inlet and Nooramunga
Roob, R., Morris, P. & Werner, G. (1998). Victorian Marine Habitat Database, Seagrass, Corner Inlet and Nooramunga. Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute Report No. 12, Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute, Queenscliff.
Corner Inlet report (PDF - 1.9 Mb)
Corner Inlet Maps A (PDF - 1.7 Mb)
Corner Inlet Maps B (PDF - 1.7 Mb)


Mangroves

Ross, R. (2000). Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Westernport Bay, Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research.
Mangroves and Salt Marshes in Westernport Bay, Victoria (PDF - 160 Kb)


Estuaries

Arundel, H.P., Pope, A.J. & Quinn, G.P. (2009) Victorian Index of Estuary Condition: Recommended themes and measures, Report for Dept of Sustainability & Environment Victoria, Prepared by School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Final IEC report Feb09 (PDF - 563 KB)

Barton, J.L., Pope, A.J., Quinn, G.P. and Sherwood, J.E. (2008) Identifying threats to the ecological condition of Victorian estuaries, Report for Dept of Sustainability & Environment Victoria, Prepared by School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
Identifying threats to the ecological condition of Victorian estuaries (PDF - 4.0 MB)


Conservation assessments

O’Hara, T. & Barmby, V. (2000). Victorian Marine Species of Conservation Concern: Molluscs, Echinoderms and Decapod Crustaceans. Parks Flora and Fauna Division, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, East Melbourne, Australia.
Victorian Marine Species of Conservation Concern: Molluscs, Echinoderms and Decapod Crustaceans. (PDF - 369 KB)


Marine identification guides

Marine Identification Guide (PDF - 209 Kb)
Living Between the Tides (PDF - 444 Kb)


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