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AMSA President’s Welcome 2Welcome from the Chair, AMSA 2011 Organising Committee 3Welcome from the Chair, AMSA 2011 Scientific Committee 3AMSA 2011 Committees 4AMSA National Council 2010-2011 4Conference Secretariat 4Conference Venue 5Visitors to Fremantle 6General Information 7

ATMs 7Banks 7Car Rental 7Child Care 7Climate 7Conference Structure 7Dress 7Insurance 7Medical Assistance 7Meals 7Messages 7Name Badge 8Parking 8Recycle Name Badges & Bags 8Registration Desk 8Smoking Policy 8 Shuttle Bus 8Speakers Preparation Room 8Posters 8

Social Functions 9AMSA 2011 Jubilee Award Winner 10Keynote Speakers 11AMSA 2011 Scientific Program 12Symposia – Brief Outlines 20Workshop Information 28Thank you to our Sponsors 30AMSA 2011 Student Prizes 32

©Australian Marine Sciences Association Inc. 2011Program for the 2011 meeting of the Australian Marine Sciences Association(3 – 7 July 2011, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia)

Editors: Karen Hillman, Kathryn McMahon and Sarah ScottConference Logo and Cover Design: Sherriden BrownFront Cover image: Antosh Sokol

48th Australian Marine Sciences Association Conference 2011

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AMSA President’s Welcome

Welcome to Fremantle! I would like to extend a very warm, Western Australian welcome to all AMSA members, presenters, sponsors, guests and other participants in the 48th annual conference of the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Thank you for travelling across the continent, or even from overseas, to our port city – Australia’s maritime gateway to the Indian Ocean.

It is nearly 50 years since a small group of marine scientists met to establish the Australian Marine Sciences Association. They arranged the inaugural AMSA conference which was held in May 1963 in Cronulla, New South Wales. Since then, AMSA has grown into the major professional body for marine scientists from all disciplines in Australia. We strive to advance marine science and have active branches throughout the country. The annual conference is the major feature on the calendar with the venue rotating between the various state branches – the last time the AMSA conference was hosted in Western Australia was 2002.

A special welcome to Dr Ian Poiner and our keynote speakers, Prof Paul Snelgrove (Memorial University of New Foundland), Prof Peter Mumby (University of Queensland) and Prof Anya Waite ( University of Western Australia). In keeping with our conference theme of “crossing boundaries”, their topics range from the census of marine life to climate change and the biological oceanography of rock lobster larvae. The annual conference also allows AMSA to honour our Jubilee Award winner and this year we are in the fortunate situation of having the recipients of both the 2011 and 2010 Jubilee Awards being able to present plenary talks. Also, a particular welcome to our student members; this may be your first scientific conference but, no doubt, it will be the start of many friendships and collaborations.

The organizing and scientific committees have been working hard for eighteen months to arrange this conference and were somewhat overwhelmed by the number of people wanting to convene symposia, arrange workshops and submit abstracts for talks and posters. Indeed, with five concurrent sessions each day, there is definitely something for everyone. The social programme is also extensive with an event scheduled for each evening, culminating in the conference dinner on Thursday night when the student prizes and the Sherwood award (for the best dance moves!) will be announced.

Enjoy the conference and soak up the ambience of Freo and surrounding areas!

Lynnath Beckley AMSA President


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Welcome from the Chair, AMSA 2011 Organising CommitteeThe possibility of holding the 48th Annual Conference in Western Australia first raised its head at our AMSA WA Branch AGM in April 2009. AMSA WA has been blessed with a large and enthusiastic committee for some years now, and the annual conference was tackled with customary gusto. The theme of ‘Crossing Boundaries’ (suggested by Kathryn McMahon, the chair of our conference Scientific Committee) provided the setting for great science, and from day 1 our intention was to ensure that all conference delegates also enjoyed a good time.

Perhaps enthusiasm is catching – as we have been overwhelmed by the interest shown by our local, national and international colleagues. As a result, the program for 2011 is large and varied: five concurrent sessions, eight General Sessions and 17 Symposia. The theme of ‘Crossing Boundaries’ reflects the need for communicating across AMSA’s wide diversity of disciplines, and for understanding and communicating across different scales, spaces and environments. Science also thrives on crossing a few other boundaries - the meeting of minds, discussions, arguments, sharing of ideas. This is what the conference is about, so climb into it!

Of course, a healthy lifestyle balance also requires attention to social needs, within the conference and without. Within the conference, make sure you enjoy the Welcome Reception, Poster Night, Student Night, Film Night and Conference Dinner. Outside of the conference, if our July weather runs true to form there will be either glorious sunshine (= use your free time to explore Fremantle and surrounds) or torrential rain (= use your free time to ‘explore’ a nice beverage whilst sitting in a comfortable bar or restaurant).

On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee I extend a warm welcome to all our delegates, and hope that you enjoy a conference that is both scientifically and socially rewarding. Karen Hillman

Chair, Conference Organising Committee

Welcome from the Chair, AMSA 2011 Scientific Committee‘Crossing Boundaries’ is the theme for AMSA 2011. It reflects the importance of communicating across AMSA’s wide diversity of disciplines, and for investigating, understanding and communicating across different scales, spaces and environments.

The presentations from our three keynote speakers, Paul Snelgrove from Canada, Peter Mumby from Queensland (formerly UK) and Anya Waite (WA) capture this ‘Crossing Boundaries’ theme. From global collaborations to assess the oceans biodiversity and investigate ways to manage the resilience and functioning of coral reefs to recent research on biological oceanography along the West Australian coast, all in the context of a changing environment.

This theme has been followed through in our sessions with a number specifically linking science and management from estuaries to coastal waters and the ocean. As well as sessions that bring together people from large networks or programs of research that have been occurring internationally such as the Census of Marine Life and UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, and nationally such as IMOS, AATMS and dedicated research programs in Ningaloo and the Kimberley region of WA. There is also a focus on the biology and ecology of organisms or materials that move through or live on boundaries, and tools to model this.

I wish to thank the scientific committee members spread throughout Australia who helped reviewing abstracts and providing advice on the scientific program. In addition, thank-you to all the symposium convenors for their great ideas on an array of symposia addressing the theme of ‘Crossing Boundaries’ and for encouraging people from across the globe to be involved. Finally, thanks to all delegates for participating and bringing their new research and ideas to Western Australia, particularly those crossing state and international borders to get here!

I hope this will be an enjoyable, enlightening and stimulating conference for all delegates.

Best wishes

Kathryn McMahonChair, Conference Scientific Committee


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Organising Committee Dr Karen Hillman – Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd (Chair)Prof Lynnath Beckley – Murdoch UniversityWarren Chisholm – WA Department of FisheriesDr Matthew Harvey – Ocean Vision Environmental Research

Pty LtdDr David Holliday – Murdoch UniversityDr Renae Hovey – University of Western AustraliaSarah Scott – Oceanica Consulting Pty LtdDr Claire Smallwood – Murdoch UniversityDr Karin Ulstrup – DHI Consulting LtdJason Webb – Murdoch UniversityDr Fiona Webster – RPS GroupCandace Willison – Edith Cowan University

Scientific Committee Dr Kathryn McMahon – Edith Cowan University (Chair)Mr Kevin Bancroft – Department of Environment and

Conservation, WAProf Lynnath Beckley – Murdoch UniversityDr George Cresswell – CSIRODr Jane Fromont – WA MuseumDr Karen Hillman – Oceanica Consulting Pty LtdDr David Holliday – Murdoch UniversityDr Pat Hutchings – Australian MuseumDr Ross Jones – AIMSDr Dustin Marshall – University of QueenslandDr Britta Munkes – Edith Cowan UniversityDr Karin Ulstrup – DHI Consulting LtdDr Mat Vanderklift – CSIRO

AMSA 2011 Committees

AMSA National Council 2010-2011

AMSA Patron: Professor Joe Baker AO, OBE, FTSE, FRACI, C.Chem.National President: Professor Lynnath Beckley - School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Western Australia Immediate Past President: Dr Anthony Boxshall - Centre for Environmental Sciences, EPA VictoriaVice President: Associate Professor Sabine Dittman - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, South AustraliaSecretary: Dr Karen Miller - Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies, University of TasmaniaEditor: Dr Claire Smallwood - School of Environmental Science Murdoch University, Western AustraliaTreasurer: Ms Narelle Hall, QueenslandBook Review Editor: Dr Jason Everett - School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, University of New South Wales Public Officer: Dr Gina Newton - Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and The Arts, Canberra

Councillors:Dr Norman Duke - School of Biological Sciences, University of QueenslandMs Isla Fitridge – Victoria Marine Science Consortium, University of MelbourneDr Troy Gaston – National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability, Australian Maritime College, TasmaniaDr Paul Gribben – Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Technology, New South WalesDr Tim Lynch – CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Tasmania Dr Jan-Olaf Meynecke – Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Gold CoastDr Frances Michaelis – UN Atlas of the Oceans, QueenslandDr Craig Styan – RPS Environment – Energy and Resources, Western Australia

Conference Secretariat

T: +61 8 9389 1488 | F: +61 8 9389 1499 E: [email protected] | W: www.ecw.com.au


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Conference VenueEsplanade Hotel FremantleCorner Marine Terrace & Essex StreetFremantle, Western AustraliaT: (08) 9432 4000F: (08) 9430 4539www.esplanadehotelfremantle.com.au

Registration Desk Indian Ocean Suite

Welcome Reception Indian Ocean Suite

Opening Session Sirius & Pleiades Rooms

Exhibition Indian Ocean Suite

Poster Displays Indian Ocean Suite

Plenary Sessions Sirius & Pleiades Rooms

Concurrent Sessions Rottnest, Carnac & Garden, Orion, Pleiades and Sirius

Speakers Preparation: Abrolhos Room Conference Dinner Sirius & Pleiades Rooms

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VISITORS TO FREMANTLE Fremantle is one of the easiest cities in the world to explore by foot, bicycle or scooter. All leading attractions are located in close proximity and the ‘free’ Fremantle CAT bus completes regular circuits (every 15 minutes) around the City of Fremantle, stopping at popular places of interest and offering easy access to major attractions and venues.


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General InformationATMs

An Automatic Teller Machine is located next to Cafe Panache at the Esplanade hotel, alternatively various bank ATM’s are located on South Terrace (cappuccino strip)

BANKS

Most major banks are located in the Fremantle City Centre. Please check with concierge staff for specific bank locations.

CAR RENTAL Budget Rent a Car: 13 27 27Hertz: 133 039Avis: 13 63 33

CHILD CARE

Please note that no official arrangements have been made for child care during the conference. Please check with your hotel as they may be able to assist you further with babysitting services during your stay.

CLIMATE

The average maximum temperature in July is 19 Degrees Celsius and an average rainfall of 150mm

CONFERENCE STRUCTURE

Each morning begins with a keynote speaker, followed by plenary talks until morning tea. Following this, concurrent sessions will run all day. On Tuesday morning the keynote speakers will be the AMSA Jubilee Award winners for 2011 and 2010. Tuesday morning will also include presentations of AMSA 40 year memberships, and the AMSA Allen award (to an outstanding postgraduate student to attend an international conference in any field of marine science). The keynote speakers will be followed by the AMSA AGM and election of the new council.

The time allocated for most talks is 20 minutes: 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions. Times will be strictly adhered to - please do not get upset with your session chairs when they ask you to stop. This is a matter of courtesy to other speakers (so their time is not encroached on) and to delegates moving between five concurrent sessions to their preferred talks (difficult when talks are ‘out of synch’).

The Scientific Program finishes between 1700 and 1730 hours each day. There are social functions on every night:

• On Monday the Poster Cocktail Session will be held in the Indian Ocean Suite of the Conference Venue from 1730 to 1930 hours. Poster presenters will need to stand with their posters during this session to answer any questions. Student posters will be judged for prizes during this session. A selection of drinks and nibbles will be served.

• On Tuesday the Student Night (hosted by WA students) will be held in the upstairs function room of the Newport Hotel in Fremantle (a short stroll from the Conference Venue) from 1800 to 2300 hours. Students only (unless you are an invited guest).

• On Wednesday the Film Night will be held in the Conference Venue from 1730 to 2000 hours. A selection of drinks and nibbles will be served in the Southern Cross Lobby from 1730 to 1800 hours ( Indian Ocean Suite), followed by screening of the film in the Sirius/Pleiades room.

• On Thursday the conference dinner will be held in the Conference Venue from 1900 to 2400 hours. Pre-dinner drinks will be served in the Indian Ocean Suite from 1900 to 1930 hours, followed by dinner and dancing in Southern Cross Gala Ballroom from 1930 to 2400 hours. Student awards will be presented at the dinner.

DRESS

Welcome Reception: Smart Casual Conference Sessions: Smart Casual Conference Dinner: Smart Casual

INSURANCE

Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that all delegates take out their own travel and medical insurance prior to attending the Conference. The policy should include loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in the Conference, or through cancellation of the Conference itself, loss of airfares for any reason, medical expenses, loss or damage to personal property, additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. Neither the Conference Secretariat nor the Organising Committee will take any responsibility for any participant failing to insure. Please speak to your travel agent or airline in regard to this matter.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Please check with your hotel concierge

MEALS

All tea breaks will be served in the Southern Cross Foyer amongst the poster displays. Lunches each day will be served in the Atrium Restaurant.

Special Dietary Requirements: for delegates with special dietary requirements a special dietary station will be set up next to the registration desk for tea breaks. The variety of selection on the Atrium buffet should be sufficient to cater for all dietary needs.

MESSAGES

The Registration Desk will receive all messages which can be collected from a message board located next to the Registration Desk.

The following contact details can be provided for messages:

Telephone: +61 (0) 439 912 333

Email: [email protected]

The Conference Secretariat will accept no responsibility for undelivered messages.


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NAME BADGE

It would be appreciated if delegates wear their name badge at all times as this identifies them as eligible for catering and entry to conference sessions.

PARKING

Collie Street car park is a multi-story, undercover facility located behind the Esplanade Hotel. For delegates, parking at this facility is $13.00 for the day with the presentation of a parking discount voucher.

On arrival to Fremantle, enter the car park and collect a parking ticket as per normal. Before leaving the hotel, collect a parking discount voucher from the Concierge desk. When at the ticket machine, insert the Discount voucher followed by your regular ticket to receive the discount.

Valet parking for in-house guests at the Esplanade is provided at a discounted rate.

RECYCLE NAME BADGES & BAGS

Delegates that do not wish to keep their name badges and delegate bags are requested to return this to the Conference Registration Desk, so that they may be recycled. A paper recycle bin is located adjacent to the Registration Desk also for all read paper material that you may not wish to keep.

REGISTRATION DESK

The Registration Desk will be located in the Southern Cross foyer and will be open as follows:

Sunday 3 July 2011: 1600 – 1800Monday 4 July 2011: 0800 – 1800Tuesday 5 July 2011: 0800 – 1800Wednesday 6 July 2011: 0800 – 1800Thursday 7 July 2011 0800 – 1800

SMOKING POLICY

The Esplanade Hotel has a no smoking policy throughout the venue. Due to West Australian Government regulations this no smoking policy applies to most restaurants, bars and shopping centres throughout Western Australia.

SHUTTLE BUS

Shuttle Bus Services can be booked in advance for airport transfers to and from Fremantle. To receive this service, all pick-ups must be pre-booked at least 48 hours in advance, preferably between 8am – 5pm Australian Western Standard Time Monday to Friday. To book contact Fremantle Shuttle Service:

To Book:

Web Site: www.fremantleairportshuttle.com.au

Telephone: +61 8 9457 7150 (Monday – Friday) + 61 0437 197 240 (After Hours)

Email: [email protected]

SPEAKERS PREPARATION ROOM

A Speakers Preparation Room has been set up for the duration of the Conference in the Abrolhos Room.

With more than 250 presentations during the conference it is requested that presenters check into the speakers preparation room the day before their presentation. People presenting on Monday can upload presentations on Sunday evening. All presenters are required to provide a copy of the presentation on USB to the technician.

It is the conference objective that your presentation operates as smoothly as possible.

The room will be staffed as follows:

Sunday 3 July 2011: 1600 – 2000Monday 4 July 2011: 0800 – 1730Tuesday 5 July 2011: 0800 – 1730 Wednesday 6 July 2011: 0800 – 1730 Thursday 7 July 2011: 0800 – 1730 POSTERS

Delegates will have the opportunity to meet with authors of Posters on Monday evening of the Conference Program.

Please see abstract booklet for location and details of posters.

Poster Presenters – you will not be able to put your poster up at the Welcome Reception. Please arrive early on Monday morning to put your poster up on the board number allocated to you. Bring Velcro to attach your poster to the poster board.

Please be by your poster on Monday night 17.30-19.30 during the poster session to talk to delegates about your poster. A4 print-outs of your poster are handy to give to delegates interested in your work.


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Social Functions

WA Department of Fisheries Welcome ReceptionSunday 3 July 20111800 – 2000

The Welcome Reception will be held in the Indian Ocean Suite, on the ground fl oor of the Conference Venue. Beer, wine and nibbles will be provided, and is included with all full (student and professional) registrations.

CERF Marine Hub Poster CocktailMonday 4 July 20111730 – 1930

The Poster Session will be held in the Indian Ocean Suite of the Conference Venue, and is designed to give poster presenters a dedicated evening to discuss their work with conference delegates in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Beer, wine and nibbles will be provided, and is included with all full (student and professional) registrations.

Student nightTuesday 5 July 20111800 – 2300

The student members of the Organising Committee will be hosting a student night in the upstairs function room of the Newport Hotel in Fremantle (a short stroll from the Conference Venue). Students may also invite a researcher of their choice. There will be plenty of pizza provided, and each guest will receive 1 drink voucher, all of which is included with all full student registrations. Places are limited so register and book early

Ports WA Film night: ‘Oceans’

Wednesday 6 July 20111730 – 2000

We are delighted to be able to screen the breathtaking French (Galatée) fi lm ‘Oceans’, which showcases the diversity of marine life in the euphotic zone. The Galatée team worked closely with scientists from Census of Marine Life to ensure the scientifi c accuracy of the fi lm. The fi lm was released worldwide and nominated for three “Cesars” (the French “Oscars”) in the categories of best documentary, best sound, and best music. You don’t need to understand French to enjoy this fi lm! Beer, wine and nibbles will be provided before the fi lm, and entry is included with all full (student and professional) registrations.

WA Department of Water Conference DinnerThursday 7 July 20111900 – 2400

The conference dinner will be held in Southern Cross Gala Ballroom of the Conference Venue. A three-course meal with beer and wine will be followed by music and dancing, and is included with all full (student and professional) registrations. Student prizes will also be awarded on the night. Another highlight will be The Sherwood™ Award, for the member (over 40) who shows the best dance moves at the conference dinner, as voted by students. It is awarded in honour of the man who has brought AMSA many special conference moments over the years (on the dance fl oor at conference dinners): Professor John Sherwood.


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AMSA 2011 Jubilee Award WinnerTo commemorate the Silver Jubilee of the formation of the Australian Marine Sciences Association in 1963, AMSA established an award for excellence in marine research. The award is made to a scientist, nominated by his/her peers, who has made an outstanding contribution to marine research in Australia. The inaugural award was made at the AMSA conference in Sydney in December 1988.

It is with great pleasure that the Australian Marine Sciences Association presents Dr Graham Edgar with the 2011 Silver Jubilee Award in recognition of his excellence in marine science.

DR GRAHAM EDGARGraham Edgar is best known for his writings for the wider public. His book ‘Australian Marine Life’ is highly valued and much used by temperate marine biologists. It was awarded the Whitley Award by the Royal Zoological Society of NSW in1997, and a companion volume on ecology, ‘Australian Marine Habitats’, also received a Whitley Award in 2001. The knowledge contributing to these books is deep and extensive, and many years in the making. Additional to these books, his >100 journal publications are widely recognised and highly cited in the scientific literature.

Graham is one of a few generalist marine scientists, spending time in a variety of fields, as well as interdisciplinary areas. His interests and scientific publications cover seaweed/fish/invertebrate interactions; marine biodiversity; crustacean and fish taxonomy; seagrass habitat ecology; temperate reef ecology; estuarine ecology; marine protected areas; effects of fishing, aquaculture, oil spills, sedimentation, introduced species and global warming on the marine environment; identification and protection of threatened marine species; and marine conservation planning.

He graduated with a BSc degree from University of Sydney, followed by Honours and a PhD at the University of Tasmania studying interactions between macro-algae, invertebrates and fishes. He then embarked on a series of post-doctoral studies. His first, at CSIRO’s Marmion laboratory (Western Australia), examined the trophic role of lobsters in seagrass ecosystems. It was followed by a year at the Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory in Japan where he developed a novel, and now widely-used method, for estimating secondary production of benthic communities. Subsequently, studies into the plankton, benthos and fishes in isolated Port Davey in SW Tasmania exposed him to southern Australia’s most pristine temperate marine environment. This galvanised a conservation ethic and an increasing interest in the effects of human activity on marine environments.

Whilst based at Melbourne University, he investigated the effect of seagrass loss on fish and benthic invertebrates across southern Australia, with particular focus on Western Port. These studies showed the great value of ecological studies at continental scales in generating findings of broad significance. Over the next two decades he became an expert on human impacts on coastal environments, and

a specialist of tanaidacean crustaceans. Pre-eminently a field worker, he developed with co-workers huge multi-year ecological data sets over broad taxonomic, temporal and spatial scales.

The effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas subsequently became a recurrent research focus, with nineteen journal papers so far published on the topic. A notable feature of this work has been collaboration with government researchers that developed into formal linkages with conservation departments in five Australian States, as well as with management and research agencies in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica. Graham’s strong eastern tropical Pacific connections developed from two years as leader of the Marine Science and Conservation section at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands – a turbulent period when zoning plans for the Galapagos Marine Reserve were formalised and fishery quotas negotiated. He and staff survived fisher blockades of the Station and the seizure of threatened tortoises as hostages over sea cucumber quotas! From these experiences, he is now regarded as an authority on tropical eastern Pacific reef ecology as well.

Throughout his career, Graham has established strong links with private industry and the community. The environmental consultancy company that he formed with two others fifteen years ago (Aquenal Pty Ltd) currently employs about a dozen biologists, and has established a niche reputation for high quality environmental impact and assessment work.

Graham is now probably the best known, and most highly respected marine conservation scientist, in temperate Australia. With Dr Cath Samson, he was awarded an inaugural Mia Tegner Award by the US-based Marine Conservation Society for studies on historical changes to inshore marine ecosystems. His advocacy and work in conservation biology (some behind the scenes) include a proposal to Commonwealth authorities in the early 1990s to declare deep water seamounts as no-fishing MPAs, at a time when the idea was novel globally. This led to a study by CSIRO on trawling impacts, which resulted in a moratorium on trawling on about 70 seamounts which, in turn, has likely saved many seamounts from complete destruction of coral.

Graham’s huge overall impact on government policy can be gauged from the Commonwealth’s environment website where seventy reports citing his work are referenced – probably the highest number for an Australian marine ecologist. In 2007, Graham received the only Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities Significant Project grant to be awarded for a marine topic. The project’s aim was to channel the enthusiasm and skills of recreational divers to allow ongoing monitoring of reefs around Australia at scales impossible for scientific teams to cover. An incorporated NGO was formed (Reef Life Survey Foundation), with >150 volunteer divers now trained and data collected from >1100 sites around the country. This is the only Australia-wide set of systematically-collected information on marine communities that encompasses this island continent. The spectacular success of the program, with its strong community linkages, led to a ‘Community Action and Partnerships’ award in the 2010 Victorian Coastal Awards for Excellence. Graham’s efforts with Reef Life Survey continue to expand, most recently at the global level.


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Keynote Speakers

Dr Peter Mumby, The University of Queensland, Australia

In 1992, Peter began working on the practical implementation and design of marine reserves with the Fisheries Department in Belize. He experienced the shortage of good scientific information first hand and decided to head into research in order to help plug the gap. His PhD was obtained at the University of Sheffield on coral reef remote sensing where he looked at the level of ecological information that could be gleaned from various forms of imagery. He then obtained NERC and Royal Society fellowships and moved first to the University of Newcastle and then to the University of Exeter to escape the Siberian winds of Newcastle. In 2010, Peter moved permanently to the University of Queensland to take up an ARC Laureate Fellowship. He heads the Oceans and Coasts theme of the newly-established Global Change Institute at UQ. Peter is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and really enjoys living in Australia.

Dr. Paul Snelgrove Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Dr. Paul Snelgrove is a Professor in the Ocean Sciences Centre and Biology Department at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Boreal and Cold Ocean Systems, and studies the role of transport of larval fish and invertebrates in setting recruitment and biodiversity patterns in marine benthos. He is Director of the NSERC Canadian Healthy Oceans Network, a national research network that is developing new tools for sustainable oceans. He recently led the synthesis of the International Census of Marine Life research program and authored “Discoveries of the Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count.”

Anya Waite The Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia

BSc (Hons), Dalhousie University, 1985. PhD (Biological Oceanography), University of British Columbia, 1992. Post-doctoral Scholar, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Anya Waite is a biological oceanographer whose primary research interests are the links between ocean physics, biology and biogeochemistry. Her work includes analysis of physical drivers of the ecosystem functions supporting Ningaloo Reef and the Western Rock Lobster, as well as linkages between primary production and climate off Australia’s east and west coasts. Anya has explored the open Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Southern Oceans, and investigated the coasts of Alaska, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand, East Timor and Australia. She has published 60 research papers in the international literature. She has recently contributed to the 2010 IPCC report on extreme events in the world ocean and been involved in Australia’s 2011 State of the Environment assessment.


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ta a

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tation

to

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aloo R

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rd co

ral c

ommu

nities

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stee

p en

viron

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dients

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me C

lark

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an’s

drink

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’s po

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corre

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ecolo

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effec

ts of

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ntami

nant

with

back

grou

nd co

ncen

tratio

ns

Zhi H

uang

Surro

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arna

rvon S

helf

(Ning

aloo)

Infau

na D

ata

Jane

Cun

neen

The I

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an Ts

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tigati

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ystem

Mark

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kan

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tern A

ustra

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– 12

40

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r Sca

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ssme

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chlor

ophy

ll, tur

bidity

&

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gical

proc

esse

s as i

ndica

tors o

f es

tuarin

e con

dition

in N

SW

Jane

Fro

mon

tDe

epwa

ter bi

odive

rsity

off N

ingalo

o Ree

fJia

ngta

o Xu

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nami

cs of

the s

umme

r she

lf circ

ulatio

n &

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pwell

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f Ning

aloo R

eef

Russ

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cock

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bitats

in es

timate

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tiliza

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distrib

ution

s for

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fish

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nch

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ion

SS1.

Healt

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sess

men

t of e

stua

ries –

de

velo

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, impl

emen

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porti

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colo

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. Nin

galo

o – t

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enefi

ts o

f a m

ulti-

disc

iplin

ary a

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ach

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ian O

cean

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cade

of

scale

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tralia

n Ani

mal

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ing

& Mo

vem

ent S

yste

m

Chair

Malco

lm R

obb

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a Mun

kes

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eyer

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ss B

abco

ck

Room

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s Pl

eiade

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ac &

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den

Rottn

est

1340

– 14

00

Chris

Hall

ett

Estab

lishin

g refe

renc

e con

dition

s for

mu

ltimetr

ic he

alth i

ndice

s: the

bene

fits &

ch

allen

ges o

f hist

orica

l data

sets

Marg

aret

Moh

ring*

Repr

oduc

tive e

colog

y of E

cklon

ia ra

diata

Sask

ia Hi

nrich

s*Im

pacts

of hy

drod

ynam

ic sh

ifts on

cora

l co

nditio

n at N

ingalo

o Ree

f

Jerry

Wig

gert

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ustai

ned I

ndian

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an

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eoch

emica

l & E

cosy

stem

Rese

arch

Colin

Sim

pfen

dorfe

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kern

el uti

lizati

on di

stribu

tions

as a

tool to

de

mons

trate

activ

ity sp

ace i

n aqu

atic a

nimals

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– 14

20

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ne D

ittm

ann

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rstan

ding t

he he

alth s

tatus

of th

e Mu

rray R

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stuar

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orma

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rom

macro

inver

tebra

te stu

dies

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ande

rklif

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riatio

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and ∂

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of ke

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radia

ta

expla

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grap

hical

patte

rns i

n ligh

t av

ailab

ility &

indiv

idual

patte

rns o

f gro

wth

Jam

es F

alter

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ling &

de-co

uplin

g of d

iurna

l ca

lcific

ation

rates

from

light,

net p

rodu

ction

, &

carb

onate

chem

istry

in a N

ingalo

o ree

f co

mmun

ity

Lynn

ath

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leyLa

rval fi

sh as

semb

lages

& pa

rticle

back

-tra

cking

prov

ide in

sight

into E

aster

n Ind

ian

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ndar

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rent

proc

esse

s

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iel V

ianna

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cio-e

cono

mic &

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munit

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efits

from

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k-divi

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urism

in P

alau:

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taina

ble

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f Ree

f Sha

rk Po

pulat

ions

1420

– 14

40

Anne

Bre

arley

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tebra

te fau

na of

the H

ardy

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, estu

ary

of the

Blac

kwoo

d Rive

r, Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

2008

comp

ariso

ns w

ith 19

76

Rena

ta F

erra

ri Le

gorre

ta*

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l alga

e com

petiti

on on

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ers R

eef

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, Beli

ze

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gs*

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lopme

nt &

demi

se of

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durin

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hang

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stern

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aloo R

eef, W

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Miles

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nas

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stribu

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imar

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elves

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ussio

n

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- 15

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agra

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ment

metho

ds as

es

tuarin

e con

dition

indic

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ses a

ffecti

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e re-

estab

lishm

ent o

f the

habit

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alga

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llosp

ora

com

osa

in Sy

dney

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ciech

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persp

ectra

l remo

te se

nsing

in

supp

ort o

f map

ping t

he ph

ysica

l &

envir

onme

ntal a

ssets

of th

e Ning

aloo R

eef

Cynt

hia B

lute

au*

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-bott

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n reg

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f int

erna

l wav

e acti

vity o

n the

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tralia

n Nor

th W

est S

helf

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ussio

n

1500

- 15

20

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a Joh

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ologic

al ch

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s in h

ighly

modifi

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estua

ries:

what

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asur

e?

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pbell

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ases

affec

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abita

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se

awee

ds: c

omple

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ironm

ental

effec

ts on

pa

thoge

ns &

hosts

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ent R

ossi

A bio

-phy

sical

char

acter

izatio

n of w

ater

mass

es of

f Ning

aloo r

eef in

May

2010

Nico

le Jo

nes

Inter

nal w

ave c

limato

logy a

t Ning

aloo R

eef

Disc

ussio

n

1520

- 15

50

Sess

ion

SS1.

Healt

h as

sess

men

t of e

stua

ries –

de

velo

ping

, impl

emen

ting

and

repo

rting

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

SS

10. N

inga

loo

– the

ben

efits

of a

mul

ti-di

scip

linar

y app

roac

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22. T

he W

est A

ustra

lian

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grat

ed

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e Obs

erva

tion

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AIMO

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proa

ches

to u

nder

stan

ding

cr

oss-

boun

dary

pat

tern

s in

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arin

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men

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allen

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choo

sing

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hemi

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biolo

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monit

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too

ls for

asse

ssing

the h

ealth

of es

tuarie

s

Shirl

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orok

inMe

gafau

nal b

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in tw

o con

trasti

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subm

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cany

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tralia

’s so

uther

n co

ntine

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helf

Chris

tin S

äwst

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plank

ton si

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ructu

re &

prod

uctiv

ity

in the

Leeu

win C

urre

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aloo R

eef,

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tern A

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sults

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ence

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race

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ent

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ositio

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ntipa

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leton

s

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30

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ie Su

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gerp

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terial

comm

unitie

s in

estua

rine s

edim

ents:

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poten

tial

bioind

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s of e

stuar

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alth

Mich

ael S

ams

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itmen

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infl

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essil

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ine co

mmun

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ila Ta

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goon

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exch

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cros

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chan

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helf

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an*

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veile

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munit

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pons

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pollu

tants

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tuarie

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Just

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athl

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test

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effec

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mall s

cale

tempe

ratur

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iabilit

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aloo R

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strali

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lider

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tern A

ustra

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enn

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hea*

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base

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estim

ation

tech

nique

s: Fr

om

toothe

d wha

les to

Anta

rctic

fish &

snail

s

1650

– 17

10

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Willi

ams*

Spati

al dis

tributi

on of

larva

l blac

k bre

am in

re

lation

to th

e phy

sico-

chem

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tructu

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roug

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estua

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agoo

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mm

ad A

zmi A

bdul

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ab*

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l beh

aviou

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ttleme

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es of

a br

oodin

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al re

ef sp

onge

Anna

Lew

is*Mu

ltidisc

iplina

ry Me

thods

: Sus

taina

ble

Camp

ing A

long t

he N

ingalo

o Coa

st

Flor

ence

Ver

spec

htSu

rface

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rent

Meas

urem

ents

off

Frem

antle

using

HF

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r

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toph

er M

oone

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atolith

s of C

uboz

oan j

ellyfi

shes

: their

utilit

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discri

mina

te tax

a & el

ucida

te po

pulat

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ecolo

gy

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– 17

30

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la Tu

lbur

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estig

ation

of nu

trient

thres

holds

for

ecolo

gical

regim

e cha

nge i

n the

Vas

se-

Won

neru

p Estu

ary i

n SW

WA

Joan

na To

nge*

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photo

grap

hs to

expla

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itors’

att

achm

ent to

the s

outhe

rn N

ingalo

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st

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n Ku

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onal

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bio

mass

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e SW

WA:

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ssme

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oc

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lider

s & in

situ

samp

ling

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arin

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of

mar

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Chair

David

Hol

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aqua

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rusta

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urve

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for bu

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spec

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stribu

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marin

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40

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Cho

ney*

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wan (

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rbivo

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orgo

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spec

ts of

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arine

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surve

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cLau

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ew Z

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croalg

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vesti

gatio

n & im

pact

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e rig

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ed qu

estio

n for

the p

roble

m at

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na S

trzele

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Zoop

lankto

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munit

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tralia

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comp

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ast &

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grad

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mpor

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enthi

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s of m

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shelf

arou

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alia

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edge

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as a

Tool

in Ec

ologic

al Im

pact

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ssme

nts

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ton*

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ontal

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rtical

distrib

ution

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euph

ausii

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socia

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meso

-scale

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rrent

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– 12

40

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Hol

liday

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ustra

lia’s

north

ern

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larva

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lages

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mplex

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odyn

amic

effec

ts on

graz

ing st

reng

th in

seag

rass

ecos

ystem

s

Mailie

Gall

*Ph

enoty

pic, is

otopic

, gen

etic &

cond

itiona

l dif

feren

ces i

n F. m

agell

anicu

s pop

ulatio

ns

from

Chath

am R

ise &

Bas

s can

yon

Bren

ton

Chat

field

Evalu

ating

impa

cts dr

edgin

g pro

jects

have

on

the m

arine

envir

onme

nt: R

egula

tory

frame

work

vs. m

appin

g acc

urac

y

Ben

Harri

s*Kr

ill in

tempe

rate

Austr

alia a

long t

he E

AC

sepa

ratio

n Zon

e

1240

- 13

40Lu

nch

Sess

ion

SS9.

From

Sou

nd to

Sea

: the

oc

eano

grap

hy &

ecol

ogy o

f the

Ki

mbe

rley

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

GS

7. Cl

imat

e Cha

nge

SS16

. Re-

shap

ing

the c

ontin

ent:

Pred

ictin

g &

man

agin

g en

viron

men

tal

impa

cts o

f dre

dgin

g

SS13

. Plan

kton

– th

e fou

ndat

ion

of

mar

ine f

ood

webs

Chair

David

Hol

liday

Sabi

ne D

ittm

anGl

enn

Shiel

lRo

ss Jo

nes,

Cam

Sim

& A

ndre

w Ne

gri

Fran

k Com

an

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1340

– 14

00

Jim U

nder

wood

Larva

l disp

ersa

l & co

nser

vatio

n of c

orals

&

reef

fish a

t the i

solat

ed at

olls o

f nor

thwes

t Au

strali

a

Clair

e Well

ingt

on*

Cros

s-she

lf cha

nges

in fis

h ass

embla

ge

struc

ture o

ver a

500 m

etre d

epth

grad

ient

on th

e low

er w

est c

oast

of Au

strali

a

Pete

r Sch

legel*

Origi

n-de

pend

ent r

espo

nses

of te

mper

ate

sea u

rchins

to ne

ar-fu

ture o

cean

acidi

ficati

on

Andr

ew N

egri

A lab

orato

ry-ba

sed a

ppro

ach t

o dete

rmini

ng

cora

l thre

shold

s for

dred

ging i

mpac

t as

sess

ment

Joan

na B

rown

e*Fir

st us

e of D

NA se

quen

cing t

o link

a jel

lyfish

to fis

h in a

dige

nean

life-

cycle

1400

– 14

20

Nagu

r Che

ruku

ruOp

tical

prop

ertie

s of m

arine

wate

rs ne

ar th

e Ki

mber

ley C

oast

Owen

O’S

hea*

The e

ffects

of bi

oturb

ation

by st

ingra

ys at

Ni

ngalo

o Ree

f, Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

Cath

erin

e Col

lier

Ther

mal to

leran

ce of

two t

ropic

al se

agra

ss

spec

ies &

impli

catio

ns fo

r the

ir dist

ributi

on in

the

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f

Siti

Mary

am Y

aaku

b*Lo

ss &

reco

very

of a m

onos

pecifi

c Halo

phila

ov

alis s

eagr

ass m

eado

w in

Sing

apor

e –

resp

onse

s to s

hadin

g

Pene

lope

Ajan

i*To

xic ph

ytopla

nkton

in oy

ster-g

rowi

ng

estua

ries o

f NSW

– lat

itudin

al div

ersit

y, se

ason

ality

& es

tuary

susc

eptib

ility

1420

– 14

40

Lei T

ian*

Dyna

mics

of tid

ally-d

riven

circu

lation

in a

topog

raph

ically

-comp

lex m

acro

tidal

coas

tal

syste

m: th

e Kim

berle

y, W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Jam

es Tw

eedl

ey*

Relat

ionsh

ips be

twee

n fish

& be

nthic

macro

inver

tebra

te fau

nas &

habit

at typ

es in

Br

oke I

nlet, W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Mich

elle H

eupe

lRe

spon

se of

insh

ore p

reda

tors t

o extr

eme

weath

er ev

ents:

Impli

catio

ns of

a ch

angin

g cli

mate

Adam

Gar

tner

Reco

very

of fau

na fo

llowi

ng di

sturb

ance

in a

Amph

ibolis

grif

fithii s

eagr

ass s

ystem

Chris

tel H

assle

rIro

n bioa

vaila

bility

to ph

ytopla

nkton

from

the

Tasm

an S

ea

1440

- 15

00

Matth

ew R

ayso

n*Oc

ean D

ynam

ics of

the B

rows

e Bas

in &

Scott

Ree

f

Mark

Lan

gdon

*Fa

ctors

influe

ncing

the d

istrib

ution

&

popu

lation

of th

e gra

zing u

rchin

E. m

atha

ei wi

thin t

he N

ingalo

o Mar

ine P

ark

Emily

Sha

w*Co

ral re

ef ca

lcific

ation

show

s high

er fu

ture

vulne

rabil

ity du

e to n

atura

l CO2

varia

tions

Helen

Taylo

rSe

ason

al dy

nami

cs, p

rodu

ctivit

y &

resil

ience

of tr

opica

l dee

pwate

r sea

gras

ses:

Impli

catio

ns fo

r Por

t dev

elopm

ents

Marie

Sin

oir*

The r

ole &

requ

ireme

nts fo

r zinc

in

tempe

rate,

ocea

nic ph

ytopla

nkton

1500

- 15

20

David

Waa

yers

Post-

nesti

ng m

ovem

ents

of fla

tback

(N.

depr

essu

s) &

gree

n tur

tles (

C. m

ydas

) fro

m a n

orthe

rn W

A ro

oker

y

Laur

a Par

ker*

Adult

expo

sure

influ

ence

s offs

pring

re

spon

se to

ocea

n acid

ificati

on in

oyste

rs

Kath

ryn

McMa

hon

Indica

tors f

or m

onito

ring d

redg

ing im

pacts

to

seag

rass

es

Disc

ussio

n

1520

- 15

50Af

terno

on Te

a

Sess

ion

SS9.

From

Sou

nd to

Sea

: the

oc

eano

grap

hy &

ecol

ogy o

f the

Ki

mbe

rley

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

GS

7. Cl

imat

e cha

nge

GS1.

Marin

e Eco

logy

GS8.

Open

Chair

Lynn

ath

Beck

leySi

mon

Alle

nCa

ther

ine C

ollie

rGl

enn

Hynd

esKa

tie D

affo

rn

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1550

– 16

10

Rich

ard

Brin

kman

Carb

on bu

dget

of an

isola

ted co

ral re

ef ex

pose

d to l

arge

ampli

tude i

ntern

al wa

ves

Ana S

eque

ira*

Pred

icting

ocea

n-sc

ale ha

bitat

suita

bility

of

whale

shar

ks &

detec

ting a

nnua

l tren

ds

base

d on t

una-

fishe

ry sig

hting

s

Ana R

edon

do R

odrig

uez*

Clim

ate va

riabil

ity of

the G

reat

Barri

er R

eef

in re

lation

to th

e Tro

pical

Pacifi

c

Fred

Well

sMo

nitor

ing fo

r Intr

oduc

ed M

arine

Pes

ts for

the

Gor

gon L

NG P

rojec

t

Eliza

beth

Sin

clair

Influe

nce o

f env

ironm

ental

cond

itions

on

clona

l dive

rsity

in se

agra

ss m

eado

ws –

Posid

onia

austr

alis

1610

– 16

30

Tim

Coo

per

Gene

tic co

nnec

tions

& th

e role

of

zoox

anthe

llae i

n dee

p wate

r cor

als of

the

meso

photi

c zon

e at S

cott R

eef, W

A

Gabr

ielle

Cum

min

s*Hu

mpba

ck w

hale

distrib

ution

& ha

bitat

use

in the

Nick

ol Ba

y reg

ion, W

A, a

poten

tial

resti

ng ar

ea

Cath

erin

e Lov

elock

Keep

ing up

with

sea l

evel

rise:

Proc

esse

s co

ntribu

ting t

o stab

ility i

n inte

rtidal

wetla

nds

Kath

ryn

Wilt

shire

Asse

ssing

risks

& im

pacts

of th

e inv

asive

alg

a Cau

lerpa

taxif

olia i

n Sou

th Au

strali

a

Paul

Car

nell*

Resil

ience

of te

mper

ate su

b-tid

al re

efs: a

lgal

cano

py di

sturb

ance

& se

a urch

in ba

rrens

1630

– 16

50

Aliso

n Sa

mpe

ySy

nthes

is of

marin

e spe

cies d

ata fo

r the

Ki

mber

ley re

gion

Rebe

cca D

unlo

pBe

havio

ural

resp

onse

stud

ies in

larg

e ma

rine m

amma

ls

Mega

n Sa

unde

rsPr

edict

ed ch

ange

s in s

eagr

ass d

istrib

ution

in

More

ton B

ay, S

E Qu

eens

land,

as a

resu

lt of

sea l

evel

rise

Dana

Bur

fein

dInv

asive

spec

ies pe

rform

ance

in m

arine

re

serve

s

Mich

ele B

urfo

rdDo

es flo

oding

fuel

estua

rine p

rodu

ctivit

y in

the w

et-dr

y tro

pics?

1650

– 17

10

Katri

na B

axte

rPr

edict

ing di

stribu

tion o

f ben

thic h

abita

ts for

envir

onme

ntal im

pact

asse

ssme

nts &

inv

estig

ating

ecolo

gical

drive

rs

Chris

Bur

ton

Occu

rrenc

e & di

stribu

tion o

f blue

wha

les

(Bala

enop

tera

mus

culus

) in th

e Tim

or

Trou

gh 20

07-0

8

Sven

Uth

icke

Inter

activ

e effe

cts of

clim

ate ch

ange

&

terre

strial

runo

ff on s

ymbio

nt be

aring

benth

ic for

amini

fera f

rom

the G

BR

Emm

a Wilk

ie*Bi

otic r

esist

ance

to th

e inv

asive

oyste

r Cr

asso

strea

giga

s is n

ot pr

esen

tly w

eake

ned

by oy

ster d

iseas

e

60 G

lenn

Shiel

lEn

viron

menta

l man

agem

ent o

f ben

thic

macro

-alga

l com

munit

ies: is

hypo

thesis

tes

ting a

n app

ropr

iate m

anag

emen

t tool?

1710

– 17

30Ka

te O

sbor

neIm

pact

of tem

pera

ture s

tress

on A

cropo

ridae

on

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f sur

vey r

eefs

1800

- 23

00St

uden

t Nig

ht –

Upsta

irs F

uncti

on R

oom,

New

port

Hotel

Fre

mantl

e


14

TUES

DAY

5 JUL

Y 20

1108

00 –

1800

Regis

tratio

n Des

k Ope

n

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- 08

50W

elcom

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0850

- 09

00Aw

ard p

rese

ntatio

n

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ubile

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ic to

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lver J

ubile

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Dive

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life t

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pent

study

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em

1000

-103

0AM

SA A

GM

1030

- 11

00Mo

rning

tea

Sess

ion

SS9.

From

Sou

nd to

Sea

: the

oc

eano

grap

hy &

ecol

ogy o

f the

Ki

mbe

rley

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

SS

8. Br

idgi

ng th

e Aus

tralia

n Ne

w Ze

aland

divi

de –

mod

eling

spec

ies &

co

mm

unity

dist

ribut

ions

acro

ss th

e wo

rlds t

wo la

rges

t EEZ

s

SS16

. Re-

shap

ing

the c

ontin

ent:

Pred

ictin

g &

man

agin

g en

viron

men

tal

impa

cts o

f dre

dgin

g

SS13

. Plan

kton

– th

e fou

ndat

ion

of

mar

ine f

ood

webs

Chair

David

Hol

liday

Kier

yn K

ilmin

ster

Tany

a Com

pton

& P

iers D

unst

anRo

ss Jo

nes,

Cam

Sim

& A

ndre

w Ne

gri

Grah

am H

osie

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1100

– 11

20

Pete

r Tho

mps

onTh

e Kim

berle

y: so

me pi

eces

of th

e puz

zleAl

istair

Poo

reAn

inor

dinate

fond

ness

for a

mphip

ods?

Te

sting

links

betw

een p

lant fe

eding

&

diver

sifica

tion i

n the

aqua

tic C

rusta

cea

Jacq

uom

o Mo

nk*

Testi

ng th

e infl

uenc

e of s

urve

y meth

od

for bu

ilding

spec

ies di

stribu

tion m

odels

of

marin

e fish

es

Matth

ew Ju

ryDr

edgin

g & po

rt co

nstru

ction

arou

nd co

ral

reefs

– Ov

ervie

w of

PIAN

C Re

port

108

(201

0)

Grah

am H

osie

Pred

icting

biog

eogr

aphic

patte

rns o

f So

uther

n Oce

an &

Anta

rctic

zoop

lankto

n us

ing C

ontin

uous

Plan

kton R

ecor

der d

ata

1120

– 11

40

Gary

Cho

ney*

The i

mpac

t of B

lack S

wan (

Cygn

us at

ratus

) he

rbivo

ry on

the s

eagr

ass H

aloph

ila ov

alis

in the

Lowe

r Swa

n Rive

r estu

ary

Pier

s Dun

stan

Defin

ing &

iden

tifying

area

s wor

th pr

otecti

ngSt

uart

Field

Effec

ts of

the G

orgo

n Dre

dging

Pro

gram

on

Selec

ted A

spec

ts of

the M

arine

Biod

iversi

ty of

the M

onteb

ellos

/Bar

row

Islan

ds M

PAS

Fran

k Com

anPl

ankto

n obs

ervin

g in A

ustra

lia: th

e Au

strali

an C

ontin

uous

Plan

kton R

ecor

der

(Aus

CPR)

surve

y

1140

– 12

00

Jam

es M

cLau

ghlin

Phys

ical fo

rcing

of pe

lagic

prim

ary

prod

uctio

n on t

he K

imbe

rley S

helf

Dam

on B

olto

n*Ca

ught

betw

een a

rock

& a

hard

plac

e: Pr

edati

on pr

essu

re in

crev

ice co

mmun

ities

Tany

a Com

pton

Distr

ibutio

n patt

erns

of N

ew Z

ealan

d ma

croalg

ae

Kerry

Neil

Scale

s of in

vesti

gatio

n & im

pact

– ask

ing th

e rig

ht siz

ed qu

estio

n for

the p

roble

m at

hand

Joan

na S

trzele

cki

Zoop

lankto

n Com

munit

ies in

Aus

tralia

: a

comp

ariso

n betw

een e

ast &

wes

t coa

sts

1200

- 12

20

Nico

le Pa

tten

Onsh

ore t

o offs

hore

grad

ients

in pic

oplan

kton:

envir

onme

ntal fo

rcing

of th

e mi

crobia

l food

web

Pete

r Mor

seTe

mpor

al &

spati

al va

riatio

n in d

istrib

ution

&

comp

ositio

n of b

enthi

c com

munit

ies on

int

ertid

al re

ef pla

tform

s in t

he P

ilbar

a

Nick

Ellis

Pred

icted

biod

iversi

ty pa

ttern

s of m

arine

fau

na on

the c

ontin

ental

shelf

arou

nd

Austr

alia

Clau

s Ped

erse

nDr

edge

Plum

e Mod

elling

as a

Tool

in Ec

ologic

al Im

pact

Asse

ssme

nts

Alici

a Sut

ton*

Horiz

ontal

& ve

rtical

distrib

ution

of

euph

ausii

ds as

socia

ted w

ith a

meso

-scale

ed

dy of

the L

eeuw

in Cu

rrent

1220

– 12

40

David

Hol

liday

Explo

ring A

ustra

lia’s

north

ern

boun

dary:

larva

l fish

& kr

ill as

semb

lages

of

the co

mplex

Kim

berle

y pela

gic ec

osys

tem

Britt

a Mun

kes

Hydr

odyn

amic

effec

ts on

graz

ing st

reng

th in

seag

rass

ecos

ystem

s

Mailie

Gall

*Ph

enoty

pic, is

otopic

, gen

etic &

cond

itiona

l dif

feren

ces i

n F. m

agell

anicu

s pop

ulatio

ns

from

Chath

am R

ise &

Bas

s can

yon

Bren

ton

Chat

field

Evalu

ating

impa

cts dr

edgin

g pro

jects

have

on

the m

arine

envir

onme

nt: R

egula

tory

frame

work

vs. m

appin

g acc

urac

y

Ben

Harri

s*Kr

ill in

tempe

rate

Austr

alia a

long t

he E

AC

sepa

ratio

n Zon

e

1240

- 13

40Lu

nch

Sess

ion

SS9.

From

Sou

nd to

Sea

: the

oc

eano

grap

hy &

ecol

ogy o

f the

Ki

mbe

rley

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

GS

7. Cl

imat

e Cha

nge

SS16

. Re-

shap

ing

the c

ontin

ent:

Pred

ictin

g &

man

agin

g en

viron

men

tal

impa

cts o

f dre

dgin

g

SS13

. Plan

kton

– th

e fou

ndat

ion

of

mar

ine f

ood

webs

Chair

David

Hol

liday

Sabi

ne D

ittm

anGl

enn

Shiel

lRo

ss Jo

nes,

Cam

Sim

& A

ndre

w Ne

gri

Fran

k Com

an

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1340

– 14

00

Jim U

nder

wood

Larva

l disp

ersa

l & co

nser

vatio

n of c

orals

&

reef

fish a

t the i

solat

ed at

olls o

f nor

thwes

t Au

strali

a

Clair

e Well

ingt

on*

Cros

s-she

lf cha

nges

in fis

h ass

embla

ge

struc

ture o

ver a

500 m

etre d

epth

grad

ient

on th

e low

er w

est c

oast

of Au

strali

a

Pete

r Sch

legel*

Origi

n-de

pend

ent r

espo

nses

of te

mper

ate

sea u

rchins

to ne

ar-fu

ture o

cean

acidi

ficati

on

Andr

ew N

egri

A lab

orato

ry-ba

sed a

ppro

ach t

o dete

rmini

ng

cora

l thre

shold

s for

dred

ging i

mpac

t as

sess

ment

Joan

na B

rown

e*Fir

st us

e of D

NA se

quen

cing t

o link

a jel

lyfish

to fis

h in a

dige

nean

life-

cycle

1400

– 14

20

Nagu

r Che

ruku

ruOp

tical

prop

ertie

s of m

arine

wate

rs ne

ar th

e Ki

mber

ley C

oast

Owen

O’S

hea*

The e

ffects

of bi

oturb

ation

by st

ingra

ys at

Ni

ngalo

o Ree

f, Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

Cath

erin

e Col

lier

Ther

mal to

leran

ce of

two t

ropic

al se

agra

ss

spec

ies &

impli

catio

ns fo

r the

ir dist

ributi

on in

the

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f

Siti

Mary

am Y

aaku

b*Lo

ss &

reco

very

of a m

onos

pecifi

c Halo

phila

ov

alis s

eagr

ass m

eado

w in

Sing

apor

e –

resp

onse

s to s

hadin

g

Pene

lope

Ajan

i*To

xic ph

ytopla

nkton

in oy

ster-g

rowi

ng

estua

ries o

f NSW

– lat

itudin

al div

ersit

y, se

ason

ality

& es

tuary

susc

eptib

ility

1420

– 14

40

Lei T

ian*

Dyna

mics

of tid

ally-d

riven

circu

lation

in a

topog

raph

ically

-comp

lex m

acro

tidal

coas

tal

syste

m: th

e Kim

berle

y, W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Jam

es Tw

eedl

ey*

Relat

ionsh

ips be

twee

n fish

& be

nthic

macro

inver

tebra

te fau

nas &

habit

at typ

es in

Br

oke I

nlet, W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Mich

elle H

eupe

lRe

spon

se of

insh

ore p

reda

tors t

o extr

eme

weath

er ev

ents:

Impli

catio

ns of

a ch

angin

g cli

mate

Adam

Gar

tner

Reco

very

of fau

na fo

llowi

ng di

sturb

ance

in a

Amph

ibolis

grif

fithii s

eagr

ass s

ystem

Chris

tel H

assle

rIro

n bioa

vaila

bility

to ph

ytopla

nkton

from

the

Tasm

an S

ea

1440

- 15

00

Matth

ew R

ayso

n*Oc

ean D

ynam

ics of

the B

rows

e Bas

in &

Scott

Ree

f

Mark

Lan

gdon

*Fa

ctors

influe

ncing

the d

istrib

ution

&

popu

lation

of th

e gra

zing u

rchin

E. m

atha

ei wi

thin t

he N

ingalo

o Mar

ine P

ark

Emily

Sha

w*Co

ral re

ef ca

lcific

ation

show

s high

er fu

ture

vulne

rabil

ity du

e to n

atura

l CO2

varia

tions

Helen

Taylo

rSe

ason

al dy

nami

cs, p

rodu

ctivit

y &

resil

ience

of tr

opica

l dee

pwate

r sea

gras

ses:

Impli

catio

ns fo

r Por

t dev

elopm

ents

Marie

Sin

oir*

The r

ole &

requ

ireme

nts fo

r zinc

in

tempe

rate,

ocea

nic ph

ytopla

nkton

1500

- 15

20

David

Waa

yers

Post-

nesti

ng m

ovem

ents

of fla

tback

(N.

depr

essu

s) &

gree

n tur

tles (

C. m

ydas

) fro

m a n

orthe

rn W

A ro

oker

y

Laur

a Par

ker*

Adult

expo

sure

influ

ence

s offs

pring

re

spon

se to

ocea

n acid

ificati

on in

oyste

rs

Kath

ryn

McMa

hon

Indica

tors f

or m

onito

ring d

redg

ing im

pacts

to

seag

rass

es

Disc

ussio

n

1520

- 15

50Af

terno

on Te

a

Sess

ion

SS9.

From

Sou

nd to

Sea

: the

oc

eano

grap

hy &

ecol

ogy o

f the

Ki

mbe

rley

GS1.

Marin

e eco

logy

GS

7. Cl

imat

e cha

nge

GS1.

Marin

e Eco

logy

GS8.

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Lynn

ath

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mon

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nCa

ther

ine C

ollie

rGl

enn

Hynd

esKa

tie D

affo

rn

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s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

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ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1550

– 16

10

Rich

ard

Brin

kman

Carb

on bu

dget

of an

isola

ted co

ral re

ef ex

pose

d to l

arge

ampli

tude i

ntern

al wa

ves

Ana S

eque

ira*

Pred

icting

ocea

n-sc

ale ha

bitat

suita

bility

of

whale

shar

ks &

detec

ting a

nnua

l tren

ds

base

d on t

una-

fishe

ry sig

hting

s

Ana R

edon

do R

odrig

uez*

Clim

ate va

riabil

ity of

the G

reat

Barri

er R

eef

in re

lation

to th

e Tro

pical

Pacifi

c

Fred

Well

sMo

nitor

ing fo

r Intr

oduc

ed M

arine

Pes

ts for

the

Gor

gon L

NG P

rojec

t

Eliza

beth

Sin

clair

Influe

nce o

f env

ironm

ental

cond

itions

on

clona

l dive

rsity

in se

agra

ss m

eado

ws –

Posid

onia

austr

alis

1610

– 16

30

Tim

Coo

per

Gene

tic co

nnec

tions

& th

e role

of

zoox

anthe

llae i

n dee

p wate

r cor

als of

the

meso

photi

c zon

e at S

cott R

eef, W

A

Gabr

ielle

Cum

min

s*Hu

mpba

ck w

hale

distrib

ution

& ha

bitat

use

in the

Nick

ol Ba

y reg

ion, W

A, a

poten

tial

resti

ng ar

ea

Cath

erin

e Lov

elock

Keep

ing up

with

sea l

evel

rise:

Proc

esse

s co

ntribu

ting t

o stab

ility i

n inte

rtidal

wetla

nds

Kath

ryn

Wilt

shire

Asse

ssing

risks

& im

pacts

of th

e inv

asive

alg

a Cau

lerpa

taxif

olia i

n Sou

th Au

strali

a

Paul

Car

nell*

Resil

ience

of te

mper

ate su

b-tid

al re

efs: a

lgal

cano

py di

sturb

ance

& se

a urch

in ba

rrens

1630

– 16

50

Aliso

n Sa

mpe

ySy

nthes

is of

marin

e spe

cies d

ata fo

r the

Ki

mber

ley re

gion

Rebe

cca D

unlo

pBe

havio

ural

resp

onse

stud

ies in

larg

e ma

rine m

amma

ls

Mega

n Sa

unde

rsPr

edict

ed ch

ange

s in s

eagr

ass d

istrib

ution

in

More

ton B

ay, S

E Qu

eens

land,

as a

resu

lt of

sea l

evel

rise

Dana

Bur

fein

dInv

asive

spec

ies pe

rform

ance

in m

arine

re

serve

s

Mich

ele B

urfo

rdDo

es flo

oding

fuel

estua

rine p

rodu

ctivit

y in

the w

et-dr

y tro

pics?

1650

– 17

10

Katri

na B

axte

rPr

edict

ing di

stribu

tion o

f ben

thic h

abita

ts for

envir

onme

ntal im

pact

asse

ssme

nts &

inv

estig

ating

ecolo

gical

drive

rs

Chris

Bur

ton

Occu

rrenc

e & di

stribu

tion o

f blue

wha

les

(Bala

enop

tera

mus

culus

) in th

e Tim

or

Trou

gh 20

07-0

8

Sven

Uth

icke

Inter

activ

e effe

cts of

clim

ate ch

ange

&

terre

strial

runo

ff on s

ymbio

nt be

aring

benth

ic for

amini

fera f

rom

the G

BR

Emm

a Wilk

ie*Bi

otic r

esist

ance

to th

e inv

asive

oyste

r Cr

asso

strea

giga

s is n

ot pr

esen

tly w

eake

ned

by oy

ster d

iseas

e

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lenn

Shiel

lEn

viron

menta

l man

agem

ent o

f ben

thic

macro

-alga

l com

munit

ies: is

hypo

thesis

tes

ting a

n app

ropr

iate m

anag

emen

t tool?

1710

– 17

30Ka

te O

sbor

neIm

pact

of tem

pera

ture s

tress

on A

cropo

ridae

on

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f sur

vey r

eefs

1800

- 23

00St

uden

t Nig

ht –

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irs F

uncti

on R

oom,

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port

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mantl

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WED

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2011

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n Ma

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plac

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with

inva

sive s

ourc

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f det

ritus

: im

pact

s to

estu

arin

e sed

imen

t com

mun

ities

Melan

ie Bi

shop

1030

- 11

00Mo

rning

tea

Sess

ion

SS7.

Firs

t Cen

sus o

f Mar

ine L

ife 20

10 –

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light

s of a

Dec

ade o

f Disc

over

ySS

6. Un

derw

ater

acou

stic

appl

icatio

ns

in A

ustra

lia –

‘soun

d’ sc

ience

is m

ulti-

disc

iplin

ary

SS11

. Man

grov

es &

salt

mar

shes

– cr

ucial

com

mun

ities

at th

e lan

d-se

a bo

unda

ry

SS12

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ss-b

ound

ary d

etrit

al su

bsid

ies

in a

chan

ging

wor

ldGS

2. Co

asta

l Pro

cess

es –

Mega

faun

a In

tera

ctio

ns

Chair

Krist

en Y

arin

cikRo

bert

McCa

uley

Norm

Duk

e & M

arcu

s She

aves

Melan

ie Bi

shop

& P

aul L

aver

yHa

lina K

obry

n

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1100

– 11

20

Paul

Sne

lgro

vePa

rtner

ing S

cienc

e & P

olicy

for S

ustai

nable

Oc

eans

: The

Can

adian

Hea

lthy O

cean

s Ne

twor

k

Rudy

Klo

ser

Using

acou

stics

to un

derst

and t

he bi

omas

s, dis

tributi

on, v

ariab

ility &

ener

getic

s of m

id-tro

phic

level

orga

nisms

in oc

eans

Gina

New

ton

Prote

cting

coas

tal sa

ltmar

sh un

der n

ation

al en

viron

ment

law

Andr

ea N

icast

ro*

Pred

icting

effec

ts of

sea l

evel

rise o

n ee

lgras

s dec

ompo

sition

: dire

ct &

indire

ct eff

ects

of tid

al inu

ndati

on

Chan

dra S

algad

o Ke

ntA

theod

olite

track

ing st

udy o

f bale

en w

hales

in

Geog

raph

e Bay

, Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

1120

– 11

40

Grah

am H

osie

The C

ensu

s of A

ntarct

ic Ma

rine L

ife. A

pla

tform

for t

he fu

ture

Doug

las H

Cat

oLis

tening

to oc

ean s

ound

s: us

ing un

derw

ater

acou

stics

to st

udy m

arine

anim

als

Paul

Boo

nVi

ctoria

n salt

marsh

es &

man

grov

es:

typolo

gy, in

vento

ry, th

reats

, & lo

sses

sinc

e Eu

rope

an co

loniza

tion

Glen

n Hy

ndes

Linkin

g lan

d & se

a: dif

feren

t path

ways

for

marin

e sub

sidies

Imog

en W

ebst

er*

Aspe

cts of

habit

at us

e of S

. long

irostr

is &

T. ad

uncu

s with

in the

Dolp

hin W

atchin

g zon

e on

the W

est C

oast

of Ma

uritiu

s

1140

– 12

00

Nich

olas

Bax

Marin

e Biod

iversi

ty in

the A

ustra

lian R

egion

&

contr

ibutio

ns to

the i

ntern

ation

al Ce

nsus

of

Marin

e Life

Miles

Par

sons

Are S

wan R

iver m

ullow

ay to

tally

tone d

eaf o

r ca

n the

‘gre

at on

e’ ho

ld a t

une?

Step

hani

e Bag

galle

yMa

ngro

ve co

nditio

n mon

itorin

g in G

ulf S

t. Vi

ncen

t, Sou

th Au

strali

a - F

irst o

utcom

es &

ex

perie

nces

Mire

lla V

erho

even

*Ho

w Fr

eque

ncy,

Timing

& C

ompo

sition

of

Detrit

al Pu

lses I

nflue

nces

Ben

thic

Macro

fauna

Carly

Hol

yoak

eAn

unus

ually

seve

re pr

esen

tation

of do

lphin

poxv

irus i

n bott

lenos

e dolp

hins (

Turs

iops

adun

cus)

withi

n the

Swa

n-Ca

nning

Estu

ary

1200

- 12

20

Iain

Parn

umAu

tomati

c dete

ction

of be

aked

wha

le ec

holoc

ation

click

s rec

orde

d in t

he C

oral

Sea

John

Rus

sell H

anley

Mapp

ing &

estim

ating

area

s of m

angr

oves

in

Port

Hedla

nd ha

rbou

r: ev

idenc

e of lo

sses

&

gains

sinc

e 196

3

Ryan

Bar

ing*

Fish &

inve

rtebr

ate as

semb

lages

asso

ciated

wi

th flo

ating

mac

roph

ytes i

n sur

f zon

es of

sa

ndy b

each

es

Asha

De V

os*

Deter

minin

g the

relat

ionsh

ip be

twee

n blue

wh

ales &

ocea

nic pr

oces

ses o

ff sou

thern

Sr

i Lan

ka

1220

– 12

40

Pat H

utch

ings

Austr

alian

Poly

chae

te Di

versi

ty &

Distr

ibutio

n Pa

ttern

s

Robe

rt Mc

Caul

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ng te

rm tr

ends

in py

gmy b

lue w

hale

use o

f the

Per

th Ca

nyon

via p

assiv

e aco

ustic

s

Kerry

lee R

oger

sMo

dellin

g man

grov

e & sa

ltmar

sh su

rface

ele

vatio

n dyn

amics

: app

licati

ons t

o for

ecas

t eff

ects

of se

a-lev

el ris

e on c

oasta

l wetl

ands

Cand

ace W

illiso

n*Se

agra

ss w

rack

degr

adati

on: T

empo

ral &

sp

atial

varia

tions

in de

grad

ation

rates

of P.

sin

uosa

& th

e ass

ociat

ed pr

oces

ses

Rich

ard

Cam

pbell

Fora

ging b

ehav

iours

of du

gong

(Dug

ong

dugo

n) in

the W

est K

imbe

rley:

A co

mmun

ity

appr

oach

1240

– 13

40Lu

nch

Sess

ion

SS7.

Firs

t Cen

sus o

f Mar

ine L

ife 20

10 –

High

light

s of a

Dec

ade o

f Disc

over

yGS

4. Fi

sher

iesSS

11. M

angr

oves

& sa

lt m

arsh

es –

cruc

ial co

mm

uniti

es at

the l

and-

sea

boun

dary

SS4.

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rous

asse

ssm

ents

of t

he

pote

ntial

impa

ct o

f ind

ustry

& co

asta

l de

velo

pmen

ts

SS21

. Opt

ical r

emot

e sen

sing

of

aqua

tic ec

osys

tem

s: cr

ossin

g bo

unda

ries f

rom

turb

id co

asta

l wat

ers

to th

e blu

e ope

n oc

ean

Chair

Patri

cia M

ilosla

vich

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tair

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tPa

ul B

oon

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on A

llen

Andy

Ste

ven

Room

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s Pl

eiade

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ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1340

– 14

00

Elen

a Kup

riyan

ova

Undis

cove

red d

iversi

ty of

deep

-sea s

erpu

lid

polyc

haete

s

Clair

e Spi

llman

Seas

onal

Fore

casti

ng to

Sup

port

the

Mana

geme

nt of

Wild

Fish

eries

& A

quac

ultur

e in

Austr

alia

Norm

Duk

eOn

the c

apac

ity of

man

grov

es to

resp

ond t

o cli

mate

chan

ge &

mor

e

Ken

Pollo

ckSo

me de

sign p

rincip

les fo

r mar

ine m

amma

l im

pact

asse

ssme

nt stu

dies

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ld D

ekke

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rth O

bser

ving I

nland

to M

arine

Ec

osys

tems-S

atellit

e App

licati

on

Deve

lopme

nts he

lp cro

ss th

e Bou

ndar

ies

1400

– 14

20

Rebe

cca F

isher

CRee

fs: E

stabli

shing

a be

nchm

ark f

or gl

obal

cora

l reef

diver

sity

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n Ho

wPo

ssibl

e nvir

onme

ntal c

ause

s for

redu

ced

colon

isatio

n of w

ester

n roc

k lob

ster p

ueru

lus

colle

ctors

by ot

her s

pecie

s

Eric

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gCa

use-

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t path

ways

in m

angr

ove

ecos

ystem

s; ca

n the

y mak

e man

agem

ent

easie

r?

Sam

du

Fres

neAe

rial s

urve

ys to

estab

lish b

aseli

ne

distrib

ution

& ab

unda

nce o

f Hec

tor’s

dolph

in - C

loudy

& C

liffor

d Bay

s, NZ

Marti

na D

oblin

Calib

ratin

g & va

lidati

ng bi

o-op

tical

signa

ls fro

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rs

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Jo M

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case

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mes:

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a

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ynam

ics of

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mat

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eterm

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erva

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Meas

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beha

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pacts

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surve

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hump

back

wha

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egap

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ven

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rabo

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sian w

aters

regio

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creati

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boat

fishin

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tralia

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plum

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termi

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f us

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new

techn

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man

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hani

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angr

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aseli

ne

distrib

ution

& ab

unda

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tor’s

dolph

in - C

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enso

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mes o

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mat

omus

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ltatri

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tern A

ustra

lia, d

eterm

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s

Alex

Car

ter*

Sign

ifican

t var

iation

in sp

awnin

g fre

quen

cy

of co

mmon

cora

l trou

t, Plec

tropo

mus

leo

pard

us, o

n the

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f

Jock

Mac

kenz

ie*Th

e effe

cts of

catch

ment

modifi

catio

n on

estua

rine t

idal w

etlan

d eco

syste

ms

Hugh

Kirk

man

A su

gges

ted ne

w Pr

oces

s for

Env

ironm

ental

Im

pact

Asse

ssme

nts

Erne

sto

Molin

a Bala

ri*As

sess

ing pr

imar

y pro

ducti

on va

riabil

ity in

the

wes

tern T

asma

n Sea

: a co

mpar

ison o

f in

situ &

ocea

n colo

r esti

mates

1500

- 15

20

Nata

lie To

on*

Beha

viour

of th

e wes

tern r

ock l

obste

r to

comm

ercia

l trap

s

Melis

sa D

ugga

n*Lo

ng &

shor

t term

effec

ts of

extre

mes i

n fre

shwa

ter flo

w on

inter

tidal

biota

of a w

et-dr

y tro

pical

estua

ry

Mich

elle Y

uen

Near

shor

e reg

ional

surve

y of d

ugon

gs: fi

rst

syste

matic

asse

ssme

nt of

west

Kimb

erley

co

astal

dugo

ng po

pulat

ion

David

Blo

ndea

u-Pa

tissie

r*Ma

pping

& de

scrib

ing ph

ytopla

nkton

dy

nami

cs in

the G

reat

Barri

er R

eef la

goon

al wa

ters:

towar

ds a

regio

nal c

hara

cteriz

ation

1520

- 15

50Af

terno

on Te

a

Sess

ion

SS7.

Firs

t Cen

sus o

f Mar

ine L

ife 20

10 –

High

light

s of a

Dec

ade o

f Disc

over

yGS

4. Fi

sher

iesSS

11. M

angr

oves

& sa

lt m

arsh

es –

cruc

ial co

mm

uniti

es at

the l

and-

sea

boun

dary

SS4.

Rigo

rous

asse

ssm

ents

of t

he

pote

ntial

impa

ct o

f ind

ustry

& co

asta

l de

velo

pmen

t

SS21

. Opt

ical r

emot

e sen

sing

of

aqua

tic ec

osys

tem

s: cr

ossin

g bo

unda

ries f

rom

turb

id co

asta

l wat

ers

to th

e blu

e ope

n oc

ean

Chair

Paul

Sne

lgro

veMa

tt Pe

mbe

rEr

ic Pa

ling

Sam

Du

Fres

neBa

rbar

a Rob

son

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1550

– 16

10

Patri

cia M

ilosla

vich

Distr

ibutio

n patt

erns

of ga

strop

od as

semb

lages

in

rock

y sho

res:

a NaG

ISA

snap

shot

& fut

ure

initia

tives

Clair

e Sm

allwo

odA

new

comp

lemen

tary s

urve

y des

ign fo

r es

timati

ng sh

ore-

base

d rec

reati

onal

fishin

g ca

tch &

effor

t

Pete

r Ver

meir

en*

Expa

nding

the s

cope

of sp

atial

distrib

ution

stu

dies o

n cra

bs in

unve

getat

ed in

tertid

al zo

ne of

trop

ical e

stuar

ies w

ith ph

otogr

aphy

Mich

ael N

oad

Meas

uring

beha

viour

al im

pacts

of se

ismic

surve

ys on

hump

back

wha

les (M

egap

tera

no

vaea

nglia

e)

Andy

Ste

ven

Biog

eoch

emica

l & bi

o-op

tical

prop

ertie

s of

the 20

11 F

loods

in M

oreto

n Bay

, Qu

eens

land

1610

– 16

30

Kava

h Sa

mim

i-Nam

inDe

velop

ment

of a C

oML N

ode f

or th

e Ara

bian

Sea,

Sea o

f Oma

n & A

rabo

-Per

sian w

aters

regio

n

Gary

Jack

son

An in

tegra

ted st

atewi

de su

rvey o

f re

creati

onal

boat

fishin

g in W

A- ho

w to

surve

y mor

e tha

n 20,0

00 km

of co

astlin

e

Kath

y Mur

ray

Colle

cting

grou

nd da

ta for

remo

te se

nsing

in

mang

rove

s

Lars

Bejd

erNo

rth W

est C

ape,

Exmo

uth: A

hotsp

ot for

Ind

o-Pa

cific h

umpb

ack d

olphin

s (So

usa

chine

nsis)

in W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Mich

elle D

evlin

Expo

sure

to riv

erine

plum

es in

the G

BR

Char

acter

isatio

n of w

ater t

ypes

thro

ugh t

he

use o

f rem

ote se

nsing

& sp

atial

mapp

ing

1630

– 16

50

Disc

ussio

nKa

de M

ills*

Recre

ation

al fis

hing r

eefs

for en

hanc

ing

oppo

rtunit

ies in

Por

t Phil

lip B

ay: c

ompa

rison

of

monit

oring

data

& bo

at ra

mp su

rveys

Disc

ussio

nKr

ista N

ichol

son*

Abun

danc

e of b

ottlen

ose d

olphin

s (Tu

rsiop

s sp

.) in

the w

ester

n gulf

of S

hark

Bay,

Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

Rodr

igo

Garc

ia*Qu

antifi

catio

n of fl

oatin

g mac

roalg

ae us

ing

the sc

aled a

lgae i

ndex

(SAI

)

1650

– 17

10

Disc

ussio

nDi

scus

sion

Rach

el Gr

oom

*St

rateg

ic as

sess

ments

requ

ired f

or

coas

tal de

velop

ments

to ac

hieve

spec

ies

cons

erva

tion o

utcom

es

Lach

lan M

cKin

naDe

termi

ning e

upho

tic zo

ne de

pth w

ithin

shall

ow w

aters

of the

Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f us

ing op

tical

remo

te se

nsing

1710

– 17

30Di

scus

sion

Disc

ussio

nAm

anda

Hod

gson

Unma

nned

Aer

ial V

ehicl

es: a

new

techn

ique

for su

rveyin

g mar

ine m

amma

ls

Pete

r Dav

iesBi

oopti

cal M

easu

reme

nts of

New

Sou

th W

ales C

oasta

l Wate

rs &

the E

AC

1730

- 20

00Po

rts W

A Mo

vie N

ight

–“Oc

eans

” – S

outhe

rn C

ross

Ball

room

, Esp

lanad

e Hote

l Fre

mantl

e


16 17

THUR

SDAY

7 JU

LY 20

1108

00 –

1800

Regis

tratio

n Des

k Ope

n

0845

- 08

50W

elcom

e

0850

- 09

40Th

e Bio

logi

cal O

cean

ogra

phy o

f Wes

tern

Roc

k Lob

ster

Lar

vae

Anya

Wait

e

0940

- 10

00Si

mul

atio

n of

3-D

hydr

odyn

amics

, floo

d pl

umes

and

conn

ectiv

ity o

n th

e Gre

at B

arrie

r Ree

fRi

char

d Brin

kman

1000

-102

0Ma

rine S

cienc

e Dev

elopm

ent a

nd C

oope

ratio

n in

the A

rafu

ra an

d Ti

mor

Sea

s - a

regi

onal

and

Tim

or L

este

Per

spec

tive

Tonn

y Wag

ey &

Lour

enco

Fon

tes

1030

- 11

00Mo

rning

tea

Sess

ion

GS5.

Ocea

nogr

aphy

SS3.

Marin

e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

oper

atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

Sea

s

GS8.

Open

GS2.

Coas

tal P

roce

ssor

sSS

15. In

tegr

ated

phy

sical-

ecol

ogica

l m

odell

ing

for e

nviro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t

Chair

Anya

Wait

eKa

ren

Edyv

ane

Rebe

cca D

unlo

pMa

rion

Cam

brid

geMa

tt Hi

spey

& R

yan

Lowe

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1100

– 11

20

Geor

ge C

ress

well

Ocea

nogr

aphic

data

colle

cted o

n the

Fr

eman

tle-H

obar

t leg o

f the D

anish

Ga

lathe

a 3 E

xped

ition,

Nov/D

ec 20

06

Ian P

oine

rCh

allen

ges &

oppo

rtunit

ies of

the A

rafur

a &

Timor

Sea

s

Rhian

non

Kuch

el*In

vitro

effec

ts of

nora

dren

aline

on

Akoy

a pea

rl oys

ter (P

incta

da im

brica

ta)

haem

ocyte

s

Paul

Lav

ery

Impa

ct of

seag

rass

wra

ck ac

cumu

lation

s of

hydr

ogen

sulfid

e emi

ssion

s fro

m sa

ndy

beac

hes

Jorg

en E

rik L

arse

nMa

rine b

enthi

c & pe

lagic

habit

at mo

dellin

g in

base

line s

urve

ys &

impa

ct as

sess

ments

for

marin

e infr

astru

cture

proje

cts

1120

– 11

40

Ales

sand

ra M

anto

vane

lliPr

edict

ing ad

vecti

on &

disp

ersio

n in

south

ern G

BR us

ing La

gran

gian t

rajec

tories

co

mpute

d fro

m HF

-rada

r cur

rents

Craig

Ste

inbe

rgCu

rrent

Obse

rvatio

ns fr

om th

e Con

tinen

tal

Shelv

es of

the A

rafur

a & T

imor

Sea

s

Amy N

ewm

an*

Visu

al-Ey

es: A

look

at th

e dist

ributi

on &

total

nu

mber

of ph

otore

cepto

r cell

s in t

he re

tina o

f ra

re de

ep-se

a sha

rks

Barb

ara R

obso

n20

11 Q

ueen

sland

flood

s: im

media

te bio

logica

l resp

onse

to th

e Fitz

roy R

iver

Flood

Plum

e

Loui

se B

ruce

Quan

tifying

nitro

gen d

ynam

ics of

urba

n es

tuary

with

chan

ging fl

ow re

gimes

using

a 3D

hydr

odyn

amic-

bioge

oche

mica

l mod

el

1140

– 12

00

Moni

nya R

ough

anGi

ving s

patia

l & te

mpor

al co

ntext

to 70

ye

ars o

f oce

anog

raph

ic ob

serva

tions

at P

ort

Hack

ing, N

SW

Bern

adet

te S

loya

nSu

staine

d Mon

itorin

g in t

he T

imor

Pas

sage

&

Ombia

Stra

it: Co

mpon

ents

of the

Ind

ones

ian T

hrou

ghflo

w

Sara

h La

uRe

cent

deve

lopme

nts in

meth

odolo

gy to

pe

rmit m

ore r

obus

t ass

essm

ent o

f the

impa

ct of

dred

ging o

n mar

ine sy

stems

Lind

say C

ollin

sCo

ntrols

on M

orph

ology

& G

rowt

h Patt

ern o

f Co

ral R

eefs,

Aus

tralia

’s W

ester

n Mar

gin

Dani

el Pa

rask

a*Mo

dellin

g sed

imen

t biog

eoch

emist

ry:

chall

enge

s & op

portu

nities

1200

- 12

20

Julie

Woo

d*Th

e orig

in &

varia

bility

of co

ld wa

ter ev

ents

obse

rved o

ff Syd

ney,

NSW

David

Willi

ams

Coas

tal dy

nami

cs in

the A

rafur

a Tim

or S

eas

196 M

arty

Dev

eney

Field

trials

of mo

lecula

r too

ls for

the

detec

tion o

f mar

ine pe

sts

Pete

r Ralp

hTh

e infl

uenc

e of li

ght &

tidal

expo

sure

on

prim

ary p

rodu

ction

in th

e tro

pical

seag

rass

Zo

stera

capr

icorn

i & H

aloph

ila o

valis

Karin

Ulst

rup

Towa

rd an

Eco

lab M

odel

for de

tectio

n of

Temp

eratu

re, L

ight &

Sed

imen

t Impa

cts on

Co

ral B

iomas

s

1220

– 12

40

Klau

s Joe

hnk

Simu

lation

of riv

er flo

od pl

umes

in th

e Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f Lag

oon

Rach

el Pr

zesla

wski

Integ

rated

mar

ine m

appin

g to i

nform

ma

nage

ment

of the

Tim

or S

ea

9 And

rew

Revil

lSt

able

isotop

ic ev

idenc

e for

trop

hic

grou

pings

& bi

o-re

giona

lizati

on of

pred

ators

& the

ir pre

y in w

aters

off ea

stern

Aus

tralia

Sim

on A

llen*

Incide

ntal d

olphin

captu

re in

a W

ester

n Au

strali

an tr

awl fi

sher

y: By

catch

redu

ction

de

vices

no si

lver b

ullet

Ben

Radf

ord

Pred

ictive

habit

at ma

pping

of de

ep w

ater

cora

l reefs

: mult

ibeam

, AUV

auto-

class

ified

data

& ec

ologic

al mo

dellin

g app

roac

h

1240

– 13

40Lu

nch

Sess

ion

GS5.

Ocea

nogr

aphy

SS3.

Marin

e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

oper

atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

Sea

s

GS3.

Marin

e Con

serv

atio

nGS

8. Ha

bita

t Mod

ellin

g &

Mapp

ing

SS15

. Inte

grat

ed p

hysic

al-ec

olog

ical

mod

ellin

g fo

r env

ironm

enta

l m

anag

emen

t

Chair

Cynt

hia B

lute

auTo

nny W

agey

Aliso

n Sa

mpe

yPe

ter S

cane

sMa

tt Hi

spey

, Rya

n Lo

we &

Kar

in U

lstru

p

Room

Siriu

s Pl

eiade

sOr

ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

Rottn

est

1340

– 14

00

Cypr

ien B

osse

relle

*Int

er-a

nnua

l var

iabilit

y & lo

nger

-term

ch

ange

s in t

he w

ave c

limate

of W

ester

n Au

strali

a betw

een 1

970 &

2009

Jam

ie Ol

iver

Post-

Monta

ra as

sess

ments

of ne

arby

sh

allow

reefs

& su

bmer

ged s

hoals

: res

ults

from

initia

l sur

veys

Nath

an K

nott

Cons

erva

tion o

f mud

flat b

iodive

rsity:

an

expe

rimen

tal as

sess

ment

of dr

ivers

& eff

ects

on ec

osys

tem se

rvice

s

Paul

Erft

erm

eijer

Pred

icting

seag

rass

distr

ibutio

n bas

ed on

ha

bitat

char

acter

istics

: a va

lidate

d mod

el for

Ve

nice L

agoo

n

Leon

ardo

Rui

z Mon

toya

*Th

e role

of oc

ean d

ynam

ics in

seag

rass

se

ed di

sper

sal &

recru

itmen

t in W

ester

n Au

strali

a

1400

– 14

20

Shar

i Gall

op*

The v

ertic

al cu

rrent

struc

ture i

n res

pons

e to

sea b

reez

es in

south

Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

Augy

Sya

haila

tua

Revie

w on

mar

ine re

sear

ch in

Ara

fura

Sea,

with

spec

ial no

tes on

pros

pecti

ve

maric

ultur

e of m

arine

coas

tal re

sour

ces

Andr

ew O

lds*

Conn

ectiv

ity in

cora

l reef

seas

cape

s: ar

e the

re di

ffere

nt eff

ects

from

neigh

bour

ing

seag

rass

& m

angr

oves

?

Halin

a Kob

ryn

Ning

aloo M

arine

Par

k: Co

ral R

eef &

Coa

stal

Zone

Map

s ach

ieved

with

Hyp

ersp

ectra

l, Re

motel

y-Sen

sed D

ata

Zhen

lin Z

hang

*Mo

dellin

g calc

ificati

on in

cora

l reef

syste

ms

using

a co

upled

phys

ical-b

iogeo

chem

ical

appr

oach

1420

– 14

40

Char

les L

emck

ert

Turb

ulenc

e mea

sure

ments

in ne

ar co

astal

wa

ters o

f the G

old C

oast,

Que

ensla

nd

Jam

es B

utler

Multi-

scale

Ana

lysis

of Cl

imate

Futu

res &

Ru

ral L

ivelih

ood A

dapta

tion S

trateg

ies in

Ea

stern

Indo

nesia

Chris

toph

er B

eatti

e*Mu

d cra

b size

& ge

nder

both

matte

r in th

e co

mpeti

tive w

orld

of ma

rine r

eser

ves

Pete

r Fea

rns

Airb

orne

hype

rspec

tral re

mote

sens

ing in

su

ppor

t of m

onito

ring &

man

agem

ent o

f the

Pilba

ra &

Kim

berle

y Reg

ions o

f WA

Stua

rt Ki

ninm

onth

Disp

ersa

l con

necti

vity &

rese

rve se

lectio

n for

mar

ine co

nser

vatio

n

1440

– 15

00

Aman

dine

Sch

aeffe

rCo

astal

proc

esse

s in t

he G

ulf of

Lion

s (M

edite

rrane

an S

ea):

Impa

ct of

wind

forci

ng

on hy

drod

ynam

ic cir

culat

ion, h

igh re

solut

ion

mode

ling

Scot

t Whi

ting

Sea t

urtle

s in t

he A

rafur

a & T

imor

Sea

s -

mana

geme

nt at

a reg

ional

scale

Hide

yasu

Shi

mad

zuHo

w mu

ch do

es su

b-sa

mplin

g infl

uenc

e bio

diver

sity e

stima

tion?

Matt

Pem

ber

POTB

ot: A

cost

effec

tive a

ppro

ach t

o ma

pping

habit

ats

Cuife

n Pu

iDS

S To

ol to

Facil

itate

Decis

ion M

aking

of

Sedim

ent Im

pacts

on S

ensit

ive M

arine

Re

cepto

rs

1500

- 15

20

Yash

a Het

zel*

Grav

ity cu

rrents

in S

hark

Bay,

Wes

tern

Austr

alia:

impli

catio

ns fo

r sca

llop l

arva

l dis

persa

l

Sue M

orris

onMa

rine l

ife of

the K

imbe

rley b

ioreg

ion: p

ast,

pres

ent &

futur

e

Stef

fan

Howe

An A

dapti

ve M

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mewo

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erva

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chy f

or

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plorin

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angu

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se cu

rves o

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ltibea

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atter

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itat

mapp

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cs w

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re

prod

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o max

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&

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ise im

pact

on re

cruitm

ent o

f pra

wns

1520

- 15

50Af

terno

on Te

a

Sess

ion

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Ocea

nogr

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e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

oper

atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

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s

GS3.

Marin

e Con

serv

atio

nGS

6. Bi

ogeo

chem

istry

Chair

Mun

Woo

Ian P

oine

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gh K

irkm

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ristin

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m

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ac &

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den

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– 16

10

Farh

an R

izwi

Glide

r Obs

erva

tions

in S

torm

Bay

Chris

Aus

tin

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rstan

ding m

arine

biod

iversi

ty &

conn

ectiv

ity in

Ara

fura T

imor

Sea

s & S

E As

ia thr

ough

partn

ersh

ips in

gene

tics

Kim

Frie

dman

WAM

MP: M

onito

ring s

trateg

ies fo

r acti

ve

adap

tive c

onse

rvatio

n man

agem

ent o

f ma

rine b

iodive

rsity

in W

ester

n Aus

tralia

Marti

n Lo

urey

Sedim

ent n

utrien

t flux

es &

prim

ary

prod

uctio

n by m

icrop

hytob

entho

s in P

erth

coas

tal w

aters

1610

– 16

30

Mark

Bair

dDy

nami

cs of

a su

rface

grav

ity cu

rrent

in a

cold-

core

eddy

in th

e wes

tern T

asma

n Sea

Rick

y Gim

inMa

rine &

Fish

ery R

esea

rch in

Eas

t Nus

a Te

ngga

ra: T

he R

ole of

The

Univ

ersit

y of

Nusa

Cen

dana

Tom

Ros

eRe

view

of en

viron

menta

l thre

ats &

ec

osys

tem he

alth i

n ind

ustria

l & ur

ban

emba

ymen

t of C

ockb

urn S

ound

, WA

Kier

yn K

ilmin

ster

Artifi

cial o

xyge

natio

n of th

e Swa

n Rive

r: as

sess

ing se

dimen

t con

dition

1630

– 16

50

Dan

McCl

ary

The W

orld

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n Cou

ncil &

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taina

ble

Ocea

n Sum

mit: c

ross

-secto

ral in

dustr

y all

iance

for s

ustai

nabil

ity &

stew

ards

hip

Kare

n Ed

yvan

ePa

rtner

ships

in M

arine

Biod

iversi

ty Re

sear

ch, C

onse

rvatio

n & S

ustai

nable

De

velop

ment

in Ea

st &

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t Tim

or

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ards

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over

the A

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Aus

tralia

’s int

erop

erab

le, m

ulti-d

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inary,

onlin

e ne

twor

k of m

arine

& co

astal

data

reso

urce

s

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f Nich

olso

nBi

ogeo

chem

ical a

sses

smen

t of th

e se

dimen

ts of

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Philli

p Bay

using

benth

ic ch

ambe

r tec

hnolo

gy

1650

– 17

10

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ent L

yne

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rated

Ass

essm

ents

of Co

astal

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ine

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ts for

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ptatio

n Plan

ning i

n Eas

t Ind

ones

ia

Anya

Wait

eTh

e Biog

eoch

emist

ry of

the fo

rming

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win

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nt off

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aloo

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partm

ent o

f Wat

er W

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nfer

ence

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ner -

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thern

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ala B

allro

om, E

splan

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otel F

rema

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THUR

SDAY

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LY 20

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00 –

1800

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tratio

n Des

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n

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e

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- 09

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e Bio

logi

cal O

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phy o

f Wes

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k Lob

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vae

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e

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- 10

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mul

atio

n of

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hydr

odyn

amics

, floo

d pl

umes

and

conn

ectiv

ity o

n th

e Gre

at B

arrie

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char

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kman

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rine S

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elopm

ent a

nd C

oope

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n in

the A

rafu

ra an

d Ti

mor

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s - a

regi

onal

and

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or L

este

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spec

tive

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y Wag

ey &

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enco

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tes

1030

- 11

00Mo

rning

tea

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ion

GS5.

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nogr

aphy

SS3.

Marin

e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

oper

atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

Sea

s

GS8.

Open

GS2.

Coas

tal P

roce

ssor

sSS

15. In

tegr

ated

phy

sical-

ecol

ogica

l m

odell

ing

for e

nviro

nmen

tal m

anag

emen

t

Chair

Anya

Wait

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ren

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ane

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cca D

unlo

pMa

rion

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brid

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tt Hi

spey

& R

yan

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s Pl

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ion

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ac &

Gar

den

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est

1100

– 11

20

Geor

ge C

ress

well

Ocea

nogr

aphic

data

colle

cted o

n the

Fr

eman

tle-H

obar

t leg o

f the D

anish

Ga

lathe

a 3 E

xped

ition,

Nov/D

ec 20

06

Ian P

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allen

ges &

oppo

rtunit

ies of

the A

rafur

a &

Timor

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s

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non

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el*In

vitro

effec

ts of

nora

dren

aline

on

Akoy

a pea

rl oys

ter (P

incta

da im

brica

ta)

haem

ocyte

s

Paul

Lav

ery

Impa

ct of

seag

rass

wra

ck ac

cumu

lation

s of

hydr

ogen

sulfid

e emi

ssion

s fro

m sa

ndy

beac

hes

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en E

rik L

arse

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enthi

c & pe

lagic

habit

at mo

dellin

g in

base

line s

urve

ys &

impa

ct as

sess

ments

for

marin

e infr

astru

cture

proje

cts

1120

– 11

40

Ales

sand

ra M

anto

vane

lliPr

edict

ing ad

vecti

on &

disp

ersio

n in

south

ern G

BR us

ing La

gran

gian t

rajec

tories

co

mpute

d fro

m HF

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r cur

rents

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Ste

inbe

rgCu

rrent

Obse

rvatio

ns fr

om th

e Con

tinen

tal

Shelv

es of

the A

rafur

a & T

imor

Sea

s

Amy N

ewm

an*

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al-Ey

es: A

look

at th

e dist

ributi

on &

total

nu

mber

of ph

otore

cepto

r cell

s in t

he re

tina o

f ra

re de

ep-se

a sha

rks

Barb

ara R

obso

n20

11 Q

ueen

sland

flood

s: im

media

te bio

logica

l resp

onse

to th

e Fitz

roy R

iver

Flood

Plum

e

Loui

se B

ruce

Quan

tifying

nitro

gen d

ynam

ics of

urba

n es

tuary

with

chan

ging fl

ow re

gimes

using

a 3D

hydr

odyn

amic-

bioge

oche

mica

l mod

el

1140

– 12

00

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nya R

ough

anGi

ving s

patia

l & te

mpor

al co

ntext

to 70

ye

ars o

f oce

anog

raph

ic ob

serva

tions

at P

ort

Hack

ing, N

SW

Bern

adet

te S

loya

nSu

staine

d Mon

itorin

g in t

he T

imor

Pas

sage

&

Ombia

Stra

it: Co

mpon

ents

of the

Ind

ones

ian T

hrou

ghflo

w

Sara

h La

uRe

cent

deve

lopme

nts in

meth

odolo

gy to

pe

rmit m

ore r

obus

t ass

essm

ent o

f the

impa

ct of

dred

ging o

n mar

ine sy

stems

Lind

say C

ollin

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ntrols

on M

orph

ology

& G

rowt

h Patt

ern o

f Co

ral R

eefs,

Aus

tralia

’s W

ester

n Mar

gin

Dani

el Pa

rask

a*Mo

dellin

g sed

imen

t biog

eoch

emist

ry:

chall

enge

s & op

portu

nities

1200

- 12

20

Julie

Woo

d*Th

e orig

in &

varia

bility

of co

ld wa

ter ev

ents

obse

rved o

ff Syd

ney,

NSW

David

Willi

ams

Coas

tal dy

nami

cs in

the A

rafur

a Tim

or S

eas

196 M

arty

Dev

eney

Field

trials

of mo

lecula

r too

ls for

the

detec

tion o

f mar

ine pe

sts

Pete

r Ralp

hTh

e infl

uenc

e of li

ght &

tidal

expo

sure

on

prim

ary p

rodu

ction

in th

e tro

pical

seag

rass

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stera

capr

icorn

i & H

aloph

ila o

valis

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Ulst

rup

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rd an

Eco

lab M

odel

for de

tectio

n of

Temp

eratu

re, L

ight &

Sed

imen

t Impa

cts on

Co

ral B

iomas

s

1220

– 12

40

Klau

s Joe

hnk

Simu

lation

of riv

er flo

od pl

umes

in th

e Gre

at Ba

rrier

Ree

f Lag

oon

Rach

el Pr

zesla

wski

Integ

rated

mar

ine m

appin

g to i

nform

ma

nage

ment

of the

Tim

or S

ea

9 And

rew

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lSt

able

isotop

ic ev

idenc

e for

trop

hic

grou

pings

& bi

o-re

giona

lizati

on of

pred

ators

& the

ir pre

y in w

aters

off ea

stern

Aus

tralia

Sim

on A

llen*

Incide

ntal d

olphin

captu

re in

a W

ester

n Au

strali

an tr

awl fi

sher

y: By

catch

redu

ction

de

vices

no si

lver b

ullet

Ben

Radf

ord

Pred

ictive

habit

at ma

pping

of de

ep w

ater

cora

l reefs

: mult

ibeam

, AUV

auto-

class

ified

data

& ec

ologic

al mo

dellin

g app

roac

h

1240

– 13

40Lu

nch

Sess

ion

GS5.

Ocea

nogr

aphy

SS3.

Marin

e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

oper

atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

Sea

s

GS3.

Marin

e Con

serv

atio

nGS

8. Ha

bita

t Mod

ellin

g &

Mapp

ing

SS15

. Inte

grat

ed p

hysic

al-ec

olog

ical

mod

ellin

g fo

r env

ironm

enta

l m

anag

emen

t

Chair

Cynt

hia B

lute

auTo

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agey

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n Sa

mpe

yPe

ter S

cane

sMa

tt Hi

spey

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n Lo

we &

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in U

lstru

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ion

Carn

ac &

Gar

den

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est

1340

– 14

00

Cypr

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osse

relle

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er-a

nnua

l var

iabilit

y & lo

nger

-term

ch

ange

s in t

he w

ave c

limate

of W

ester

n Au

strali

a betw

een 1

970 &

2009

Jam

ie Ol

iver

Post-

Monta

ra as

sess

ments

of ne

arby

sh

allow

reefs

& su

bmer

ged s

hoals

: res

ults

from

initia

l sur

veys

Nath

an K

nott

Cons

erva

tion o

f mud

flat b

iodive

rsity:

an

expe

rimen

tal as

sess

ment

of dr

ivers

& eff

ects

on ec

osys

tem se

rvice

s

Paul

Erft

erm

eijer

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icting

seag

rass

distr

ibutio

n bas

ed on

ha

bitat

char

acter

istics

: a va

lidate

d mod

el for

Ve

nice L

agoo

n

Leon

ardo

Rui

z Mon

toya

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e role

of oc

ean d

ynam

ics in

seag

rass

se

ed di

sper

sal &

recru

itmen

t in W

ester

n Au

strali

a

1400

– 14

20

Shar

i Gall

op*

The v

ertic

al cu

rrent

struc

ture i

n res

pons

e to

sea b

reez

es in

south

Wes

tern A

ustra

lia

Augy

Sya

haila

tua

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w on

mar

ine re

sear

ch in

Ara

fura

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with

spec

ial no

tes on

pros

pecti

ve

maric

ultur

e of m

arine

coas

tal re

sour

ces

Andr

ew O

lds*

Conn

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ity in

cora

l reef

seas

cape

s: ar

e the

re di

ffere

nt eff

ects

from

neigh

bour

ing

seag

rass

& m

angr

oves

?

Halin

a Kob

ryn

Ning

aloo M

arine

Par

k: Co

ral R

eef &

Coa

stal

Zone

Map

s ach

ieved

with

Hyp

ersp

ectra

l, Re

motel

y-Sen

sed D

ata

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lin Z

hang

*Mo

dellin

g calc

ificati

on in

cora

l reef

syste

ms

using

a co

upled

phys

ical-b

iogeo

chem

ical

appr

oach

1420

– 14

40

Char

les L

emck

ert

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ulenc

e mea

sure

ments

in ne

ar co

astal

wa

ters o

f the G

old C

oast,

Que

ensla

nd

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es B

utler

Multi-

scale

Ana

lysis

of Cl

imate

Futu

res &

Ru

ral L

ivelih

ood A

dapta

tion S

trateg

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Ea

stern

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nesia

Chris

toph

er B

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d cra

b size

& ge

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matte

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e co

mpeti

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of ma

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ves

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orne

hype

rspec

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sens

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su

ppor

t of m

onito

ring &

man

agem

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f the

Pilba

ra &

Kim

berle

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ions o

f WA

Stua

rt Ki

ninm

onth

Disp

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l con

necti

vity &

rese

rve se

lectio

n for

mar

ine co

nser

vatio

n

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– 15

00

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dine

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aeffe

rCo

astal

proc

esse

s in t

he G

ulf of

Lion

s (M

edite

rrane

an S

ea):

Impa

ct of

wind

forci

ng

on hy

drod

ynam

ic cir

culat

ion, h

igh re

solut

ion

mode

ling

Scot

t Whi

ting

Sea t

urtle

s in t

he A

rafur

a & T

imor

Sea

s -

mana

geme

nt at

a reg

ional

scale

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yasu

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mad

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w mu

ch do

es su

b-sa

mplin

g infl

uenc

e bio

diver

sity e

stima

tion?

Matt

Pem

ber

POTB

ot: A

cost

effec

tive a

ppro

ach t

o ma

pping

habit

ats

Cuife

n Pu

iDS

S To

ol to

Facil

itate

Decis

ion M

aking

of

Sedim

ent Im

pacts

on S

ensit

ive M

arine

Re

cepto

rs

1500

- 15

20

Yash

a Het

zel*

Grav

ity cu

rrents

in S

hark

Bay,

Wes

tern

Austr

alia:

impli

catio

ns fo

r sca

llop l

arva

l dis

persa

l

Sue M

orris

onMa

rine l

ife of

the K

imbe

rley b

ioreg

ion: p

ast,

pres

ent &

futur

e

Stef

fan

Howe

An A

dapti

ve M

anag

emen

t Fra

mewo

rk &

Cons

erva

tion O

utcom

es H

ierar

chy f

or

Victo

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onal

Parks

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syEx

plorin

g the

angu

lar re

spon

se cu

rves o

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ltibea

m ba

cksc

atter

for s

eabe

d hab

itat

mapp

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eron

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n Co

uplin

g hyd

rody

nami

cs w

ith la

rval &

re

prod

uctiv

e biol

ogy t

o max

imise

yield

&

minim

ise im

pact

on re

cruitm

ent o

f pra

wns

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- 15

50Af

terno

on Te

a

Sess

ion

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nogr

aphy

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e scie

nce,

conn

ectiv

ity, &

re

sear

ch co

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atio

n in

the A

rafu

ra &

Ti

mor

Sea

s

GS3.

Marin

e Con

serv

atio

nGS

6. Bi

ogeo

chem

istry

Chair

Mun

Woo

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gh K

irkm

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Room

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ac &

Gar

den

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– 16

10

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an R

izwi

Glide

r Obs

erva

tions

in S

torm

Bay

Chris

Aus

tin

Unde

rstan

ding m

arine

biod

iversi

ty &

conn

ectiv

ity in

Ara

fura T

imor

Sea

s & S

E As

ia thr

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partn

ersh

ips in

gene

tics

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Frie

dman

WAM

MP: M

onito

ring s

trateg

ies fo

r acti

ve

adap

tive c

onse

rvatio

n man

agem

ent o

f ma

rine b

iodive

rsity

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ester

n Aus

tralia

Marti

n Lo

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ent n

utrien

t flux

es &

prim

ary

prod

uctio

n by m

icrop

hytob

entho

s in P

erth

coas

tal w

aters

1610

– 16

30

Mark

Bair

dDy

nami

cs of

a su

rface

grav

ity cu

rrent

in a

cold-

core

eddy

in th

e wes

tern T

asma

n Sea

Rick

y Gim

inMa

rine &

Fish

ery R

esea

rch in

Eas

t Nus

a Te

ngga

ra: T

he R

ole of

The

Univ

ersit

y of

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dana

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Ros

eRe

view

of en

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Symposia – Brief Outlines

SS1Health assessment of estuaries – developing, implementing and reporting

Convenor: Malcolm Robb (Department of Water, WA)

Developing methods to determine estuarine condition or health has challenged estuarine scientists for some time due to the dynamic nature of estuarine ecosystems. Scientists and managers in all Australian state have been working on identifying appropriate indicators, measurement techniques and frequencies, and reporting on condition and change using report cards, so that there is some comparable assessment across Australian estuaries. This symposium welcomes presentations on the different approaches used to measure and assess condition and change in estuaries, and the communication/reporting of this information, particularly in the context of understanding estuarine processes and function, using and developing appropriate methodologies and how they can be applied in both a practical and management context.

SS3Marine science, connectivity, and research cooperation in the Arafura and Timor Seas

Convenors: Tonny Wagey (Arafura Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Program)

Australia’s ‘near pristine’ northern seas and marine biodiversity encompass the shallow, continental seas of the Arafura and Timor Seas (or ATS), sharing its waters with three close, regional neighbours – Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste. Within these semi-enclosed seas, shallow, continental shelves (i.e. Arafura Shelf, Sahul Shelf), semi-enclosed gulfs (i.e. Gulf of Carpentaria, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf), and also sea level changes, have resulted in strong, regional-level connectivity in oceanographic processes and biodiversity, particularly, in the movements of pelagic and migratory species. In addition to shared fi sheries stocks, globally signifi cant populations of migratory protected species (i.e. turtles, dugongs, cetaceans) are found throughout the ATS region, with major oceanographic highways, such as Indonesian through-fl ow (which connects the Pacifi c Ocean with the Indian Ocean), providing major migratory pathways for these species. Despite encompassing some of Australia’s most remote and sparsely populated coastlines, marine conservation and ecosystem-based management in the ATS region faces major challenges from lack of information and ecosystem-level understanding as well as critical trans-boundary threats and management issues in the region (i.e. climate change, illegal fi shing, marine pollution, bio-security, loss of protected species, habitat degradation, poverty alleviation, weak institutions and governance, indigenous rights and interests, economic development and food security). The strong regional ecological connectivity and major trans-boundary challenges of the ATS has resulted in, increasingly, the development of cross-jurisdictional management frameworks (e.g. fi sheries, biodiversity), regional conservation initiatives (i.e. ‘Coral Triangle Initiative’, ‘Arafura Timor Seas Ecosystem Action Plan’, etc.), and also, regional marine scientifi c cooperation. In the face of the major trans-boundary challenges in the ATS region, marine science collaboration and regional partnerships will play a crucial role in helping to improve our understanding of this globally signifi cant marine ecosystem. Primary aims of the symposium are through presentations and discussions: (a) to highlight current regional marine science programs, projects and partnerships in the Arafura and Timor seas; (b) to identify key marine science knowledge gaps and priorities; and (c) to explore and identify future opportunities for regional marine science cooperation.


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SS4 Rigorous assessments of the potential impact of industry and coastal development on marine mammals: research designs, techniques and long-term strategies

Convenors: Amanda Hodgson, Lars Bejder and Ken Pollock (Murdoch University)

Increasingly, the approval and permitting processes for coastal developments and industrial activities in marine and coastal areas require an assessment of the potential impacts on marine mammals. Often there is little pre-existing data with which to make these assessments. Environmental consultants and marine mammal biologists are then asked to collect data, usually over short time frames, to determine likely long term impacts. This symposium will focus on the techniques available to collect appropriate data to assess these impacts, how we can improve our assessment methods and how we can collectively work to collect long term strategic data sets with a short term funding base. We will ask presenters to provide an overview of what questions each technique can and cannot answer, including limitations of temporal and spatial scales of assessments. Specifically, this symposium aims to address how researchers and consultants can:Determine presence/absence, abundance and habitat useInterpret short-term behavioural responses to disturbance within a longitudinal perspectivePlan long-term and strategic research to optimise and pre-empt impact assessments

SS5 The Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring System – Progress and Future Directions

Convenor: Mark Meekan (AIMS)

The Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS; http://www.imos.org.au/aatams.html) funds and maintains infrastructure for tracking of marine animals around the Australian coastline as part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). AATAMS is also an important part of the global Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) and represents two of the ocean regions for this program, the west Pacific and the east Indian ocean. A principal aim of AATAMS is to facilitate the collection of data over the long term (decades) so that researchers can assess the effects of climate change, ocean acidification and other physical and biological processes that influence the movement and habitat use of animals within the marine environment. AATAMS now involves over 30 research institutions, 100 active researchers with 1200 instruments deployed throughout Australia on marine animals including cetaceans, elasmobranchs, teleost fishes, reptiles and invertebrates. The aim of this symposium is to bring this community together to discuss progress, share results and insights and develop research goals for the future.

SS6 Underwater acoustic applications in Australia – ‘sound’ science is multi-disciplinary’

Convenor: Rob McCauley (Curtin University)

This symposium will focus on applications of underwater acoustic studies in Australia. Underwater acoustics includes passive and active systems plus studies into how sound is produced, man-made sound sources, sound transmission at fine and oceanic scales, ambient noise fields and scattering process in the ocean. Underwater acoustics is a multi-disciplinary and fascinating field which encompasses engineering, physics and in many applications, biology. Underwater acoustics systems may be used to map seafloor bathymetry and discriminate seabed habitat types using reflection studies or monitor marine animals using passive systems. A large number of marine animals produce sounds, often at extraordinary levels and for sustained periods. In some cases, great whale signals are detectable at ranges of several hundreds of kilometres. These biological signals can be used to study animal behaviour, migratory movements, abundance and seasonal occurrence. Studies of bio-acoustics or active sonar systems can only be interpreted correctly by understanding the physics of sound transmission in the ocean, having expertise in signal processing and combining this with conventional biological methods. This session will highlight the conference theme by illustrating the need of today’s biologists to ‘cross boundaries’ in understanding the multi-disciplinary nature of many fields and how acoustics can be used to study marine fauna, oceanography and physical sound sources, at oceanic scales.


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SS7 First Census of Marine Life 2010 – Highlights of a Decade of Discovery

Convenor: Ian Poiner (AIMS)

The first Census of Marine Life will be completed in December 2010 and shows life in Planet Ocean is richer, more connected and more impacted than expected. The first Census of Marine Life (CoML 2010) is one of the largest scientific collaborations ever conducted; more than 2,700 Census scientists spent over 9,000 days at sea on more than 540 expeditions, plus countless days in labs and archives. The goal was to assess and explain the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life and developed novel technologies to complete the research.. It addressed three questions: What lived in the ocean? What lives in the ocean? What will live in the ocean?

The objectives of this symposium are:

Report on the outcomes of CoML 2010 but with particular focus on Australia’s contributions and outcomes relevant to Australasia, including projects such as: CReefs, HMAP, TOPP, CAML, OBIS, COMARGE, CenSeam, GBR Biodiversity, Australian NRIC and BOL; and,

Have a facilitated discussion on Australian involvement in a proposed second Census (CoML 2010) including participation in the CoML supported open science meeting to be held in association with the Second World Congress on Marine Biodiversity (September 2011, Aberdeen), including topics such as;

A. What and where are the next scientific priorities for researching the “oceans present” with regards to diversity, distribution and abundance?

B. What are the next scientific priorities for researching the oceans past and oceans future?

C. What are the next steps for technology and data management in the field of marine biodiversity research?

SS8 Bridging the Australian-New Zealand divide – modelling species and community distributions across the world’s two largest EEZs

Convenors: Tanya J. Compton (NIWA) and Piers K. Dunstan (CSIRO)

Australia and New Zealand share two of the world’s largest Exclusive Economic Zones. The extensive size of these EEZs, in combination with sparse biological and environmental data, has translated into a major challenge for implementing marine spatial management in both countries. In recent years a number of initiatives have tried to bridge the data-gap. Specifically, benthic habitat mapping projects have been collecting data, especially in hard to reach places. The recent availability of oceanographic, satellite and sediment data, as geographic layers, has provided a means of describing broad-scale environmental variation. Consequently, a number of initiatives are underway to synthesize species and community distributions at different spatial scales using distributional modelling approaches. Distributional modelling approaches aim to describe the distribution of species or communities with respect to either physical or other variables. These modelling approaches are playing an increasingly important role in the management of marine systems and are providing new insights into the ecology of some of the most inaccessible places in the ocean. We propose that this session focus on the spatial management approaches currently being used in both Australia and New Zealand.


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SS9From sound to sea: the oceanography and ecology of the Kimberley

Convenors: David Holliday and Lynnath Beckley (Murdoch University)

The Kimberley and Northwest Shelf represents a largely unexplored, relatively ‘pristine’ marine region of Australia where multiple uses are rapidly expanding (fi shing, aquaculture, tourism, oil and gas, etc.). These present challenges for science, industry, policy and planning as there is a paucity of scientifi c information upon which to base management decisions. The marine environment of the region supports high biodiversity which is underpinned by biophysical processes in the pelagic ecosystem. This ecosystem is highly dynamic and strongly infl uenced by physical processes at a range of spatio-temporal scales. Circulation of waters in the region is a complex interaction between large-amplitude tides, wind, riverine discharge and regional forcing by large-scale currents at the shelf break. The link between the physical oceanography and biology of the region is currently poorly understood. This symposium examines the infl uence of physical forcing upon biological and biogeochemical processes and the interaction between offshore and coastal / estuarine endpoints for this tropical shelf ecosystem. It is anticipated that contributions to this symposium, such as physical oceanography, underwater light climate, nutrient budgets, primary and secondary production, plankton ecology and trophic linkages will provide a platform for expansion of marine research in the north of Australia.

SS10Ningaloo – the benefi ts of a multi-disciplinary approach

Convenor: Jane Fromont (Western Australian Museum)

This symposium invites researchers from across Australia to present their recent research in the Ningaloo region. Scientists across many disciplines have conducted collaborative research in this largest marine park in Western Australia. The symposium aims to provide a forum for presentation of research in all fi elds of marine research including biodiversity assessment, mapping, public use and zone effectiveness.

SS11Mangroves and saltmarshes – crucial communities at the land-sea boundary

Convenors: Norman C Duke (University of Queensland) and Marcus Sheaves (James Cook University)

This symposium will focus on mangrove and salt-marshes, key communities at the land-sea boundary. The role and importance of ecological boundaries will be assessed in the context of increased human pressures associated with both global climate change and increased population size. We welcome the latest and most current fi ndings of senior and postgraduate researchers ranging from investigations into mangrove and saltmarsh biogeography to monitoring change in habitat condition, the infl uences of increased nutrients, deteriorations in catchment health, plus – the movements of estuarine fi sh as well as their relationships with vegetated estuarine habitat and structure. As a multidisciplinary symposium we expect to cross boundaries by bringing together disparate scientifi c interests that are directed at solving common problems from a variety of different directions. In this way, we will present examples of innovation in research and technology, coupled with advances in community engagement and management collaboration, and specifi cally changes across space and time.


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SS12 Cross-boundary detrital subsidies in a changing world

Convenors: Melanie Bishop (Macquarie University) and Paul Lavery (Edith Cowan University)

Spatial subsidies are fundamental to the functioning of coastal ecosystems and, detritus, in numerous forms, is a key component of many of those subsidies. Understanding how these subsidies occur, their significance and how human and natural processes might affect them is key to understanding and managing our coastal resources. This symposium is designed to capture the breadth of research currently being undertaken into the mechanisms and significance of detrital subsidies, in all their various forms. The symposium will take into consideration wrack as well as other forms of detrital material. It will address all aspects of the ‘lifecycle of detritus’ from its production, physical transport among habitats, its biogeochemical transformations and ultimate fate. It will consider food web and biodiversity implications resulting from the subsidies, as well as the management issues that accumulations and movement of detritus pose for coastal managers. In doing so, it will bring together researchers from across the spectrum of detrital subsidy research being undertaken in Australia and explore its implications for coastal ecology and management. The convergence of several factors makes this an opportune time for AMSA to focus on detrital subsidies. Ongoing concentration of residential urban growth in the coastal zone continues to put pressure on those ecosystems providing much of the material that fuels detrital subsidies. This pressure has recently been compounded by the massive expansion of industrial and port facilities, all of which are capable of interfering with the production and transport of detritus, either through direct footprints or indirect impacts on the production and transport of detritus. At much larger scales, climate change and ocean acidification have the potential to affect the production, transformation and fate of detritus. Managing cross-boundary detrital subsidies in this context is core to maintaining healthy, productive coastal environments and requires multi-disciplinary inputs to describe and quantify their significance and to put in place the frameworks to ensure they can continue.

SS13 Plankton – the foundation of marine food webs

Convenor: Graham Hosie (Australian Antarctic Division, Dept of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities)

Plankton are the foundation of marine food webs. Phytoplankton form the pastures of the sea and grazing zooplankton convert that production into food for higher trophic levels. Plankton are also important to humans in relation to ecosystem service, e.g. supporting food for humans, gaseous exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, and the production of unique biochemicals. Our concern is that substantial changes in plankton may have flow on effects to the rest of ecosystem, including humans. Plankton are very sensitive to changes in their environment which can affect their distribution, abundance and composition. Plankton monitoring programmes have identified long-term and sudden ecosystem changes in various ocean systems. Plankton have also been used to identify and map marine biogeographic zones and changes in the geography of the zones. Australia has developed a number of surveys to map and monitor coastal and ocean plankton. This includes the Southern Ocean Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey which has been mapping plankton patterns in relation to the various oceanographic fronts of the Southern Ocean and contributing to the bioregionalisation of the region. It also includes the recently established Australian AusCPR survey studying plankton in coastal systems, notably the East Australian Current, and monitoring plankton at various National Reference Stations. Plankton have proved useful in identifying and monitoring spatial and temporal boundaries. This symposium invites presentations on spatial and temporal dynamics of plankton across biogeographic zones, and the links with other environmental variables.


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SS15 Integrated physical-ecological modelling for environmental management

Convenors: Karin Ulstrup (DHI Environment and Health Ltd), Ryan Lowe and Matt Hipsey (University of Western Australia)

Modelling of ecological processes in the marine environment is a complex challenge due to the multitude of physical, chemical and biological interactions that take place. Variations in marine habitats as well as biological diversity further add to the complexity of these marine systems. Deterministic numerical models that allow coupling of hydrodynamic, sediment transport and ecological processes are ideal tools for studying marine ecosystems across a range of space and time scales. By increasing process understanding and facilitating scenario testing of environmental changes, these modelling approaches can help to improve the environmental management of these systems. This symposium will deal with the numerical modelling of ecological processes using deterministic modelling approaches that allow incorporation of marine hydrodynamic processes to estimate the movement/transport of organisms, particles or solutes and downstream effects on planktonic and benthic communities. The intention is to show how a variety of modelling approaches are being used to assimilate data from multidisciplinary studies to allow scientists to focus on processes operating at various spatial and temporal scales. New knowledge derived from these approaches leads to a better integration of research and management objectives and as a result, a greater possibility of achieving sustainable use of marine resources.

SS16 Re-shaping the continent: Predicting and managing environmental impacts of dredging

Convenors: Ross Jones and Andrew Negri (AIMS) and Cam Sim (Office of EPA)

Dredging is a component of most port and marine infrastructure developments. Sediments generated by dredging can differ considerably from the native substrates being dredging. The released sediments can attenuate light to primary producers, reduce foraging success of secondary consumers, clog gills and filtering apparatus, and can force organisms to expend excessive energy self-cleaning. Deposited sediment can also interfere with settlement, development and survival of juveniles of benthic species. There are many examples of current and planned large-scale dredging projects in Australia involving the removal of millions of cubic metres of sediments and spanning months to years. Many of these projects are in areas where there are macroalgal, seagrass, filter-feeder and coral dominated communities and there are uncertainties associated with the responses (and recovery potential) of these biota when exposed to sediments generated by dredging. There is an urgent need to better understand the environmental effects of dredging (and other marine activities causing high turbidity and sedimentation rates) and this symposium welcomes presentations of laboratory and field studies that can provide information and insights that will assist in making informed management decisions regarding dredging projects.


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SS21 Optical remote sensing of aquatic ecosystems: crossing boundaries from turbid coastal waters to the blue open ocean

Convenor: Nagur Cherukuru (CSIRO)

Optical remote sensing instruments measure the light backscattered from water and across the air-sea interface. These measurements are made using in situ instruments or space-borne sensors. Water-leaving radiance is influenced by inherent optical properties (such as backscattering and absorption) of particulate and dissolved substances in water. Inherent optical properties of these substances are dependent on their biogeochemical nature. Detailed understanding of the bio-optical relationships, inherent and apparent optical properties will help interpret the remote sensing signal both in complex coastal waters and in clear open oceans. Information thus derived from optical remote sensing data plays an important role in improving our monitoring and management practices. Significant advances have been made in recent years in in situ and space-borne optical sensor design, measurements and development of inversion algorithms. These developments have facilitated the availability of biogeochemical and optical products with high spatial and temporal resolution. To provide a forum to assess these recent advances in optical remote sensing we invite contributions from studies that focus on in situ optical measurements, inherent and apparent optical properties, time-series bio-optical measurements, forward and inverse bio-optical modelling, optical remote sensing derived products such as inherent optical properties, concentrations of particulate and dissolved substances, phytoplankton functional types, primary production estimates, particle size distribution and bathymetry and optical data assimilation into ecosystem models.

SS22 The West Australian Integrated Marine Observation System (WAIMOS)

Convenor: Chari Pattiaratchi (University of Western Australia)

West Australian Integrated Marine Observation System (WAIMOS) is a node of the Integrated Marine Observation System (IMOS) for Australia funded through the National Collaborative Infrastructure Scheme (NCRIS) and Education Infrastructure Fund (EIF) provide multi-disciplinary data sets. The main areas of interest for WAIMOS is the continental shelf and slope regions offshore from Fremantle and extending northwards to Jurien Bay in the south-west and the Kimberley and Bonarparte Gulf regions in the north. Within the south-west region there are important topographic features such as the Rottnest Island and Perth Canyon and the circulation is dominated by the southward flowing Leeuwin Current (LC) with the northward flowing Leeuwin Undercurrent (LU) beneath the LC and the wind driven Capes Current (CC) located on the shelf, particularly during the summer months. The IMOS infrastructure located in the SW region includes HF Radar (CODAR and WERA) systems) for surface current measurements at 2 different scales; Ocean gliders (Slocum and Seagliders) for subsurface water properties; continental shelf moorings (ADCP, thermistor and water quality loggers); passive acoustic sensors for whale monitoring; and, remotely sensed data products (SST and ocean colour). Example data collected from these instruments will be presented in relation to the understanding of different processes operating in the region. These include: (1) Interaction between the LC and CC. Here, the warmer, lower salinity southward flowing Leeuwin Current interacts with the cooler, higher saline northward flowing Capes Current creates a region of high horizontal shear and thus intense mixing; (2) Winter cascade of dense water along the continental shelf. The region experiences a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months the inner continental shelf waters increases in salinity due to evaporation. In winter as this higher salinity waters cool its density is higher than offshore waters and a gravitational circulation is set-up where the inner shelf water are transported as higher salinity plumes into deeper waters. In the northern region, the seasonal dynamics of the Leeuwin current initiation region has important implications for crossing boundaries as well as controlling the dynamics of the larger scale system.


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SS23Western Australia and its oceans – the cascade of scales

Convenor: Nick D’Adamo (UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission – Perth Regional Programme Offi ce)

East Indian Ocean marine ecosystems are profoundly infl uenced by oceanographic and coupled climatic processes that manifest both locally and also from afar where phenomena derive from adjacent oceanic regions. For example, the Indonesian Throughfl ow brings waters of Pacifi c origin to the Indonesian-Australian Basin. Australia is surrounded by a marine domain that is strongly characterised by focused fl ows towards and away from it, along with confi ned boundary currents that collectively encompass the continent as along-shore fl ows. The poleward Leeuwin Current from NW to southern Australia and the East Australia Current from NE to SE Australia are cases in point. Western Australia’s globally recognised southward latitudinal gradient of marine biodiversity in the shelf/nearshore zone owes much of its ecological foundations to the Leeuwin Current’s conveyance of tropical/sub-tropical waters southwards. In terms of coupled processes, the surface temperature characteristics of oceanic waters off Western Australia strongly infl uence key meteorological processes, such as the genesis and behaviour of cyclones. The Indian Ocean Dipole, featuring contrasting and inter-annually reversing warm vs. cool water regions off the respective NW and NE Indian Ocean regions, and also the Madden Julian Oscillation which propagates equatorial weather agglomerations from the NW Indian Ocean region eastwards towards and into the Pacifi c, both couple with oceanic mechanisms. They have profound infl uences on the marine environment and weather over continental rim and island countries, both within the Indian Ocean domain and but also through tele-connections in places far from the Indian Ocean per se (e.g., NE Asia, SE Australia). Presentations in this symposium are invited on topics relevant to the cascade of scales in coastal/shelf marine ecosystems through the linkage of coastal, shelf, oceanic, and indeed, inter-oceanic systems Work relevant to Western Australia is encouraged along with research on generically relevant marine science from the Indian Ocean / South East Asian continental rim and island communities. Overview presentations and focussed research from both early career and established marine scientists will be considered.


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Workshop Information

1. The Australian Animal Tagging and Movement System – Progress and Future Directions.Mark Meekan & Michelle ThumsAFFILIATION: AIMS and UWA Oceans Institute, Perth

Friday 8 July 2011 at UWA

The Australian Animal Tagging and Monitoring System (AATAMS; http://www.imos.org.au/aatams.html) funds and maintains infrastructure for tracking of marine animals around the Australian coastline as part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). A principal aim of AATAMS is to facilitate the collection of data over the long term (decades) so that researchers can assess the effects of climate change, ocean acidification and other physical and biological processes that influence the movement and habitat use of animals within the marine environment. AATAMS now involves over 30 research institutions, 100 active researchers with 1200 instruments deployed throughout Australia on marine animals including cetaceans, elasmobranchs, teleost fishes, reptiles and invertebrates. This workshop would involve updates on telemetry technology and the utilisation of multiple streams of data from multiple sources to enhance future research in Australia.

2. The Estimation of Detection Probability for elusive wildlife species.Ken PollockAFFILIATION: Murdoch University

Two and a half days (11-13 July 2011) at Murdoch University

This course is suitable for marine and terrestrial wildlife ecologists.

Day 1. (1). Introduction to detection probability and its components, absolute and relative abundance, dangers in using relative abundance indicies. (2). Use of Multiple observer methods focusing on the two independent observers method. Brief introduction to Program Mark closed captures models applied to multiple observer methods.

Day 2. (3). Use of distance sampling methods for transects and points. Introduction to use of program Distance.

Day 3 (Half day). (4). A special case study on validating bird point count sampling methods where detection is by call. This research emphasizes the value of field validation studies and is applicable to other taxa.

Presenters will be Ken Pollock, Murdoch University, Russell Alpizar, University of Evora, Portugal, Ted Simons, North Carolina State University, Phil Bouchet, Curtin University.

3. Bridging the “data-reality” gap in species distribution modelling.Tanya J. Compton & Piers K. DunstanAFFILIATION: National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research, CSIRO

Half day (morning) on Friday 8 July 2011 at Murdoch University

Australia and New Zealand share two of the world’s largest Exclusive Economic Zones. The extensive size of these EEZ’s, in combination with sparse biological and environmental data, has translated into a major challenge for implementing spatial management based approaches across these areas. As a number of initiatives are underway to synthesize species and community data, distributional modelling provides a powerful tool for describing the associations between species and their physical environmental. However, as distributional modelling is a relatively new discipline for the marine environment, a number of challenges specific to the marine environment exist.

In this workshop, we will promote a discussion on whether there is a “data-reality gap” in the ecological models used to describe species and communities in the marine environment. Some issues for discussion include spatial bias in biological data, spatial autocorrelation, the modelling of mobile species, drawing inference on ecology from statistics, decisions to be made during the process of model building and evaluation and methodological issues. Finally, we will also discuss the implications of this work for conservation and management. The outcomes of this workshop will be a knowledge exchange between researchers, as well as a critical thinking about the use of these models for marine management.


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4. Modelling Habitat Connectivity & Network Analysis for ConservationEric Treml & Stuart KininmonthAFFILIATION: UQ & AIMS, Townsville

Friday 8 July 2011 at Murdoch University

Network analysis has become particularly useful in many disciplines, including population genetics, landscape ecology, community ecology, and conservation. Graph theory is an area of mathematics that deals with problems of connectivity, flow, routing, and community structure of networks ranging across many disciplines. This short course offers participants an introduction to this diverse field and highlights key papers and ideas in marine and terrestrial ecology and conservation. The goal is to provide a broad introduction to network thinking, and enable participants to develop and analyse a habitat network of their choice. By the end of this course, individuals will be familiar with graph theory, network analysis, and the tools and data available. The course uses brief lectures, discussions of the key literature, and individual-based workshops to provide hands-on experience.

Required Software; (will be available on disk on the day)• Pajek, free (http://pajek.imfm.si/doku.php)• R with igraph, free (http://www.r-project.org/ & install packages(“igraph”))

Course ObjectivesBy the end of the course, participants will: Develop a broad understanding of network analysis across various disciplines; Understand key network properties and behaviours; Become familiar with a variety of network analysis programs and tools; Understand the steps required to develop and analyse a habitat network

5. AMSA Coral Identification Workshop using the Indo Pacific Coral FinderRussell KelleyAFFILIATION: Coral Identification Capacity Building Program. www.coralhub.info

Two days Friday & Saturday (8-9 July 2011) at Murdoch University

Charge: $480 per participant

The Coral Identification Capacity Building Program will run a 2-day fast-start coral identification workshop at the AMSA Fremantle Conference. The workshop will be lead by Russell Kelley author of the Indo Pacific Coral Finder. The Coral Finder uses a novel visual approach to coral identification that makes it possible for beginners to advance rapidly with little prior knowledge. Participants will be shown how to use the Coral Finder to identify corals to genus regardless of growth form with special emphasis placed on techniques for field identification, self-learning and problem solving. Case studies of how to proceed to species level identification will be demonstrated.

The cost includes the Perth workshop, a copy of the Indo Pacific Coral Finder, Coral Finder accessory kit and DVD of training movies and learning / self testing resources.


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Thank you to our Sponsors AMSA is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing marine science and its understanding in Australia. The annual conference is AMSA’s major event of the year, attracting researchers, academics, government and industry scientists as well as students from a wide range of disciplines in Australia and overseas. The annual AMSA conference would not be possible each year without the support of our sponsors, and we greatly value their contributions. AMSA has, once again, been most fortunate in the level of generosity shown by our sponsors, and the AMSA 2011 Organising Committee gratefully acknowledges them for supporting Australia’s premier marine sciences conference.

Bronze Sponsors are: Geoscience Australia, Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd, Rio Tinto and the Water Corporation of Western Australia.

The Conference Dinner was sponsored by the Western Australian Department of Water.

The Conference Satchels were sponsored by Murdoch University’s Marine and Freshwater Research Laboratory.

The Welcome Reception was sponsored by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries.

The Poster Session was sponsored by the CERF Marine Biodiversity Hub.

The Movie Night was sponsored by Ports WA.

Keynote Speakers were sponsored by CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Symposium SS3 ‘Marine science, connectivity, and research cooperation in the Arafura and Timor Seas’ was sponsored by the GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Arafura Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA) Program and Charles Darwin University.

Symposium SS4 ‘Rigorous assessments of the potential impact of industry and coastal developments’ was sponsored by RPS

Symposium SS6 ‘Underwater Underwater Acoustic applications in Australia – ‘sound’ science is multidisciplinary’ was sponsored by Chevron Australia

Symposium SS9 ‘From Sound to Sea: the oceanography and ecology of the Kimberley’ was sponsored by Woodside

Symposium SS15 ‘Integrated physical-ecological modelling for environmental management’ was sponsored by DHI Water & Environment Pty Ltd

Symposium SS16 ‘Re-shaping the continent: Predicting and managing environmental impacts of dredging’ was sponsored by Sinclair Knight Merz

Symposium SS23 ‘Indian Ocean – the cascade of scales’ was sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Perth Regional Programme Office (co-sponsored by UNESCO IOC, the WA Government, and the Australian Government via the Bureau of Meteorology)

International and national delegate airfare support was provided by the Census of Marine Life, the IOC Perth Regional Programme Office and the GEF/UNDP/UNOPS Arafura Timor Seas Ecosystem Action (ATSEA) Program and Charles Darwin University.

Support for the Conference has also been provided by Exhibition Booth Holders. We wish Invertebrate Clothing and Synateq success in their exposure to and discussions with conference delegates.

AMSA is also fortunate to have regular sponsorship to support students. As well as the major AMSA Student Prizes (the Ron Kenny Awards and the Peter Holloway Student Prize), Student Prizes for the 2011 Conference have been donated by:

• Australian Fisheries Management Authority • CSIRO Publishing• Ernest Hodgkin Trust (for Estuary Education and

Research) • Fisheries Research Development Corporation• Victorian Marine Science Consortium• Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation

On behalf of the Australian Marine Sciences Association Inc. and the organisers of the 2011 AMSA Conference, we thank all our sponsors for their support. Your sponsorship will help to ensure that AMSA 2011 is a success.

AMSA 2011 Conference Organising Committee


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Bronze Sponsor – Geoscience Australia

Dr Brendan Brooke, Acting Group Leader (MCEG), [email protected]

The Marine and Coastal Environment Group (MCEG) within Geoscience Australia’s Petroleum and Marine Division provides geoscientific advice and products as required by Government. These are specifically related to priorities for the preservation of biodiversity, location of marine boundaries, management of ecosystems, and support of offshore petroleum exploration. Further information can be found at www.ga.gov.au/marine.

Bronze Sponsor – Rio Tinto

Bronze Sponsor - Oceanica Consulting Pty LtdKaren Hillman, [email protected]

Oceanica Consulting Pty Ltd is a Western Australian company providing specialist services on marine and coastal environmental issues. Our highly qualified staff has completed hundreds of projects in the areas of: regulatory approvals; coastal infrastructure; marine discharges; dredging; coastal setback & protection; marine resources; policy & advice; aquaculture; and natural resource management.

Bronze Sponsor – Water Corporation


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AMSA 2011 Student PrizesFull award and eligibility details available on AMSA web site.

Ron Kenny Prizes

The AMSA Council awards two prizes at each Annual Conference. The Ron Kenny Student Presentation Prize for the best oral presentation, and the Ron Kenny Student Poster Prize for the best poster display.

The prizes are named in honour of Assoc. Prof. Ron Kenny, a foundation member of the Association & editor of its Bulletin for nine years until his death in August 1987. The purpose of the prizes is to reward excellence in scientific work by students in any field of marine science, and to encourage a high standard of scientific communication. The prizes are provided by a special Trust Fund maintained by AMSA, and are the Association’s major form of recognition and encouragement of student effort.

Peter Holloway Oceanography Prize

This prize is partly funded by interest on funds donated to AMSA by the Australian Physical Oceanography Division of AMSA when it ceased to function as a separate entity in mid 2002, and from the Peter Holloway Memorial Symposium at AMSA 2004 in Hobart. The prize, originating in 2002, is awarded to the best oral presentation related to Oceanography. The prize is in honour of Dr Peter Holloway, a highly distinguished, physical oceanographer, internationally recognized for his contribution to the observation, theory and numerical modeling of internal waves.

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Prizes

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) prizes are awarded according to the following criteria:

- The prizes are to be given to any category of student (i.e. Honours, MPhil, PhD, GDip etc., full time or part time) who is presenting within one year of completing their respective study course.

- The subject matter of the talk/poster must be consistent with Programs 1 or 2 of FRDC’s Research and Development Plan, namely Natural Resources Sustainability and Industry Development.

There is one prize for an oral presentation, and one prize for a poster display. As a condition of acceptance of this prize, the prize winner must provide the FRDC with a profile, photo and a write-up of the prize-winning research for publication in FRDC’s regular newsletter.

The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Prize

The Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation (SWRRF) prize is for the Best Student Poster in the area of Science and Conservation of Marine Vertebrates. The winning student must agree to their poster to be included as an insert in the annual SWRRF newsletter which is distributed to the scientific, zoological, education, corporate and general communities both nationally and internationally.

The SWRRF Committee and Sea World are pleased to be able to offer financial support to students through this forum and look forward to a rewarding association with AMSA and its members.

Victorian Marine Science Consortium Prize

The Victorian Marine Science Consortium (VMSC) prize is for the best oral presentation with a focus on temperate marine sciences made at the AMSA annual conference.

Ernest Hodgkin Estuary Research Award

The Ernest Hodgkin Estuary Research Award is for the best oral presentation on research that will facilitate a greater understanding of estuarine processes and management.

CSIRO Publishing Editor’s Choice Awards

The CSIRO Publishing Editor’s Choice Awards are awarded to the best oral presentation and best poster display that successfully demonstrates an interdisciplinary connection and fosters the communication between researchers in different fields.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority Prizes

The Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) prizes are awarded to any Australian student working on issues related to commercial fisheries management or any management science feeding into the management of fisheries. There is one prize for an oral presentation, and one prize for a poster display.


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WA ecosystemsPhotograph:

Department of Environment and

Conservation

BiotechnologyPhotograph: Western

Australian Museum

Climate change

Photograph: Bureau of Meteorology

Ningaloo Marine Park

Photograph: Department of Environment and Conservation

The WAMSI Conference will bring together some of Australia’s most esteemed marine scientists and their teams who together will synthesise for audience members, the remarkable outcomes and achievements of their collaboration.

This conference will provide a unique opportunity for scientists to showcase their research for users of the information, including managers, decision makers, consultants/ and the community at large. It will be an invaluable opportunity for all stakeholders influenced by the WAMSI’s three key integrating themes – ocean systems forecasting, biodiversity conversation and natural resource management – to participate.

The conference is being staged at the magnificent facilities of the Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle – where WAMSI was officially launched as an institution in 2007. The Conference will span two days and will involve two concurrent sessions:

The WA Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) was formed in early 2006 as a unique collaboration of state, federal, industry and academic entities that have come together in a way that supports cooperation and scientific rigour around the strategic marine science needs for the State of Western Australia. Independent, peer-reviewed public good research has been the hallmark under the banner: Better Science, Better Decisions. The WAMSI conference in September is a unique event that represents the culmination and celebration of five years worth of research effort and $87million dollars worth of research projects.

Day 1 - Monday, September 19 8.30am to 5.00pm

Day 2 - Tuesday, September 20 8.30am to 5.00pm

A major marine underwater technology exhibition at the Museum coincides with the WAMSI Conference. Like all of WAMSI’s events we expect them to be fully booked. To ensure your participation you may follow the links on www.wamsi.org.au or go directlly to the conference website at www.wamsiconference.org.au

WAMSI would like to thank its partners and other contributors who have united under a common vision to undertake strategic marine research in WA under a collaborative marine research institution banner.

WAMSI 1 Conference - Summarising five years of collaborative scientific research

Sustainable fisheriesPhotograph:

WAMSI

Offshore and coastal engineering

Photograph: Woodside


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Contents · 2016-10-30 · AMSA President’s Welcome Welcome to Fremantle! I would like to extend a very warm, Western Australian welcome to all AMSA members, presenters, sponsors,