NSW DEC Sites2See

Managing species on the Great Barrier Reef

Find out about turtle tracking1.

green turtle swimming in clear blue water

Annemarie Kohler and Nicolai Schafer2 CC 2.5 Generic Licence3

Consider strategies to protect the Grey Nurse4.

grey shark swimming in water viewed from the underside of the head with mouth open and teeth exposed5

Richard Ling5 CC BY-SA 3.06

Read about the management of Crown of Thorns7 including short8 and long9 term strategies.

A grey, brown and red Crown of Thorns starfish with grey spikes with yellow tips protruding from every direction.

MattWright10 CC BY 2.53

Examine regulations about no-take species11.

A very large Potato Cod. The fish is mainly grey with brown patches.

Richard Ling 12 CC BY-SA 2.013

Links

  1. https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/watching/turtle-tracking/
  2. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Turtle06.jpg
  3. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/deed.en
  4. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/species-protection/conservation/what-current/critically/grey-nurse-shark/new-fishing-and-diving-rules
  5. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grey_Nurse_Shark_at_Fish_Rock_Cave,_NSW.jpg
  6. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
  7. http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-the-reef/animals/crown-of-thorns-starfish
  8. http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-the-reef/animals/crown-of-thorns-starfish/what-is-the-short-term-strategy
  9. http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/about-the-reef/animals/crown-of-thorns-starfish/what-is-the-long-term-strategy
  10. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CrownofThornsStarfish_Fiji_2005-10-12.jpg
  11. https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/fisheries/species-identification/protected-species
  12. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rling/
  13. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en