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North Marine Bioregional Plan Bioregional Profile
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008
ISBN 978-0-642-55415-4
Note: The resolution of images within this document have been minimised to facilitate downloading. If you would prefer a version of the North Bioregional Profile with clearer, higher resolution images, please contact us for a CD. The CD is available from the Community Information Unit, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts by email: ciu@environment.gov.au or on the freecall number 1800 803 772.
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Chapters of the report
- Ministerial Foreword, Contents, Preface and Executive Summary (PDF - 1,756 KB) | (RTF - 1,553 KB)
- Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 619 KB) | (RTF - 703 KB)
- Chapter 2 - The Marine Environment of the North Marine Region (PDF - 1,997 KB) | (RTF - 4,024 KB)
- Chapter 3 - Conservation Values of the North Marine Region (PDF - 1,756 KB) | (RTF - 581 KB)
- Chapter 4 - Establishing New Marine Protected Areas in the North Marine Region (PDF 820 KB) | (RTF - 541 KB)
- Chapter 5 - Human Activities and the North Marine Region (PDF 2,423 KB) | (RTF - 3,465 KB)
- Chapter 6 - Developing a North Marine Bioregional Plan: Next Steps (PDF 593 KB) | (RTF - 23 KB)
- Apendix A - International Conventions and Agreements on the Marine Environment (PDF 501 KB) | (RTF - 413 KB)
- Appendix B - An Overview of the Legislative Framework for Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation in Commonwealth Waters (PDF 603 KB) | (RTF - 60 KB)
- Appendix C - Nationally Protected Species in the North Marine Region (PDF 823 KB) | (RTF - 741 KB)
- Appendix D1 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Cartilaginous Fish (PDF 472 KB) | (RTF - 77 KB)
- Appendix D2 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Bony Fish (PDF 395 KB) | (RTF - 31 KB)
- Appendix D3 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Marine Turtles (PDF 479 KB) | (RTF - 82 KB)
- Appendix D4 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Seasnakes (PDF 424 KB) | (RTF - 34 KB)
- Appendix D5 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Crocodiles (PDF 390 KB) | (RTF - 25 KB)
- Appendix D6 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Birds (PDF 514 KB) | (RTF - 175 KB)
- Appendix D7 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Dugongs (PDF 379 KB) | (RTF - 30 KB)
- Appendix D8 - North Marine Region Protected Species Group Report Cards: Cetaceans (PDF 487 KB) | (RTF - 71 KB)
- Abbreviations and Acronyms and Glossary (PDF 576 KB) | (RTF - 133 KB)
- Large Format Maps: Key Ecological Features and Geomorphic (Seafloor) Features (PDF 926 KB)
About the profile
The North Bioregional Profile is the starting point for developing a Marine Bioregional Plan for the Region, which will be released in 2010. The Profile brings together for the first time, the best available information for the North Marine Region. It focuses on the natural assets of the North Marine Region, describes its ecological characteristics, outlines its conservation values and explains how new marine protected areas will be identified. Additionally, it provides a broad description of the human activities that take place in the Region.
The Bioregional Profile summarises information detailed in a number of reports produced for marine bioregional planning in this Region. These reports have been made available to assist in better understanding the North Marine Region and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action.
Comments
While every attempt has been made to gather the best available information and provide a comprehensive picture of the North Marine Region, there will certainly be other information sources available that will be helpful in the next stages of the planning process. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts welcomes any contribution from the public of information and data that may be relevant to developing the Bioregional Plan for the North Marine Region. Further information about the stakeholder consultation is available.
Please email any information, questions or comments to:
mbp.north@environment.gov.au
Or mail to:
The Director
Tropical North Marine Conservation
Marine Division
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601