CSIRO Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster

The Ningaloo Research Program was a collaboration between CSIRO’s Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster, the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre, the WA Departments of Environment & Conservation and Fisheries and a number of universities (Murdoch, Curtin, UWA, Edith Cowan, Australian National University and University of Queensland). Significant effort was also put into working with local communities and enterprises.

Conducting the research as a strategic collaboration enabled the involvement of a diverse range of marine, social and economic researchers who worked to better understand both the natural and human systems of the Ningaloo region.

Aims

The intent of the research program was to provide information that could be used to assess and modify current management strategies, where appropriate, to ensure the sustainability of valued marine resources and human communities far into the future.

Outcomes

The outcomes produced by these researchers substantially increased knowledge about Ningaloo and its biodiversity, laying a good foundation for ongoing research and management in the region.

• Wojciech Klonowski, Mervyn Lynch, Peter Fearns, Leon Majewski,and Mark Gray (2011) Hyperspectral Mapping of Bathymetry and Benthic Cover Ningaloo. Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 1a.
• Halina T. Kobryn, Kristin Wouters and Lynnath E. Beckley (2011) Habitats of the Ningaloo Reef and adjacent coastal areas determined through hyperspectral imagery. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No.1b.
• M. van Keulen and M.W. Langdon (2011) Biodiversity and ecology of the Ningaloo Reef lagoon. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 1c.
• Greg A. Skilleter, Neil Loneragan, Ali McCarthy & Halina Kobryn (2011) Assessing invertebrate biodiversity on Ningaloo Reef: Validation of habitat surrogacy – Interim. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Interim Final Report No. 1d.
• Lynnath E. Beckley, Claire B. Smallwood, Susan A. Moore and Halina T. Kobryn (2010) Human use of Ningaloo Marine Park. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 2.
• Tod Jones, David Wood, Michael Hughes, Marg Deery, Liz Fredline, Roy Jones, Beth Fulton, Tien Pham, Daniel Pambudi, Larry Dwyer, Ray Spurr, Kelly Chapman, Anna Lewis, Philippa Chandler and James Catlin (2011) Socio-economics of Tourism. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 3.
• Atakelty Hailu, Lei Gao, Jeffrey Durkin and Michael Burton (2011) Estimation and integration of socioeconomic values of human use of Ningaloo. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 4.
• Peta L. Dzidic, Geoffrey J. Syme & Jeffrey M. Dambacher (2011) Ningaloo Client Outreach Community Report. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 5.
• Fulton, E., Gray, R., Sporcic, M., Scott, R., Little, R., Hepburn, M., Gorton, B., Hatfield, B., Fuller, M., Jones, T., De la Mare, W., Boschetti, F., Chapman, K., Dzidic, P., Syme, G., Dambacher, J. & McDonald, D. (2011) Adaptive Futures for Ningaloo. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 5.3.
• Peta L. Dzidic, Geoffrey J. Syme, Jeffrey M. Dambacher & Sarah Malkin (2011) Ningaloo Client Outreach. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Technical Report No 5.4
• abio Boschetti, Beth Fulton, Rich Little, Arnaud de La Tour, Pierre Hardy, Nicky Grigg & Pierre Horwitz (2010). Simple computer models in the management of complex ecological systems. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No X.
• Neil Loneragan, Irene Abraham, Bill de la Mare and Wendy Steele (2011) Ningaloo Cluster Coordination and Management. Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster Final Report No. 6.