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Presenting Author	Authors	Title	Theme/Symposia
Abal	Abal, Eva (University of Queensland)	A Voice for Waterways: Challenges and Future Directions for Managing Waterways and Coasts in Australia’s Fastest Growing Region	Plenary Session
Aboudha	Abuodha, Pamela & Woodroffe, Colin D.	Applying the smartline approach to shoreline assessment to the Illawarra coast	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Adrianto	Luky Adrianto	Progress and Development on fishery socio-economic studies in Indonesia with case study in the Arafura and Timor Seas	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Agnew	Peter Agnew	The Australian Coastal Public Safety Guidelines	Coastal Safety
Amor	John W. Amor	Community use of dogs to guard nesting seabirds	B – Community Programs
Anning	Anning, Dave*, Dominey-Howes, Dale & Withycombe, Geoff	Valuing Sydney beaches to inform coastal management decisions related to projected sea-level rise	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Attwater	Attwater, Clive* & Witte, Ellen	Bearing the cost – setting price signals and cost sharing to ensure a soft landing	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Attwater	Attwater, Clive*, Carley, James & Witte, Ellen	Establishing triggers for adaptive response to climate change	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Attwater	Attwater, Clive* & Witte, Ellen	Choosing from adaptation options – more than a short term cost benefit approach	Coastal Climate Change – Adaptation
Austin	Austin, Timothy et al.	Short to medium-term flood-tide delta morphodynamics and implications for shoreline management	A – Coastal Planning
Bath	Bath, Ryan	Lorne Pier reconstruction: lessons in community engagement	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
Beckett	Beckett, Mary	Here be dragons…	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
Bergersen	Bergersen, Douglas et al.	Tools for preparing and presenting marine data for habitat assessment as applied to a case example in Jervis Bay, NSW	Coastal-Marine Monitoring
Birch	Gavin F. Birch & Marco A. Olmos	The use of sedimentary-heavy metals as indicators of human impact on estuarine systems	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Blackley	Steve Blackley	Social and economic: the glass ceiling of coastal sustainability	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Blanch (pdf not available)	Stuart Blanch	WWF Australia’s North of Capricorn Initiative	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Boggs	Boggs, G et al.	Marine and coastal mapping in Timor Leste	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Bridgewood	Bridgwood, Samantha et al.	Development of a long-term program to monitor coastal communities	Coastal-Marine Monitoring Programs
Bunn (pdf not available)	Stuart Bunn et al.	Crossing boundaries in tropical rivers and estuaries: challenges and opportunities	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Burford	Burford, Michele, Halliday, Ian, Bayliss Peter	Linking catchments to the coast – can the development of northern Australia negatively impact on the health & productivity of estuaries ?	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Carley	Carley, James, Blacka, Matt, Cox, Ron, Attwater, Clive & Watson, Phil	Modelling coastal processes and hazards to assess sea level rise impacts for integration into a planning scheme	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Carmondy	Carmody, Julie* & Prideaux, Bruce	Working with the community to understand the importance and knowledge of a World Heritage Area	B – Community Programs
Carr	Carr, S.D. & Crist, P.J.	Software tools for coastal-marine ecosystem-based management	Ecosystem-based Management Tools (EBM Network)
Carter	Carter, Daniel & Schlacher, Thomas	Conservation management of North Stradbroke Island’s beaches	A – Coastal Planning
Chatto	Ray Chatto	NT Marine wildlife surveys – research for conservation	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Clarke	Clarke, David	Beauty and the beast: managing the coast along Victoria’s Great Ocean Road	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Clarke	Clarke, Beverley	Regionalisation and participation – how are community groups faring: a case study from WA	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Coghlan	Coghlan, A. & Prideaux, B.	Highlighting the hospitality of crews on reef tours	Community (Tourism & Recreation)
Coleman	Michael Coleman	Too many chiefs – the case for a Port Phillip Bay national park	Coastal-Marine Biodiversity – Marine Protected Areas
Collier	Collier, Neil et al.	Visions for tropical river futures in northern Australia	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Collins	Rhys Collins	Utilising Estuary Watch data for management and decision making	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Condie	Condie, Scott	Tools for integrated marine management of the North West Shelf	C-Integrated Coastal-Marine Management
Cook	Cook, Tonia & Wescott, Geoff	Unravelling the ‘sea change’ myth in a small Victorian coastal town	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Coughanowr	Coughanowr, Christine et al.	Collaborative monitoring and research to support management: the Derwent Estuary Program, Tasmania	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Crawford	Crawford, Christine et al.	Developing and implementing a framework for assessment of estuarine health in small Tasmanian estuaries	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Crist	Crist, P. et al.	Interoperating decision support tools to facilitate integrated planning across ecosystems: case studies from Puerto Rico and Texas, USA	Ecosystem-based Management Tools (EBM Network)
Critto	Critto, Andrea et al.	Climate changes in the coastal zone: a regional perspective to risk assessment and management	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Dakin	Dakin, Richard Murphy, Stuart, Weston, Jarvis & Hibbert, Derek	Utilising ecotourism and community to facilitate coastal environmental management – Phillip Island, Victoria	Community (Tourism & Recreation)
Daley	Marc Daley	Risk based approaches to predication of climate-change impacts and sand demands for Bondi and the South-East Australian coast	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Danese	Danese, Chiara et al.	A combined approach for the assessment and restoration of the northern agricultural region coastline, WA	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Davies	Davies, Peter et al.	Integrated science program to inform management of NSW coastal seas	C-Integrated Coastal-Marine Management
Davis	Davis, Brett* & Birch, Gavin	Land-use apportionment of urban stormwater pollution sources and implications for stormwater management in coastal cities	Pollution – Water Quality
Davis	Davis, John & Laura Stocker	Towards a stronger coastal and marine stewardship	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
de Carvalho	Edyvane, Karen et al.	Research for marine conservation and sustainable development in Timor Leste	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Dela-Cruz	Dela-Cruz, Jocelyn et al.	Coastal eutrophication risk assessment tool (CERAT)	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Devlin	Jon Brodie et al.	Connectivity from land to sea: tracing contaminant flow from paddock to the reef and assessing ecological effects	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Dews	Dews, Geoff et al.	Managing development in the coastal areas and foothills of Rarotonga (Cook Islands): an emerging threat to the island’s lagoonal and coral coastline	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Douglas	Michael Douglas et al.	Crossing boundaries in tropical rivers and estuaries: introduction	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Douglas	Douglas, Michael et al.	Conceptualising the natural flux regime in wet-dry tropical river	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Douglas	Douglas, Paula & Whitworth, Brett	Sustainable settlements for populations	A – Coastal Planning
Duke	Simona Duke	Working towards best practice management – an industry perspective	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Duperray	Duperray, Olivier et al.	Luggage Point sea outfall	Coastal Development
Edyvane	Karen Edyvane	Development of the NT MPA Strategy	Coastal-Marine Biodiversity – Marine Protected Areas
Edyvane	Karen Edyvane	Shared Seas’ – Meeting the transboundary challenges of marine conservation in the NT and Arafura Timor Seas	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Emtage	Emtage, N.	Wet tropics rural landholders NRM practices, attitudes and values: MTSRF Project 4-9-4 Integrating ecology, economics and people in forest and landscapes	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Ernsteins	Ernsteins, Prof. Dr. Raimonds	Coastal collaboration and capacity-building: participatory communication system development	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
Farmer	Norm Farmer	Coastal risk management – providing safety for all	Coastal Safety
Fenwick	Fenwick, Roger & Norman, Mark	Community science – agencies under the lens: Corner Inlet Marine Protected Area	Coastal-Marine Biodiversity – Marine Protected Areas
Field	Field, Iain et al.	Distribution and relative abundance of Glyphis and sawfishes in northern Australia and their potential interactions with commercial fisheries	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Fisk	Greg Fisk & Robert Kay	National coastal policy – issues for consideration	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Flaherty	Flaherty, Tony	Nearly Really Marine? Progress in integrating coastal and marine into NRM in SA	B – Community Programs
Fox	James Fox	Centuries of interconnections between the coasts of Indonesia and Australia	Plenary Session
Glasby	Chris Glasby	Polychaete diversity in near pristine benthic habitats of northern Australia	B – Coastal Habitats
Gleave	Gleave, Dylan, Prior, Sheryn & South Coast Management Group Inc.	Effective partnership: South Coast Management Group and the regional group for NRM	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Gronow	Claire Gronow & Phil Jeston	Port of Airlie marina development – delivering on commitments	Coastal Development
Grover	Grover, Darren* & Clouston, Beth	Trading for a better bay: improving the water quality of Moreton Bay through a nutrient offsets scheme	Pollution – Water Quality
Gurran	Nicole Gurran (University of Sydney)	Planning for Population Change in Coastal Amentiy Communities	Plenary Session
Harasti	David, Harasti, Tim, Glasby & William, Gladstone	Rehabilitation of Tilligerry Creek – a challenging estuary	Coastal Development
Harasti	Harasti, David et al.	The importance of artificial structures as seahorse habitats	Coastal-Marine Monitoring
Harford	Harford, Andrew et al.	The development of robust ecotoxicological protocols for tropical marine environments: knowledge gaps, progress and future needs	Pollution – Biological Impacts
Harper	David Harper	Managing coastal population growth and development – getting smarter about managing what we value	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Hilton	Hilton, Mike	Coastal management in New Zealand – the problem of implementation	A – Coastal Planning
Howorth	Howorth, Paul* & Attwater, Clive	Planning schemes and legal issues – adjusting the instruments to changing conditions	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Hugues-Dit-Ciles	Taylor, Heather et al.	Marine Futures: opening our eyes underwater	C-Coastal-Marine Monitoring Programs
Ilich	Karl Ilich	Tamala Park, Perth: a coastal engineering investigation	Coastal Development
Izurieta	Izurieta, Arturo & Natasha Stacey	Developing a participatory monitoring and evaluation framework for joint management of parks and reserves in the Northern Territory: an opportunity for community engagement, training and capacity-building	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Jackson	Sue Jackson et al.	Indigenous people, rivers and water in north Australia: perspectives on an emerging research agenda	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Jenkins	Jenkins, Charlotte et al.	Fish friendly farms – building capacity in the agricultural community in NSW	B – Community Programs
Johns	Johns, Louise, Couchman, Dawn & Beumer, John	Urban mangrove management strategies – government working together	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Jury	Matt Jury	Dredging and Port Construction around Coral Reefs (PIANC Envicom Working Group 15)	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Karim	Fazlul Karim, Jim Wallace, Peter Rasch, Anne Henderson, Trinity Graham, Angela Arthington, Richard Pearson	An Assessment of Wetland Connectivity in the Tully-Murray Floodplain using a Hydrodynamic Model
Karlin	Karlin, Lev & Savelyev, Leonid	"Training through research" approach to investigate coastal and shelf areas of the Baltic Sea	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
Kennett	Kennett, Rod & Morrison, Joe	Indigenous management of dugong and marine turtles	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Lane (pdf not available)	Chris Lane	CoastSAFE Alive Australia	Coastal Safety
Larson	Foster, Tom, Uhrenholdt, Thomas & Jury, Matt	Comparison of different model approaches modelling sediment plumes from dredging near sensitive habitats	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Lavery	Lavery, Paul & McMahon, Kathryn	Managing impacts of dredging on the marine environment: the science of developing criteria	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Lazarow (pdf not available)	Lazarow, Neil, Marc L Miller & Boyd Blackwell	The socio-economic impact of recreational surfing and its value to the coastal economy	Community (Tourism & Recreation)
Lee	Lee, Randall & Walker Terry	Victorian participation in the Integrated Marine Observing System	C-Integrated Coastal-Marine Management
Leske	Leske, Stephen	Reef Watch’ – 11 years of successful community-based monitoring in SA	Coastal-Marine Monitoring Programs
Lord	Lord, Douglas; McLuckie, Duncan & Watson, Phil	Managing the coast for climate change: 20 years experience in NSW	Coastal Climate Change – Adaptation
Lovelock	Lovelock, Catherine, Bennion, Vicki & Cahoon, DR	Surface elevation change in Moreton Bay wetlands: a preliminary assessment	Coastal Climate Change – Monitoring
Lovelock	Lovelock, Catherine et al.	Exchanges across habitats in an arid zone estuary: Exmouth Gulf	B – Coastal Habitats
Luchi	Luchi, Gary & Lisa Hamblin	Carpentaria ghostnet program – Reducing marine based pollution	Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity – Partnerships
Malcolm	Malcolm, Duncan & Vasey-Ellis, Natasha*	Understanding climate change effects in Gippsland: a staged approach to building adaptive capacity in coastal areas	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Marsh	Helene Marsh	The increasing importance of Australia for the global conservation of tropical coastal marine biodiversity	Plenary Session
Martin	Ross Martin	Coastal management in Darwin	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Masini	Ray Masini	Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment of Large-Scale Coastal and Marine Infrastructure Developments	Plenary Session
Masini	Masini, Ray, Cam Sim and Kevin McAlpine	Environmental Impact Assessment of Large-scale Dredging Projects	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Mears	Libby Mears	Victoria’s 3rd generation State Coastal Strategy 2008 – planning for a new coastal future	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Meekan	Meekan, M.G. et al.	Tagging and tracking the worlds largest fish	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Merritt	Merritt, Wendy * & Kelly (Letcher), Rebecca	Using a decision support system to aid the negotiation of water quality improvement plans	Pollution – Water Quality
Messiter	Messiter, Dan & Lofthouse, Jane	Adaptable solutions for an uncertain future and the role of cost effective monitoring	Coastal Climate Change – Monitoring
Metcalf	Metcalf, Sarah, Gaughan, Daniel & Shaw, Jenny	Quantitative modelling for ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) in WA	C-Integrated Coastal-Marine Management
Metcalfe	Kristin Metcalfe	Spatial and temporal patterns in the biological diversity of mangrove ecosystems in Darwin Harbour	B – Coastal Habitats
Middle	Garry Middle	The use of offsets for developments affecting coastal and marine areas – experience from the north of WA	A – Coastal Planning
Migus	Sasha Migus	Foreshore values, condition and pressures: A coastal management tool for the Southern Natural Resource Management Region, Tasmania	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Moore	Pointon, Shane et al.	Coordinated management and mitigation of coastal algal blooms in Queensland	Pollution – Biological Impacts
Moore	Nikki Moore, Kathleen Ahern & E. Abal	Hazard mapping of land-based nutrients of concerns for coastal algal blooms in SE Queensland	Pollution – Water Quality
Morrison	Morrison, Craig * & Ghanem, Robert *	Coastal councils planning for climate change	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Morrison (pdf not available)	Joe Morrison	Australia’s tropical coastal marine biodiversity: opportunities for Indigenous partnerships in the management of sea country	Plenary Session
Moss	Moss, Andrew, Scheltinga, David, Rissik, David	A software implementation (VPSIRR) of a Queensland estuarine assessment framework	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Mount	Richard Mount	Trouble with indicators – a move to assessment logic	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Mumford	Joseph Mumford	Community science – habitat mapping in Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary	Coastal-Marine Biodiversity – Marine Protected Areas
Mummery	Jo Mummery	The Vulnerability of Australia’s Coastal Zone to Climate Change: A National Approach	Plenary Session
Murray	Emma Murray	National Estuaries Network: a valued part of Australia’s estuary NRM	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Naiman	Bob Naiman (University of Washington)	Marine-Derived Nutrients and the Characteristics of Aquatic and Riparian Ecosystems	Plenary Session
Nash	Nash, Erin & Wescott, Geoff	Direct community control in delivering ICZM: the re-vitalization of public volunteer committees of management in Victoria	NRM & Coastal Partnerships
Neave	Neave, Matthew et al.	Diversity and abundance of polychaete (Annelida) in disturbed and undisturbed mangrove and tidal mudflats of Darwin Harbour	B – Coastal Habitats
Noriega (pdf not available)	Noriega, Rocio & Schlacher, Thomas	Environmental impacts of beach nourishment at Palm Beach, Queensland	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Norman	Barbara Norman	From Integrated Coastal Management to Sustainable Coastal Planning – Principles for an intergovernmental Agreement	Plenary Session
Nursey-Bray	Nursey-Bray, Melissa & Ferrier, Tony	Risk assessment, coastal management and local government: applying an interdisciplinary approach to develop decision making tools for climate change adaptation in coastal regions, Tasmania	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Olmos	Olmos, Marco A & Birch, Gavin F	Sediment-bound heavy metals as estuary health indicators: a case study of estuaries in NSW	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Palmer	Carol Palmer	Coastal dolphin research in the NT	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Parslow	John Parslow	Prospects for operational coastal assessment and prediction in Australia	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Patterson	Elizabeth Patterson	Spirit of place	Community Engagement & Capacity-Building
Pearson (pdf not available)	Pearson, R.G, Arthington, A.H.	Drivers and indicators of ecosystem health in Great Barrier Reef catchments	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Penny	Penny, Shane et al.	Coral reef monitoring and capacity building in Timor-Leste through the use of ‘Reef Check’	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Penny	Penny, Shane et al.	Community-based monitoring of marine debris in the NT	Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity – Partnerships
Penrose	Ronalds, Cathy	A state-wide climate change vulnerability assessment – Victoria’s Future Coasts project drawing a line in the sand	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Pettit	Neil Pettit et al.	Seasonal contrasts in carbon budgets and ecological processes on a tropical floodplain river in northern Australia	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Pinto	Pinto, Leonard et al.	Response of the marine fish community to the commissioning of a new ocean outfall at Wollongong, NSW	Pollution – Biological Impacts
Poiner	Ian Poiner	Climate Change and Coral Reefs	Plenary Session
Powell	Celeste Powell	The Federal Context	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Prescott	Jim Prescott	Traditional fishing in the MOU nob: problems and prospects	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Pressey	Bob Pressey (JCU)	Towards a Conceptual and Technical Framework for integrated Planning of Coastal Catchments and Nearshore Marine Waters	Plenary Session
Pressey & Ward	Bob Pressey & Doug Ward	New Developments in Conservation Planning: Prototype Return on Investment Tool	Ecosystem-based Management Tools (EBM Network)
Pritchard	Tim Pritchard et al.	Coastal boundary layer dynamics and their role in shaping pollutant dispersal and biotic distributions in the coastal waters	Pollution – Water Quality
Radke	OzCoasts team, Richard Mount, David Scheltinga, Andrew Moss & Tony Roper	NRM Reporting in OzCoasts	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Ramsdale	Ramsdale, Tanith * & Fairweather, Peter G	Ecological impacts of vehicle use on Adelaide’s southern metropolitan beaches	Community (Tourism & Recreation)
Ringeltaube	Fletcher, Hannah & Ringeltaube, Petra	Harmful Algal Blooms – How Can We Manage Our Waterways?	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Rodrigue	Rodrigue, Mark B	Managing outside the square – integrating MPAs into catchment management	C-Integrated Coastal-Marine Management
Rudgberg	Morten Rugbjerg and Tony Chiffings	Coastal Hydrodynamic Modelling for Determining Dredge Spoil and Contaminant Dispersal	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Sainsbury	Keith Sainsbury	Ecosystem Based Management: why do we want it, what are we doing well, what are we not doing well?	B-CEM Ecosystem-Based Management
Salmon	Salmon, Sarah & Malcolm Turner	Marine monitoring programs undertaken by the day to day management program in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	Coastal-Marine Monitoring Programs
Sharples	Sharples, Chris, Carley, James & Attwater, Clive	Three pass assessment approach to coastal risk management	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Sharples	Sharples, Chris & Mount, Richard	The Smartline – an effective coastal data mapping format	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Sharples	Sharples, Chris* & Attwater, Clive	The changing coast – providing room for natural adjustments	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Sheltinga (no pdf available)	Scheltinga, David & Moss, Andrew	A framework for assessing the health of, and risk to, Queensland’s estuarine wetlands	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
Specht (pdf not available)	Specht, Alison & Brett Stubbs	Long-term monitoring of a coastal wetland: challenges to the system	Coastal Climate Change – Monitoring
Specht	Alison Specht	Typology of coastal dune vegetation in Australia	B – Coastal Habitats
Specht	Specht, Alison & Stubbs, Brett	Extreme natural events and their effect on the coastal zone: is it all our fault?	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Speed	Conrad. W. Speed et al.	Reef shark movement patterns at Ningaloo Reef, WA	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Stacey	Stacey, Natasha*, Johanna Karam & Mark Meekan	Traditional ecological knowledge of whale sharks	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Steffen	Will Steffen	The Science of Climate Change: Implications for the Coastal Zone	Plenary Session
Stuart-Smith	Stuart-Smith, Rick* & Graham Edgar	Reef Life Survey – linking volunteer divers, scientists and man in marine research and conservation	Coastal-Marine Monitoring Programs
Taylor	Taylor, H.A. et al.	Dynamics of a tropical deepwater seagrass community during a major dredging campaign	Pollution – Biological Impacts
Tillett	Bree Tillett et al.	Age and growth of the bull (Carcharhinus leucas) and pigeye (C. amboinensis) sharks in NT waters	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Timms	Timms, Wendy; Andersen, Martin & Carley, James	Fresh-saline groundwater boundaries below coastlines – potential impacts of climate change	Coastal Climate Change-Risk Assessment
Totterdell	Totterdell, Phil * & Valentine, Eric	Hydrodynamic and water quality modelling in Darwin Harbour	Pollution – Water Quality
Tun	Karenne Tun, Matthew Jury, Thomas Foster	Integrating suspended sediment modelling into coral reef biomonitoring programmes for enhanced management effectiveness
Unsworth	Unsworth, Richard KF & Russell J Hanley	Development of water quality thresholds for the protection of benthic primary producers	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Vandergragt	Vandergragt, Maria	What’s in a report card: lessons from the Great Barrier Reef	C – NRM Information Management & Reporting (NLWRA)
VanGrieken (pdf not available)	Van Grieken, M.E.¹, Roebeling, P.C.²	Socio-economic constraints to and incentives for the adoption of land use and management options for water quality improvement	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Von Baumgarten	Patricia Von Baumgarten	Applying ecosystem-based management to South Australia’s ocean ecosystems	B-CEM Ecosystem-Based Management
Wagey	Tonny Wagey	Arafura and Timor Seas Expert Forum: A regional cooperation	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Wallace	Wallace, J, Hawdon, A, Keen, R & Stewart, L	The contribution of floods to sediment and nutrient export to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Waltham (pdf not available)	Waltham, Nathan et al.	Integrated catchment planning to achieve sustainable load targets in Gold Coast waterways	Pollution – Water Quality
Warfe	Danielle Warfe	Environmental flow tools for northern Australian rivers and estuaries	D – Crossing Boundaries in Tropical Rivers & Estuaries: Maintaining Connections
Watt	Annemarie Watt	Marine bioregional planning: conserving and managing Australia’s ocean ecosystems	B-CEM Ecosystem-Based Management
Wells	Wells, Fiona et al.	Community action for the Derwent estuary little penguins, Tasmania	B – Community Programs
Wescott	Geoff Wescott	State coastal councils and strategies: still the way forward? Lessons for all States and Territories from a case study in Victoria	A – Coastal Planning – Strategies
Wescott	Geoff Wescott	The Marine Coastal Community Network: not quite dead yet!	B – Community Programs
Wever	Lara Wever	Coastal management issues & options in Timor Leste	Coastal Ecosystems, People & the Future within the Arafura Timor Seas
Whiting	Whiting, Scott et al.	Community-based scientific monitoring of sea turtles in the NT	Australia’s Tropical Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Williams	David Williams	A modelling system for the evaluation of dredging in Darwin Harbour	Dredging: Best Practise to Protect Ecological Values
Williams	Williams, Elizabeth et al.	The need for sediment management to sustain intertidal zones	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Withycombe	Withycombe*, G. et al.	Improving local governments’ capacity to adapt to coastal climate change at a local and regional scale	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Witte	Witte, Ellen* & Attwater, Clive	Climate change driving a new social divide?	Coastal Climate Change – Planning
Witte	Witte, Ellen* & Attwater, Clive	Communications – critical to achieving public support for adaptation	Coastal Climate Change – Adaptation
Woehler	Woehler, Eric & Priscilla Park	Status and Trends of Beach-Nesting Birds in Tasmania	Coastal Impacts & Monitoring
Yin (pdf not available)	Kedong Yin	Scientific Issues of Phytoplankton Nutrient Limitation and Nutrient Treatment Strategy: a Hong Kong Case	Pollution – Water Quality