a3dab6ab-906c-4d61-8c67-d9a52185331c urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2025-06-23T13:24:10 creation ISO 19115 2016 AIMS Long-term Monitoring Program: Visual Census Fish Data (Great Barrier Reef) a3dab6ab-906c-4d61-8c67-d9a52185331c 70 selected reefs throughout the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are sampled in the AIMS Long-term Monitoring Project (LTMP). Underwater visual census is used to survey reef fishes on fixed transects (3 sites per reef, 5 x 50 m transects per site). The abundance and length of all diurnally active, non-cryptic fishes are recorded. A full list of species observed each year can be obtained on request. The overarching goal of LTMP fish surveys are to detect changes in reef fish communities over time at a regional scale, but also to examine the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas. All fish species counted are largely non-cryptic, easily identified underwater and include both commercial and non-commercial taxa. Because surveys span the annual recruitment season, 0+ individuals are excluded from counts: these are distinguished from adults by their small size and often distinctive colouration. Abundance data for each fish species is subsequently summed over the five transects at each site on each reef to provide reasonable sample sizes for analysis and interpretation. Updated results of surveys can be found at: https://apps.aims.gov.au/reef-monitoring/reefs A subset of the data has been provided to the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS, http://www.iobis.org/explore/#/dataset/3936). Data have been used for the e-Atlas: http://eatlas.org.au/data/uuid/05bde62a-70ec-407b-b999-30cf369498af {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [146.20001666666667, -16.801416666666668]} 146.20001666666667 146.20001666666667 -16.801416666666668 -16.801416666666668 AIMS long-term reef monitoring program documentDigital AIMS long-term reef monitoring program HTML Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2020/2021 documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2020/2021 HTML Standard Operational Procedure - Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ (2018) Visual census of reef fish. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia documentDigital Standard Operational Procedure - Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ (2018) Visual census of reef fish. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia PDF A guide to the reef monitoring database. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 5: Baker VJ and Coleman GJ (2000) A guide to the reef monitoring database. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 5. SOP 5. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 72 p. documentDigital A guide to the reef monitoring database. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 5: Baker VJ and Coleman GJ (2000) A guide to the reef monitoring database. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 5. SOP 5. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 72 p. Visual census surveys of reef fish. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 3: Halford AR and Thompson AA (1996) Visual census surveys of reef fish. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 3. SOP 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 24 p. documentDigital Visual census surveys of reef fish. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 3: Halford AR and Thompson AA (1996) Visual census surveys of reef fish. Long term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Standard operational procedure No. 3. SOP 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 24 p. Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs: Wilson SK, Dolman A, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Pratchett Ms and Sweatman HPA (2009) Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28: 3-14. documentDigital Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs: Wilson SK, Dolman A, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Pratchett Ms and Sweatman HPA (2009) Maintenance of fish diversity on disturbed coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28: 3-14. Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bates, A. E., Strona, G., Bulleri, F., Horta e Costa, B., Edgar, G. J., Hereu, B., Reed, D. C., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Barrett, N. S., Kushner, D. J., Emslie, M. J., García-Charton, J. A., Gonçalves, E. J., & Aspillaga, E. (2024). Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1822. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44976-y documentDigital Benedetti-Cecchi, L., Bates, A. E., Strona, G., Bulleri, F., Horta e Costa, B., Edgar, G. J., Hereu, B., Reed, D. C., Stuart-Smith, R. D., Barrett, N. S., Kushner, D. J., Emslie, M. J., García-Charton, J. A., Gonçalves, E. J., & Aspillaga, E. (2024). Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1822. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44976-y HTML Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2022/2023 documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2022/2023 HTML Michael Bode et al. ,Marine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fishery.Sci. Adv.11,eadt0216(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adt0216 documentDigital Michael Bode et al. ,Marine reserves contribute half of the larval supply to a coral reef fishery.Sci. Adv.11,eadt0216(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adt0216 HTML Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (2000) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4. LTM No. 4. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 117 p. documentDigital Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (2000) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 4. LTM No. 4. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 117 p. Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 1: Oliver JK, De'ath AG, Done TJ, Williams DMcB, Furnas MJ and Moran PJ (1995) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 1. LTM No.1. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 121 p. documentDigital Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 1: Oliver JK, De'ath AG, Done TJ, Williams DMcB, Furnas MJ and Moran PJ (1995) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 1. LTM No.1. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 121 p. Tsai, C.-H. and Connolly, S.R. (2025), Environmental Gradients Linked to Human Impacts, Not Species Richness, Drive Regional Variation in Community Stability in Coral Reef Fishes. Ecology Letters, 28: e70001. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70001 documentDigital Tsai, C.-H. and Connolly, S.R. (2025), Environmental Gradients Linked to Human Impacts, Not Species Richness, Drive Regional Variation in Community Stability in Coral Reef Fishes. Ecology Letters, 28: e70001. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70001 HTML Great Barrier Reef butterflyfish community structure: the role of shelf position and benthic community type: Emslie MJ, Pratchett MS, Cheal AJ and Osborne K (2010) Great Barrier Reef butterflyfish community structure: the role of shelf position and benthic community type. Coral Reefs 29: 705-715. documentDigital Great Barrier Reef butterflyfish community structure: the role of shelf position and benthic community type: Emslie MJ, Pratchett MS, Cheal AJ and Osborne K (2010) Great Barrier Reef butterflyfish community structure: the role of shelf position and benthic community type. Coral Reefs 29: 705-715. Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM and Thompson AA (2001) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5. LTM No.5. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 106 p. documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Fitzpatrick BM, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Page CM and Thompson AA (2001) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5. LTM No.5. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 106 p. Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 1.1 project on the standard set of reefs.: Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 1.1 project on the standard set of reefs. documentDigital Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 1.1 project on the standard set of reefs.: Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 1.1 project on the standard set of reefs. CSV Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2021/2022 documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2021/2022 HTML The status of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef: Sweatman HPA, Thompson AA and Cheal AJ (1997) The status of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef. pp. 205-222. In: Wachenfeld D, Oliver JK and Davis K (eds) State of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Workshop. Proceedings of a technical workshop held in Townsville, Queensland, Australia 27-29 November 1995. GBRMPA Workshop Series. 23. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. documentDigital The status of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef: Sweatman HPA, Thompson AA and Cheal AJ (1997) The status of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef. pp. 205-222. In: Wachenfeld D, Oliver JK and Davis K (eds) State of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Workshop. Proceedings of a technical workshop held in Townsville, Queensland, Australia 27-29 November 1995. GBRMPA Workshop Series. 23. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Ruiz-Moreno, A., Emslie, M.J. & Connolly, S.R. (2024) High response diversity and conspecific density-dependence, not species interactions, drive dynamics of coral reef fish communities. Ecology Letters, 27, e14424. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14424 documentDigital Ruiz-Moreno, A., Emslie, M.J. & Connolly, S.R. (2024) High response diversity and conspecific density-dependence, not species interactions, drive dynamics of coral reef fish communities. Ecology Letters, 27, e14424. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14424 HTML Habitat utilisation by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment: Wilson SK, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Fisher R, Miller IR, Polunin N and Sweatman HPA (2008) Habitat utilisation by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 77(2): 220-228. documentDigital Habitat utilisation by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment: Wilson SK, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Fisher R, Miller IR, Polunin N and Sweatman HPA (2008) Habitat utilisation by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment. Journal of Animal Ecology 77(2): 220-228. Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ, Sweatman HPA and Delean S (2008) Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 371: 177-190. documentDigital Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ, Sweatman HPA and Delean S (2008) Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 371: 177-190. Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2023/2024 documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring Program Annual Summary Report of Coral Reef Condition 2023/2024 HTML Coral-macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef: Cheal AJ, MacNeil MA, Cripps E, Emslie MJ, Jonker M, Schaffelke B and Sweatman HPA (2010) Coral-macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 29: 1005-1015. documentDigital Coral-macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef: Cheal AJ, MacNeil MA, Cripps E, Emslie MJ, Jonker M, Schaffelke B and Sweatman HPA (2010) Coral-macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 29: 1005-1015. Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia s Great Barrier Reef: Emslie MJ, Pratchett Ms and Cheal AJ (2011) Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia s Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs . documentDigital Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia s Great Barrier Reef: Emslie MJ, Pratchett Ms and Cheal AJ (2011) Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia s Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs . Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier reef, Status Report: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Emslie MJ, Johns K, Jonker M, Miller IR and Osborne K (2008) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier reef, Status Report. 8. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 369 p. documentDigital Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier reef, Status Report: Sweatman HPA, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Emslie MJ, Johns K, Jonker M, Miller IR and Osborne K (2008) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier reef, Status Report. 8. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 369 p. Spatial synchrony in coral reef fish populations and the influence of climate: Cheal AJ, Delean S, Sweatman HPA and Thompson AA (2007) Spatial synchrony in coral reef fish populations and the influence of climate. Ecology 88(1): 158-169. documentDigital Spatial synchrony in coral reef fish populations and the influence of climate: Cheal AJ, Delean S, Sweatman HPA and Thompson AA (2007) Spatial synchrony in coral reef fish populations and the influence of climate. Ecology 88(1): 158-169. González-Barrios, F. J., Keith, S. A., Emslie, M. J., Ceccarelli, D. M., Williams, G. J., & Graham, N. A. J. (2025). Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications, 16(1), 303. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55128-7 documentDigital González-Barrios, F. J., Keith, S. A., Emslie, M. J., Ceccarelli, D. M., Williams, G. J., & Graham, N. A. J. (2025). Emergent patterns of reef fish diversity correlate with coral assemblage shifts along the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications, 16(1), 303. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55128-7 HTML Similar regional effects among local habitats on the structure of tropical reef fish and coral communities: Burgess S, Osborne K and Caley MJ (2010) Similar regional effects among local habitats on the structure of tropical reef fish and coral communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19: 363-375. documentDigital Similar regional effects among local habitats on the structure of tropical reef fish and coral communities: Burgess S, Osborne K and Caley MJ (2010) Similar regional effects among local habitats on the structure of tropical reef fish and coral communities. Global Ecology and Biogeography 19: 363-375. Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 7: Sweatman HPA, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Emslie MJ, McDonald A, Miller IR, Osborne K and Thompson AA (2005) Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 7. Australian Institute of Marine Science & CRC Reef Research Centre. 257 p. documentDigital Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 7: Sweatman HPA, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Emslie MJ, McDonald A, Miller IR, Osborne K and Thompson AA (2005) Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 7. Australian Institute of Marine Science & CRC Reef Research Centre. 257 p. NERP TE Project 1.1 - Monitoring status and trends of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef: NERP TE Project 1.1 - Monitoring status and trends of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef documentDigital NERP TE Project 1.1 - Monitoring status and trends of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef: NERP TE Project 1.1 - Monitoring status and trends of coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef HTML Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3: Sweatman HPA, Bass DK, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (1998) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3. LTM No. 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 303 p. documentDigital Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3: Sweatman HPA, Bass DK, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Miller IR, Ninio R, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Ryan DAJ, Thompson AA and Tomkins P (1998) Long-term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 3. LTM No. 3. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 303 p. Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2: Sweatman HPA (1997) Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2. LTM No.2. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 161 p. documentDigital Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2: Sweatman HPA (1997) Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 2. LTM No.2. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 161 p. Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network: Russ GR, Cheal AJ, Dolman A, Emslie MJ, Evans RD, Miller IR, Sweatman HPA and Williamson DH (2008) Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network. Current Biology 18: R514-R515. documentDigital Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network: Russ GR, Cheal AJ, Dolman A, Emslie MJ, Evans RD, Miller IR, Sweatman HPA and Williamson DH (2008) Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network. Current Biology 18: R514-R515. Stuart-Smith, R. D., Edgar, G. J., Clausius, E., Oh, E. S., Barrett, N. S., Emslie, M. J., Bates, A. E., Bax, N., Brock, D., Cooper, A., Davis, T. R., Day, P. B., Dunic, J. C., Green, A., Hasweera, N., Hicks, J., Holmes, T. H., Jones, B., Jordan, A., … Mellin, C. (2022). Tracking widespread climate-driven change on temperate and tropical reefs. Current Biology, 32(19), 4128-4138.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.067 documentDigital Stuart-Smith, R. D., Edgar, G. J., Clausius, E., Oh, E. S., Barrett, N. S., Emslie, M. J., Bates, A. E., Bax, N., Brock, D., Cooper, A., Davis, T. R., Day, P. B., Dunic, J. C., Green, A., Hasweera, N., Hicks, J., Holmes, T. H., Jones, B., Jordan, A., … Mellin, C. (2022). Tracking widespread climate-driven change on temperate and tropical reefs. Current Biology, 32(19), 4128-4138.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.067 HTML NERP TE Project 8.1 - Monitoring the ecological effects of GBR zoning plan on mid and outer shelf reefs: NERP TE Project 8.1 - Monitoring the ecological effects of GBR zoning plan on mid and outer shelf reefs documentDigital NERP TE Project 8.1 - Monitoring the ecological effects of GBR zoning plan on mid and outer shelf reefs: NERP TE Project 8.1 - Monitoring the ecological effects of GBR zoning plan on mid and outer shelf reefs HTML Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6.: Sweatman HPA, Abdo D, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Emslie MJ, Miller IR, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Page CM, Thompson AA and Cheal AJ (2004) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6. Australian Institute of Marine Science. CD-ROM. documentDigital Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6.: Sweatman HPA, Abdo D, Burgess S, Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Emslie MJ, Miller IR, Osborne K, Oxley WG, Page CM, Thompson AA and Cheal AJ (2004) Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef. Status Report Number 6. Australian Institute of Marine Science. CD-ROM. Responses of coral and fish assemblages to a severe but short-lived tropical cyclone on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Miller IR, Osborne K and Sweatman HPA (2002) Responses of coral and fish assemblages to a severe but short-lived tropical cyclone on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 21: 131-142. documentDigital Responses of coral and fish assemblages to a severe but short-lived tropical cyclone on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Cheal AJ, Coleman GJ, Delean S, Miller IR, Osborne K and Sweatman HPA (2002) Responses of coral and fish assemblages to a severe but short-lived tropical cyclone on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 21: 131-142. Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 8.1 project on the paired zoning reefs.: Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 8.1 project on the paired zoning reefs. documentDigital Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 8.1 project on the paired zoning reefs.: Subset of this data collected as part of the NERP TE 8.1 project on the paired zoning reefs. CSV Reef Dashboard: latest annual update of the coral cover trend in the Great Barrier Reef documentDigital Reef Dashboard: latest annual update of the coral cover trend in the Great Barrier Reef HTML Surveys of the effects of rezoning of the GBR Marine Park in 2004 on some fish species - preliminary findings. Report to Marine & Tropical Sciences Research Facility: Evans RD, Williamson D, Sweatman HPA, Russ GR, Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ and Miller IR (2006) Surveys of the effects of rezoning of the GBR Marine Park in 2004 on some fish species - preliminary findings. Report to Marine & Tropical Sciences Research Facility. Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University. 17 p. documentDigital Surveys of the effects of rezoning of the GBR Marine Park in 2004 on some fish species - preliminary findings. Report to Marine & Tropical Sciences Research Facility: Evans RD, Williamson D, Sweatman HPA, Russ GR, Emslie MJ, Cheal AJ and Miller IR (2006) Surveys of the effects of rezoning of the GBR Marine Park in 2004 on some fish species - preliminary findings. Report to Marine & Tropical Sciences Research Facility. Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University. 17 p. AIMS Web Site documentDigital audio/basic AIMS Web Site documentDigital audio/basic AIMS Web Site documentDigital audio/basic AIMS Web Site documentDigital audio/basic