Field Trip to Ashmore Reef – 23 May to 15 June 2000 Scott Whiting, Biomarine International Final Report to Environment Australia, 2002.

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The purpose of this consultancy was to provide advice to Environment Australia on management and scientific research issues at Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve, eastern Indian Ocean.

Major tasks involved:

providing familiarity training to Customs Officers
developing a framework for environmental monitoring
developing management procedures for Customs Officers
assisting with compliance and enforcement measures in the Reserve
undertaking management and research tasks
developing management and research protocols to be applied to Ashmore Reef
setting up data sheets for use by Customs staff to record observations while at Ashmore Reef
setting a database for use by Customs staff to record observations while at Ashmore Reef

To meet this end, this report and been divided into two sections:

Management Issues including those that need to be addressed by EA and also those activities that need to be performed by Customs staff at Ashmore Reef
Research Issues including a report on the suitability of the ACV Wauri to facilitate scientific personnel.

A summary of the daily activities during the field period is presented in a diary format in Appendix 1.