Workshop Report - Proceedings of the Torres Strait Baseline Study Conference, November 1990: Lawrence, D. and Cansfield-Smith, T. eds (1991). Sustainable Development for Traditional Inhabitants of the Torres Strait Region: Proceedings of the Torres Strait Baseline Study Conference held at Kewarra Beach, Cairns, Queensland, 19-23 November 1990. Workshop series no. 16, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, Australia. 540 pp.

Fishery Assessment Report - The Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery 1998: Williams G and O'Brien V. 1998. Fishery Assessment Report. The Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery 1998. Edited by the Torres Strait Fisheries Assessment Group, 1998.

Fishery Assessment Report - The Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery 2000: Williams G and O'Brien V. 2000. Fishery Assessment Report. The Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery 2000. Edited by the Torres Strait Fisheries Assessment Group, 2000.

Stock assessment of the narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) in the Torres Strait, 1994: O'Brien, V. (1995) Torres Strait Spanish Mackerel 1994. Stock Assessment Report, Torres Strait Fisheries Assessment Group. Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra. 11pp.

Report assessing the Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery 1997: Haywood MDE and Die D. (1997) Assessment Of The Torres Strait Mackerel Fishery - Final Report. Report to the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, July 1997.

A relative abundance survey of sandfish, Holothuria scabra on Warrior Reef was carried out in February 2010. We surveyed 127 sites during the survey, including 70 on Warrior Reef, 30 on Dungeness Reef, 7 on Zagai Island and 20 on Iama Island. The densities of sandfish from the survey were compared to previous surveys undertaken in 1995/96, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004. Survey densities were found to be at similar levels to 2004, and again were ~80% less than observed in 1995/96; at which time the population was considered to be overexploited. The purpose of the survey was to monitor the recovery of this population after severe depletion during the 1990's and to recommend future management strategies.

Annual Report of the Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) 1998-1999. This, the thirteenth Annual Report of the Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA), describes PZJA activities during the year ended 30 June 1999 and the condition of the fisheries in the Torres Strait Protected Zone (TSPZ). The PZJA is responsible for management of commercial and traditional fishing in the Australian area of the TSPZ and designated adjacent Torres Strait waters. See the cited report: AFMA (2000) Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority - Annual Report 1998-1999. Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra. 62pp.

The Torres Strait Bibliography is a digital compilation of over 600 references from a literature search of diverse sources including the State Library of Queensland, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Biological Abstracts and the Australian Government Publishing Service. All references have been categorised into main topics which were chosen to integrate and improve access to information about Torres Strait, its inhabitants and its natural resources. All references have been assembled into a digital database, categorised, indexed by a unique number and annotated for assessment of utility for conservation planning. Maps relevant to conservation planning have been digitally scanned and linked to the source reference in the database. See the cited report: Taranto TJ and Long BG (1997) Torres Strait Bibliography. Report by CSIRO Marine Research, June 1997. Cleveland, Australia. 123 pp.

Characterization of the traditional fisheries of the PNG Treaty villages (Torres Strait and Papua New Guinea) - AFMA Project RR2012/0813. The main objectives of the project were to: 1. Assess the status of marine resources exploited on the PNG side of the Torres strait area. 2. Understand the role marine resources have within the livelihood portfolios of coastal villages in the WP of PNG Understand how the socio-economic conditions of these communities drive exploitation patterns of marine resources. 3. Provide background information on the characteristics of PNG Treaty villages for the CSIRO/NERP project to design livelihoods typology and contribute information/data to the scenario planning workshops and FGDs in vulnerable communities. The Western Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG), has some of the most important and diverse marine ecosystems, with mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs of global significance as part of the Coral Triangle. Goods and services from these ecosystems provide coastal communities in the Province for subsistence, cash income and cultural identity. As a border region (with Indonesia to the West and Australia to the South), marine resources have been traditionally traded and shared with neighboring countries. The dynamics of exploitation of marine resources are thus complicated by sharing and trading agreements with bordering countries, increasing the complexity of monitoring and managing these diverse marine ecosystems and their resources. Human impacts have likely degraded these ecosystems in the last few decades. Population growth and internal migration to the area are increasing the exploitation of local marine ecosystems. Mining and other future resource extraction and infrastructure projects in the Province will likely increase adverse pressures on marine resources. Climate change will also present coastal communities in the region with challenges in the next future. Even considering the importance of these resources and the above mentioned threats, there is a lack of information on the overall status of the traditional artisanal and subsistence fisheries for species such as coastal, estuarine and reef finfish, tropical rock lobster, beche-de-mer and trochus (AFMA 2005). A recent survey in the PNG treaty villages found that one of the main issues within the communities was overexploitation of marine resources and the need for sustainable fishing practices (Roe 2010). To address this concern, and provide baseline information for future co-management arrangements at a cross-jurisdictional level, baseline information on the socio-economic and ecological characteristics of the traditional fisheries is required. The overall aim of the project is to assess the status of exploited marine resources in this border region and understand the role marine resources have for the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities in the Western Province of PNG and how socio-economic conditions of these communities drive exploitation patterns of marine resources. The final outcome from this research will provide a clear understanding of the overall multi-sectoral cross-jurisdictional exploitation of marine resources in the Treaty area. Contribution from this project can have a positive multi-scale impact on the sustainable use of shared stocks. Understanding both the socioeconomic and ecological context of marine resources exploitation is paramount to support sound management decisions and the success of any future management and development initiatives. Management agencies and communities in the Treaty area will benefit from information currently lacking to support their management decisions. Collected information has the potential to be used in future as a framework for co-management arrangements at a cross-jurisdictional level. This information will also help management and aid agencies to better allocate resources in future development projects.