This dataset contains data on species distributions, productivity, reproduction and growth of mangroves and saltmarshes from Jervis Bay, NSW. The data were obtained from a variety of surveys and measurement techniques between October 1988 and July 1991. Taxa identified comprised of about 130 vascular flora species, 15 of which are exotic. Species numbers range from 2 species in the mangroves to more than 80 in the fringe forest. Population structures of the 5 dominant species - Avicennia marina, Aegiceras corniculatum, Casuarina glauca, Sclerostegia arbuscula and Gahnia filum vary spatially. Temporal change in populations of Avicennia has occurred over time intervals of 20 years, the other species appear to have remained stable over the past 50 years. 13 maps on the mangrove and saltmarsh complexes have been prepared at a scale of 1:4000. The Jervis Bay mangroves and saltmarshes were compared with other locations around Batemans Bay and Port Hacking. NB - As the database has been lost, the only data still available are those published in the JERVIS BAY BASELINE STUDIES Final Report.

This dataset contains data on species distributions, productivity, reproduction and growth of mangroves and saltmarshes from Batemans Bay, NSW. The data were obtained from a variety of surveys and measurement techniques from two creeks between 1989 and 1991. The data were taken as a control site for similiar sampling in Jervis Bay. The data are part of the Jervis Bay Marine Ecological Study. NB - As the database has been lost, the only data still available are those published in the JERVIS BAY BASELINE STUDIES Final Report.

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - is an 8-digit coding system for fishes and other aquatic organisms in the Australian region maintained originally by CSIRO Division of Marine Research and now CSIRO NCMI. CAAB can be used to obtain a taxon code for any species or species group on the CAAB list for use in data storage, or to obtain the current scientific name or other information for any CAAB taxon code. For groups where coverage of the Australian fauna is complete, it can also be used to generate lists of currently recognised Australian marine taxa in any genus, family or selected higher-level category. Taxon codes are useful for data storage where it is desirable to maintain the collected data (e.g. catch or survey data) independently from the associated name information (which is subject to revision or correction with changes in taxonomic knowledge). CAAB codes are also "meaningful" and convey information about the organism's classification down to the level of family, and so can be used for rapid sorting and filtering if desired. CAAB currently contains over 4,500 codes for fishes, 250+ codes for other marine vertebrates (reptiles, seabirds, and marine mammals), over 5,000 codes for marine invertebrates (including sponges, stony corals, echinoderms, commercially important crustaceans and molluscs, tunicates, and other taxa), and codes for Australian seagrasses and mangroves and a representative selection of Australian seaweeds and microalgae. While concentrating on the fauna and flora of the Australian Fishing Zone (AFZ) surrounding mainland Australia, some taxa from the broader Australasian region are also included, as well as species imported from other countries for sale domestically. CAAB also incorporates on-line links to further sources of taxonomic information such as the Australian Faunal Directory, the international directories FishBase, AlgaeBase, the US ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) database and the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Links to WoRMS are particularly useful as any public occurrence data published to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System requires a WoRMS identifier The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) maintains the Australian Fish Names Standard (AS 5300) and Australian Standard for Aquatic Plant Names (AS 5301) vernacular name standards. Selected images are available per taxa. In particular the application Fishmap (https://www.marine.csiro.au/data/caab/fishmap.cfm) contains search tools for images and maps of the modelled species distribution of fish species. It is an updated version of the original Fishmap hosted by Atlas of Living Australia as it is current and contains regions in the Antarctic and Australia's offshore islands of Macquarie, Lord Howe, Heard and McDonald, Norfolk, Christmas and Cocos Keeling.

This dataset contains the results of a survey of Tin Can Inlet and Great Sandy Strait, Hervey Bay (adjacent to Fraser Island), Queensland. Data on distribution and abundance of seagrasses, mangroves, juvenile prawns, and certain species of teleosts, as well as hydrological information were obtained in July and December 1973. Beach seine and beam trawls surveys were conducted and taxa identified comprised of 7 fish species and 5 prawn species. Seagrass and mangrove surveys were mapped from aerial photography and corrected after detailed transects. Quadrat sampling was conducted and taxa identified 6 species of seagrass and 8 species of mangrove. The associated commercial fishery species were also investigated. Results are listed in the documentation. This data has been compared with data from earlier studies of Moreton Bay.

The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera (IRMNG) is a provisional (or ‘interim’) compilation of genus names – including species names in many cases – and covers both living and extinct biota into a single system to support taxonomic and other queries dealing with e.g. homonyms, authorities, parent-child relationships, spelling variations and distinctions between marine and non-marine or fossil and recent taxa. Taxonomic names in IRMNG are assigned flags to distinguish between marine vs. non-marine, and extant vs. fossil status; they are also arranged into a simple management hierarchy for navigation purposes, compilation of statistics per taxonomic group and more. Fuzzy matching is also supported (using "Taxamatch") so that a misspelled name can in most instances be reconciled to a correctly spelled name at genus or species rank, where this is held. IRMNG was a project of OBIS Australia designed to assist in the provision of marine species data to OBIS, by permitting the discrimination of marine from nonmarine (and extant from fossil) species records on the basis of the genus name portion of their scientific name (normally, genus + species, or genus + species + infraspecies if applicable). The aim of the project is to (a) assemble as complete a list as possible of the estimated 150,000 extant and 50,000 fossil generic names in current use, plus their possible further 250,000-300,000 synonyms, and (b) flag as many of these as is possible with their marine/nonmarine, and extant/fossil, status. Relevant species lists are also being attached to the "correct" instances of genus names as available. IRMNG was developed and based at CSIRO, Australia from 2006-2014, and from 2016 onwards it is now hosted at VLIZ, Belgium: http://www.irmng.org/