Publication Date
7-2016
Series Number
272
Publisher
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
ISBN
978-1-877098-27-7
ISSN
2202-5758
Abstract
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian External Territory located in the Indian Ocean (12° 12" S, 96° 54" E). The group is comprised of two separate coral atolls, consisting of 27 islands. The southern atoll consists of 26 islands, surrounding a shallow lagoon, two of which are inhabited with a total population of approximately 600 people. Since 2002, a Service Delivery Arrangement (SDA) has been in place between the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia (DoF) and the Commonwealth Government of Australia to manage the fish resources of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI).
Number of Pages
60
Keywords
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Indian Ocean, Marine invertebrates, Corals, Coral reefs, Habitat, Research, Environmental monitoring, Lambis lambis, Tridacna maxima, Abundance, Geographical distribution
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Recommended Citation
Evans, S.N., Konzewitsch, N. and Bellchambers, L.M. 2016. An update of the Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Invertebrate and Reef Health Research and Monitoring at Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Fisheries Research Report No. 272, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 64pp
