Ornate rock lobster

This map shows the connectivity of Ornate rock lobster in the Great Barrier Reef and its surrounding areas: Torres Strait, Coral Sea and Great Sandy regions. The arrows indicate the strength and nature of the connection between the regions. This map is intended to identify where one region is dependent on a neighbouring region.

Additional notes: The ornate rock lobster makes a walking migration around the Gulf of Papua where they spawn. Larvae then drift back to the far northern region of Queensland with the ocean currents.

The data for this map was developed based on expert opinion (Libby Evans-Illidge, Tristan Simpson, John Kung, Dave Welch).