GBR prized fish zoning comparison (AIMS)

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This kml shows the results of a study into the influence of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zoning on fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef. Pairs of shoals and reefs, one in a Green zone (closed to fishing) and another in a Blue zone (open to all fishing) were compared using Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations (BRUVS) surveys as the habitats of interest were below diving depth (i.e. greater than 20 m).
Diagram and photos of the Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (BRUVS) equipment used to capture the underwater video
At each shoal multiple BRUVS (typically 12) were deployed, each recording 1 hour of underwater video. The relative abundance and species of fish and other vertebrates (such as seasnakes, turtles, whales and dolphins) seen in each video was measured and recorded.
For this KML a selection of videos for each shoal (160 videos from 1100 BRUVS locations) were chosen based locations that showed the highest abundance of prized fish (red emperor and coral trout). The best 30 secs (highest occurance of prized fish) of each of these 1 hour BRUVS videos were then selected as part of this video series.
No preference in video selection was made for the Green or Blue zones. These video show an unbiased view of the highest abundance of prized fish in each zone.
NOTE:The positions of the BRUVS placemarkers in this KML have been quantised to 0.01 degrees (~500 m error) to protect the exact locations of the BRUVS study sites.
These videos were taken by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). For more information about this dataset see Influence of zoning (closure to fishing) on fish communities of the Great Barrier Reef (BRUVS) on the e-Atlas.
The project was supported by the Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility
This KML was produced for the e-Atlas by Eric Lawrey on Mon Feb 28 16:17:17 2011

Abundance of prize fish

BLUE

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$[name]: BLUE zone
The following is an average of the 10 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 11 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.
Depth: min: 37 m, average: 43 m, max: 48 m
All values below correspond to the average number of fish per 10 one hour BRUVS recordings.
Major prize fishing species: 35
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | 2
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | 0
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | 0
Venus Tuskfish (Choerodon venustus): | 22
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | 8
Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus): | 3
By Catch: 119
Examples:
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | 2
Collared Sea Bream (Gymnocranius audleyi): | 62
Not Fished: 131
Example:
Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus): | 22
Total abundance: 287
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble habitat with gorgonian sea fans
Camera depth: 46 m, Date taken: 17/01/09 10:25, BRUVSID: 6850
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Red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble habitat at the base of the reef
Camera depth: 37.4 m, Date taken: 17/01/09 10:28, BRUVSID: 6851
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in sand habitat
Camera depth: 45.3 m, Date taken: 17/01/09 10:32, BRUVSID: 6853
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$[name]: BLUE zone
The following is an average of the 11 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 13 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.
Depth: min: 28 m, average: 34 m, max: 41 m
All values below correspond to the average number of fish per 10 one hour BRUVS recordings.
Major prize fishing species: 54
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | 5
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | 0
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | 0
Venus Tuskfish (Choerodon venustus): | 28
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | 18
Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus): | 3
By Catch: 110
Examples:
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | 3
Collared Sea Bream (Gymnocranius audleyi): | 46
Not Fished: 191
Example:
Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus): | 16
Total abundance: 372
Small reef associated species in gorgonian sea fans
Camera depth: 30.7 m, Date taken: 18/01/09 10:41, BRUVSID: 6876
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Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in sand and gorgonian sea fans at the base of the reef
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in sand habitat
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$[name]: BLUE zone
The following is an average of the 12 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 17 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.
Depth: min: 28 m, average: 32 m, max: 36 m
All values below correspond to the average number of fish per 10 one hour BRUVS recordings.
Major prize fishing species: 55
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | 5
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | 0
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | 0
Venus Tuskfish (Choerodon venustus): | 20
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | 20
Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus): | 10
By Catch: 178
Examples:
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | 3
Collared Sea Bream (Gymnocranius audleyi): | 78
Not Fished: 512
Example:
Starry Triggerfish (Abalistes stellatus): | 23
Total abundance: 747
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species in reef habitat
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Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), hussars (Lutjanus adetii), brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta) and other reef species in sand habitat with small reef outcrops
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble habitat with gorgonian sea fans
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Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in reef habitat
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble habitat with gorgonian sea fans
Reef fish species including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) and black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semisinctus) in reef habitat

Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and a moray eel (Gymnothorax sp.) in reef habitat
Camera depth: 33 m, Date taken: 22/01/09 12:21, BRUVSID: 6911
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and small emperor (Lethrinus sp) in reef habitat

Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta) and iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) in reef habitat
Camera depth: 41 m, Date taken: 23/01/09 09:44, BRUVSID: 6970
Reef fish species including abundant small emperor (Lethrinus sp) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in reef habitat
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in reef habitat

Abundant coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in reef and sand habitat

Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) in reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus); reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) in rubble habitat

Boult Reef
Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus): | < 1
Abundant coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef fish species
A school of hussars (Lutjanus adetii), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species
Hussars (Lutjanus adetii), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)

Broomfield Reef
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) in rubble habitat
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in reef habitat
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and a round ribbontail ray (Taeniura meyeni) at the edge of the field of view in reef habitat

Chinaman Reef(22102)
Red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in reef habitat
A school of hussars (Lutjanus adetii), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in reef habitat
A school of hussars (Lutjanus adetii), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in rubble habitat

East Cay Reef
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | < 1
A school of hussars (Lutjanus adetii), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in sand habitat
Various reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other species in reef habitat with sponges and gorgonian sea fans

Lady Musgrave Reef
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) and stripey snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus)

Mast Head Reef
The following is an average of the 12 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 8.1 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.
Major prize fishing species: < 1
Venus Tuskfish (Choerodon venustus): | < 1
Reef fishes including starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) in rubble and macroalgae habitat
Juvenile tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Various fishes including starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus)

Penrith Reef
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | < 1
Slatey bream (Diagramma pictum) and grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis) in reef habitat
Reef fish species including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) in reef habitat
Various species including iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) and monogrammed monocle bream (Scolopsis monogramma) in rubble habitat

Small Lagoon Reef
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semisinctus), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and other species in reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species in reef habitat
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and hussars (Lutjanus adetii) in sand habitat at the base of the reef

Eva Rock
The following is an average of the 11 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 7.9 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.

Forty Foot Rock
The following is an average of the 13 BRUVS recordings taken in this area. There was an average of 7.5 different species seen per one hour BRUVS recordings.
A variety of reef species including bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) and a scribbled angelfish (Chaetodontoplus duboulayi)
Small onion trevally (Carangoides coeruleopinnatus) in a sandy habitat
Numerous fish species inhabiting a rocky reef. Poor visibility because of its near-shore location.

Green Island
Venus Tuskfish (Choerodon venustus): | < 1
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | < 1
Collared Sea Bream (Gymnocranius audleyi): | < 1
A harlequin tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus) and a coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in the distance
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and bludger trevally (Carangoides gymnostethus) in sand habitat
A variety of reef species including yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning), slatey bream (Diagramma pictum) and yellow spotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

Karamea Bank
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | < 1
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | < 1
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | < 1
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus)
Abundant red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), a Maori cod (Epinephelus undulatostriatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
Brown banded bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) and a variety of reef species in a habitat dominated by macroalgae
Fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) and yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning)

Michaelmas Reef
Two snapper species, brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta) and Russell's snapper (Lutjanus russelli)
A few reef dwelling species are visible, including a red breasted wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) inhabiting a coral reef habitat

Saxon Reef
An abundance of reef fish
A variety of reef species including yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning), starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus), monogrammed monocle bream (Scolopsis monogramma) and banner fish (Heniochus acuminatus)
A starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) feeds from the bait bag, with a coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in the distance

Hard Ground east of Great Palm I
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | < 1
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), long spined snapper (Argyrops spinifer) and a large mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus)
Large mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus), red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus)
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), long spined snapper (Argyrops spinifer) and a large gold spotted cod (Epinephelus coioides) in a seagrass habitat

Trawler Wreck
Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus): | < 1
A large gold spotted cod (Epinephelus coioides) and red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), as well as some unidentified wreckage
Four large gold spotted cod (Epinephelus coioides), red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and club nosed trevally (Carangoides chrysophrys)
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) in seagrass habitat,

Mackeral Patch
Major prize fishing species: < 1
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | < 1
A grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis) and bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
A juvenile red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) feeding from the bait bag
A starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) feeding from the bait bag, with a bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) in the distance

West Warregoes
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | < 1
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | < 1
Red-throat Emperor (Lethrinus miniatus): | < 1
Grey Reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos): | < 1
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and other reef-associated species at the sandy base of a shoal
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef associated species in a coral dominated habitat
Abundant coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Abundant reef fish species including barramundi cod (Cromileptes altivelis), Maori cod (Epinephelus undulatostriatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
A single red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) in rubble habitat
Rubble habitat with few fishes

GREEN

$[name]: GREEN zone
Fish species including venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus), paradise whiptail (Pentapodus paradiseus) and Queensland yellow angelfish (Chaetodontoplus meredithi)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in gorgonian sea fans
Small fish species including yellow stripe threadfin bream (Pentapodus aureofasciatus)

$[name]: GREEN zone
Fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus)
Fishes including large coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning)
Fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in gorgonian sea fans

$[name]: GREEN zone
Large-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus): | < 1
A diverse fish assemblage including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and a number of snapper species (Lutjanus sp.) in reef habitat
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), gold spotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus) and other species

A small school of red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)
Black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semisinctus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in the background
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and other small emperors (Lethrinidae)

Black blotch emperor (Lethrinus semisinctus) and a coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Spot cheek emperor (Lethrinus rubrioperculatus), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and small yellow stripe threadfin bream (Pentapodus aureofasciatus)
A diverse assemblage of reef species

Abundant reef fish species including grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species
A variety of species around a small reef bommie

A single red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) on a barren sandy seabed
Abundant species sought after by anglers including red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
A sandy rubble habitat with relatively low abundance of fishes.

Erskine Reef
Abundant juvenile chinaman fish (Symphorus nematophorus) in macroalgae habitat
A variety of species including paradise whiptails (Pentapodus paradiseus) and venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus)
Paradise whiptails (Pentapodus paradiseus) and a suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates)

Fairfax Islands Reef
A variety of species including iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) in a rubble habitat
A single coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble habitat
Banner fish (Heniochus acuminatus) and a bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

Hoskyn Islands Reef
Spanner crabs (Ranina ranina)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in sandy rubble habitat
A single coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in a sandy habitat

Jenkins Reef
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and small Japanese whiptails (Pentapodus nagasakiensis)
Large red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and a white tipped reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Hussars (Lutjanus adetii) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in a gorgonian sea fans

North Reef (North)
Red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef fish species
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) and abundant cardinal fish (Apogon sp.)

Pompey Reef (No 1)
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in gorgonian sea fans
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Slatey bream (Diagramma pictum), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species

Pompey Reef (No 2)
Reef fishes including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef species in gorgonian and sea whip habitat
Red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)

Tern Reef(20309)
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in rubble and gorgonian sea fans
Iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) in rubble habitat

Wade Reef
Red Emperor (Lutjanus sebae): | < 1
Relatively barren rubble seabed with juvenile venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus) and some other small fish species
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) in a rubble habitat.
Starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus), iodine bream (Gymnocranius audleyi) and venus tuskfish (Choerodon venustus)

Barcoo Bank
Abundant red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)
A variety of reef species including a white tipped reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus), coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and other reef fish species
Abundant red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and a spangled emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus)
A variety of species sought after by anglers including red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) and coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus).

Brook Shoal
Small mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus) and bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) inhabiting a rocky reef.
A grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis) in an open sandy habitat
Large mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus), grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis) and bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) among soft corals

East Warregoes
Small-mouth nannygai (Lutjanus erythropterus): | < 1
Abundant coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), possibly a spawning aggregation; and an olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis)
Abundant reef fish species including coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and hussars (Lutjanus adetii)
Abundant red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and a gold spotted cod (Epinephelus coioides)
A school of red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) in rubble habitat

Green Island
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and a red throat emperor (Lethrinus miniatus) at the base of a coral reef
Coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus), yellowtail fusiliers (Caesio cuning) and several other species near a small reef bommie
A long spined snapper (Argyrops spinifer) feeding from the bait bag

Michaelmas Reef
A pair of coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in coral reef habitat
A pair of harlequin tuskfish (Choerodon fasciatus) in coral reef habitat
A solitary coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) in sand habitat

Saxon Reef
Several species including brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta) and fork-tailed threadfin bream (Nemipterus furcosus) in a sandy habitat.
A pair of yellow spotted trevally (Carangoides fulvoguttatus) and a coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus)
A single red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and other reef dwelling species

Magnetic Shoal #1
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), coral trout (Plectropomus sp) and other species
Abundant juvenile red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) on a shoal habitat characterised by coarse sand and occasional rock outcrops
Abundant fish life on a shoal habitat characterised by coarse sand and occasional rock outcrops

Magnetic Shoal #2
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus)
Red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), paradise whiptails (Pentapodus paradiseus) and brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta)
Abundant red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), bar-cheeked coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) and a grass emperor (Lethrinus laticaudis)

Magnetic Shoal #3
Paradise whiptails (Pentapodus paradiseus), long spine emperor (Lethrinus genivittatus) and juvenile red emperor (Lutjanus sebae)
Numerous juvenile red emperor (Lutjanus sebae), as well as starry trigger fish (Abalistes stellatus) and brown stripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta)
Paradise whiptails (Pentapodus paradiseus), juvenile red emperor (Lutjanus sebae) and a black banded trevally (Seriolina nigrofasciata)

Legend

Upper Left

Upper Center

Upper Right

Center Left

Center

Center Right

Lower Left

Lower Center

Lower Right

Red emperor

Coral Trout

Large-mouth nannygai

Small-mouth nannygai

Venus Tuskfish

Red-throat Emperor

Grey Reef shark

Collared Sea Bream

Starry Triggerfish