Adelaide coastal waters study (2007) [web access]
[Final report of a joint venture between the South Australian Environment Protection Agency (now Authority) and CSIRO. Print format also available]
Adelaide's living beaches (2005) [web access]
[Sets out the beach management strategy for 2005-2025. Print copies of the main report & the technical report are also available]
Australia, state of the environment reporting: coasts and oceans [web access]
[National SoE reports provide information about environmental and heritage conditions, trends and pressures & are grouped together in themes. Coasts and Oceans is one of the themes]
Australian and New Zealand guidelines for fresh and marine water quality (2000) [web access]
[Provides an authoritative guide for setting water quality objectives required to sustain current, or likely future, environmental values/uses for natural and semi-natural water resources in Australia and New Zealand]
Australian natural resources atlas [web access]
[The National Land and Water Resources Audit is developing the Australian natural resources atlas. It includes a section on Coasts]
Australia's oceans policy [web access]
[Australia’s Oceans Policy was released in 1998 and continues to guide the direction of the Australian Government’s programmes in the marine environment. The report and associated documentation are also available in print format]
Beaches of the South Australian Coast and Kangaroo Island (2001) [print]
[Provides background to the physical nature and evolution of the South Australian coast and its beach system]
Biological survey of the South Australian coastal dune and clifftop vegetation (1999) [print]
[A survey conducted as part of the Biological Survey South Australia]
Climate change risks to Australia's coasts: a first past national assessment (2009) [web access]
[Report presents the findings of the first national assessment of the risks of climate change for the whole of Australia’s coastal zone]
Coastal management in Australia (2002) [print]
[A comprehensive overview of coastal management in Australia by Nick Harvey & Brian Caton]
Coastal processes study of Adelaide beaches (2004) [web access]
[A report on coastal process modelling for the metropolitan coastline of Adelaide. Also available in print format]
Coastal Protection Districts: Studies and Management Plans
[From Government of South Australia, Dept of Environment and Natural Resources] [web access]
Coastal Tourism : A Manual for Sustainable Development (1997) [web access]
[A manual designed to help with issues associated with sustainable development of coastal environments]
Coastal Zone Inquiry (1993) [web access]
[Final report arising from the Resource Assessment Commission's inquiry into the management and use of the resources of Australia's coastal zone]
Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) [web access]
[CAPAD is a listing of all statutory protected areas in Australia]
Community estuary monitoring manual (2007) [web access]
[The EPA in South Australia has developed this estuarine monitoring framework which is suitable for use by a wide range of community groups]
Guide to marine protected areas (2000) [web access]
[Provides a guide to the process of Marine Protection Area planning with special reference to South Australia]
Implications of climate change for Australian fisheries and aquaculture (2008) [web access]
[A preliminary assessment of the state of knowledge of the implications of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture in Australia]
Intergrated marine and coastal regionalisation of Australia (IMCRA) [web access]
[IMCRA is a spatial framework for classifying Australia's marine environment into bioregions]
Living coast strategy for South Australia (2004) [web access]
[This strategy sets out the State Government's environmental policy directions for sustainable management of South Australia's coastal, estuarine and marine environments]
Living on the coast : the Commonwealth Coastal Policy (1995) [web access]
[Presents the Commonwealth's vision for a co-operative, integrated approach to coastal management. Also available in print format]
Major studies and reports on Adelaide coast protection [web access]
[This site from the S.A. Dept of Environment and Natural Resources provides a summary of activities since the Culver Report in 1970. It includes links to full-text documents where available, but check the library catalogue for reports which are only available in print]
Managing our coastal zone in a changing climate: the time to act is now [web access]
[Report to the Australian Parliament's House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts]
Marine planning framework for South Australia (2006) [web access]
[A whole of Government approach to the management of current & future activities within the marine and coastal environment]
National approach to addressing marine biodiversity decline [web access]
[A report to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council that sets out a proposed cross-jurisdictional response to marine biodiversity decline]
National cooperative approach to integrated coastal zone management (2006) [web access]
[This plan sets out implementation objectives and actions required to address coastal management issues]
National Ocean Disposal Guidelines for Dredged Material (2002) [web access]
[Provides a comprehensive framework for the assessment of the environmental impacts from the disposal at sea of dredged material. Also available in print format]
National Water Quality Management Strategy (NWQMS) [web access]
[The main policy objective of the NWQMS is to achieve sustainable use of the nation's water resources by protecting and enhancing their quality while maintaining economic and social development]
Our sea, our future : major findings of the State of the marine environment report for Australia (1995) [web access]
[The State of the Marine Environment Report for Australia (SOMER) is the first comprehensive description of Australia's marine environment, its uses and values, the issues and threats affecting it, and its management. Also available in print format]
Our seas and coasts : a marine & estuarine strategy for South Australia (1998) [print]
[A report commissioned by the S.A. Government. Complemented by the publication State of our seas and coasts which contains supporting information to the report]
OzCoasts
This website is a collaborative effort between more than 100 coastal scientists from a range of government agencies across Australia. Includes graphs, maps, charts, and short essays that document issues such as beach erosion, beach geomorphic models, and sea level rise. Includes a very useful Glossary.
Strategic plan of action for the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA) (1999) [web access]
[This plan sets out the actions required to achieve the goals of the NRSMPA, and provides background information to assist in the understanding of the system and the processes required for its development. Also available in print format]
Toward a national marine science policy for Australia (1997) [web access]
[Prepared by a working party of the Australian Marine Sciences Association, this document makes recommendations on a National Marine Science Policy. Also available in print format]
Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability (2008) [web access]
[Final report for the Department of Climate Change Suface Ocean Waves Variability Project]
