Marine protected species in the Northern Territory : Identification guide

The Northern Territory has one of the world?s most intact marine environments and is home to an array of marine species protected under international agreements and national legislation. Marine protected species in the Northern Territory: Identification guide has been compiled by the Department of Primary Industry and Resources, Fisheries Division (NT Fisheries).The guide will help you identify some of the Territory?s common marine protected species, ranging from sawfish to sea snakes, sea turtles to large marine mammals. Correctly identifying protected species provides valuable information about populations within Territory waters.About this guide - Reporting - Anatomy - Sawfish - Green Sawfish - Narrow Sawfish - Largetooth Sawfish - Dwarf Sawfish - Guitarfish and Wedgefish - Whitespotted Wedgefish - Eyebrow Wedgefish - Giant Shovelnose Ray - Sharks and Rays - Scalloped Hammerhead - Great Hammerhead - Winghead Shark - Grey Nurse Shark - Speartooth Shark - Northern River Shark - ceanic Whitetip Shark - Whale Shark - Manta Ray - Kuhls Devilray - Reptiles - Loggerhead Turtle - Green Turtle - Hawksbill Turtle - Olive-Ridley Turtle - Flatback Turtle - Leatherback Turtle - Stoke?s Sea Snake - Spine-Bellied Sea Snake - Elegant Sea Snake - Olive Sea Snake - Horned Sea Snake - Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait - Marine Mammals - Humpback Dolphin - Australian Snubfin Dolphin - Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin - Bottlenose Dolphin - Common Dolphin - Spotted Dolphin - False Killer Whale - Melon-Headed Whale - Humpback Whale - Killer Whale - Bryde?s Whale - Sei Whale - Dugong - Seahorses and pipefish - Seahorse - Pipefish - AcknowledgementsMade available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).NT Fisheries wishes to thank all those who provided images and suggestions for improving this guide, particularly Dr Peter Kyne, Dr Carol Palmer, Dr Ruchira Somaweera and Dr Vinay Udyawer.The photos and diagrams in this publication are reproduced with the kind permission of Millie Banner, Carlie Bansemer, Dr Ian Bell, Melinda Brown, Grant Johnson, Lindsey Jones, Dr Peter Kyne, Belinda Norris, Dr Carol Palmer, Simon J. Pierce, Tristan Simpson, Dr Ruchira Somaweera and Jochen Zaeschmar. We would also like to thank the CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection, NOAA Fisheries, the Queensland Government and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia