Refereed Journal Articles, Reports and Conference Proceedings

Valentine, P., Birtles, A., Curnock, M., Arnold, P. & Dunstan, A. (in press). Getting closer to whales – passenger expectations and experiences, and the management of swim with dwarf minke whale interactions in the Great Barrier Reef. Tourism Management xx: xx-xx.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P. & Dunstan, A. (2002). Commercial swim programs with dwarf minke whales on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: some characteristics of the encounters with management implications. Australian Mammalogy 24: 23-38.

Birtles, A., Valentine , P., Curnock, M., Arnold, P. & Dunstan, A. (2002). Incorporating visitor experiences into ecologically sustainable dwarf minke whale tourism in the northern Great Barrier Reef. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 42, CRC Reef Research Centre, Townsville. 65 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine , P. & Curnock, M. (2001). Tourism based on free-ranging marine wildlife. Opportunities and responsibilities. Wildlife Tourism Research Report Series: No.11. Status Assessment of Wildlife Tourism in Australia Series. CRC Sustainable Tourism. 62 pp.

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1999) Towards Sustainable Management of the Developing Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism Industry in Northern Queensland. CRC Reef Research Centre Technical Report No. 27. Townsville; CRC Reef Research Centre. 30 pp.

Davis, D., Banks, S., Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Cuthill, M. (1997). Whale Sharks in Ningaloo Marine Park: Managing Tourism in an Australian Marine Protected Area. J. Tourism Management, Vol 18, No.5, pp.259-271.

Birtles, R.A. (1996). Natural Heritage Attribute: Echinoderms. pp. 147-149 in Lucas, P.H.C., Webb,T.J., Valentine, P.S. & Marsh, H. The Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. A Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 243 pp. Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University of NQ, Townsville.

Birtles, R.A. (1996). Natural Heritage Attribute: Soft Bottom Habitats. pp. 233-235 in Lucas, P.H.C., Webb,T.J., Valentine, P.S. & Marsh, H. The Outstanding Universal Value of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. A Report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, 243 pp. Department of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville.

Birtles, R.A., Cuthill, M., Valentine, P. & Davis, D. (1996). Incorporating Research on Visitor Experiences into Ecologically Sustainable Management of Whale Shark Tourism, pp. 195-202 in Richins, H., Richardson, J. & Crabtree, A. (eds.), Ecotourism and Nature-Based Tourism: Taking the Next Steps. Proceedings of the Ecotourism Association of Australia, National Conference 1995. Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Birtles, R.A. & Sofield, T.H.B. (1996). GREEN GLOBE - A World-Wide Environmental Program for the Tourism Industry, pp. 59-66 in Richins, H., Richardson, J. & Crabtree, A. (eds.), Ecotourism and Nature-Based Tourism: Taking the Next Steps. Proceedings of the Ecotourism Association of Australia, National Conference 1995. Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Marsh, H., Arnold, P.W., Limpus, C.J., Birtles, R.A., Breen, B., Robins, J. & Williams, R. (1996). Endangered and charismatic megafauna, pp. 24-138 in Great Barrier Reef: Science, Use and Management, Volume 1. Proceedings of a Conference at James Cook University of North Queensland, Nov. 1996.

Neilsen, N., Birtles, R.A. & Li-Sofield, T.H.B. (1996). Ecotourism Accreditation: Shouldn't the Tourists Have a Say? pp. 235-242 in Richins, H., Richardson, J. & Crabtree, A. (eds.), Ecotourism and Nature-Based Tourism: Taking the Next Steps. Proceedings of the Ecotourism Association of Australia, National Conference 1995. Alice Springs, Northern Territory.

Lemmens, J.W.T.J., Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1995). Distribution Patterns and Selective Feeding in Two Astropecten Species (Asteroidea: Echinodermata) from Cleveland Bay, Northern Queensland. Marine and Freshwater Research, 46:447-55.

Walker, T.A., Domm, S.B., Limpus, C.J. & Birtles R.A. (1991). Seabird Islands: Pelican Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Corella Vol. 15.

Birtles, R.A. (1990). Florence Bay Draft Management Plan. 75 pages & 9 figs. Subsequently published as Q. DEH. 1992. Florence Bay: Magnetic Island National Park. Management Plan. 51 pp., 2 tables & 5 figs.

Birtles, R.A. & P.W. Arnold. (1989). Distribution of trophic groups of epifaunal echinoderms and molluscs in the soft sediment areas of the central Great Barrier Reef shelf. Proc. 6th Internat. Coral Reef Symp. Vol 3:325-332.

Rowe, F.W.E., Hoggett, A.K., Birtles, R.A. & Vail, L.L. (1986). Revision of some comasterid genera from Australia (Echinodermata: Crinoidea), with descriptions of two new genera and nine new species. J. Linn. Soc. (Zool.) 86:197-277.

Bradbury, R.H., Reichelt, R.E., Meyer, D.L. & Birtles, R.A. (1987). Patterns in the distribution of the crinoid community at Davies Reef on the central Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs 5:189-196.

Birtles, R.A. (1986). Some preliminary observations from a survey of the soft sediment biota of the inner and mid-shelf of the Great Barrier Reef following Cyclone Winifred. In: Dutton, I.M. (ed.) The offshore effects of Cyclone Winifred. Proceedings of a workshop held at Townsville, June 1986. GBRMPA Workshop Series No.7, pp.47-49.

Hammond, L.S., Birtles, R.A. & Reichelt, R.E. (1985). Holothuroid assemblages on coral reefs across the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. Proc. 5th Int. Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti 5:285-290.

Birtles, R.A. and P.W. Arnold. (1983). Between the reefs: some patterns of soft-substrate epibenthos on the central Great Barrier Reef Shelf. pp. 159-163. In: Baker, J., R. Carter, P. Sammarco and K. Stark (eds.). Proc. Inaug. Great Barrier Reef Conference, JCU Press.

Anderson, P.K. & Birtles, R.A. (1980). Observations on the Behaviour and Ecology of Dugongs on the Coast of Queensland. National Geographic Research Reports, 1975 Projects. pp. 37-42.

Anderson, P.K. & Birtles, R.A. (1978). Behaviour and Ecology of the Dugong, Dugong dugon (Sirenia): observations in Shoalwater and Cleveland Bays, Queensland. Aust. Wildl. Res., 5, pp. 1-23.

Books and Chapters in Books

Sofield, T.H.B. & Birtles, R.A. (1996). Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Opportunity Spectrum For Tourism (IPCOST). Chapter 16 (pp. 396-434) in Butler, R. & Hinch, T. (eds.) (1996) Tourism and Indigenous Peoples. Internat. Thomson Business Press, 444 pp.

Sofield, T.H.B., Samiati Tarjana, M. Sri & Birtles, R.A. (1995). Planning for Tourism Development: A New Construct. Integrated Multi-disciplinary Planning and Research for Tourism (IMPREST) pp. 42-56 in Sofield, T.H.B. & Samiati Tarjana (eds.). 1995. A Profile of Javanese Culture. Its Significance & Potential for Tourism Development. James Cook University and Universitas Sebalas Maret, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.

Lassig, B., Ayling, T., Birtles, R.A., Done, T., Drew, E., Wilkinson, C. & Kelly, G. (1993). The Benthic Communities of Raine Reef, pp. 39-42, in A.K. Smith, (comp.) and K.H. Zevering & C.E. Zevering (eds.), Raine Island and Environs, Great Barrier Reef: Quest to Preserve a Fragile Outpost of Nature. Brisbane, Raine Island Corporation.

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1989). Soft-sediment marine invertebrates of Southeast Asia and Australia: a guide to identification. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, (1989), 272 pp.

Arnold, P.W. and Birtles, R.A. (1986). Biological communities of the subtidal soft sediment shelf, pp. 27-30 in Johnson, D.P., Belperio, A.P. & Hopley, D. 1986. A field guide to mixed terrigenous-carbonate sedimentation in the Central Great Barrier Reef Province, Australia. Australasian Sedimentologists Group Field Guide Series No. 3. Geological Society of Australia, Sydney.

Birtles, R.A. (1984). Echinoderms. Ch. 13 in The Great Barrier Reef. Reader's Digest, Sydney, pp. 214-237.

Doctoral Thesis

Birtles, R.A. (1991). Pattern and process on the Great Barrier Reef Shelf with special reference to the soft bottom echinoderm fauna. Two volumes, 593 pp. including 65 figs & 76 tables. Ph.D. Thesis, James Cook University.

Other Reports and Research Articles

Birtles, A. & Arnold, P. (2002). Dwarf Minke Whales in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. CRC Reef Current State of Knowledge Brochure May 2002. 6pp.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Barnett, B. & Valentine, P. (2002). Ecologically sustainable management of swim-with-dwarf minke whale activities in the northern great Barrier reef – can it be achieved and how would we know if it is? Dwarf Minke Whale Project Issues Paper, April 2002. Presented to the CRC Reef Workshop on Management of swim-with-dwarf minke whale activities in the northern GBR, Club Crocodile, Hides Hotel, Cairns, 19 April, 2002. 6 pp.

Butler, B., Loong, D., Pearson, R., Birtles, A., Heath, L. & Saltzer, R. (2002). Development of management tools for sustained tourism and water quality in the Wet Tropics. National Tourism Development Program Final Report to Dept. Industry Science & Resources. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, JCU, 15 pp. + Attachments 1-11.

Birtles, A. (2001). Minke Whale Project Submission to the Minister for the Environment, 26 January 2001, Re: TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company proposal for Townsville Trough Non-exclusive 2D Seismic Survey – Referral 2000/123. 3 pp.

Birtles, A. & Arnold, P. (2001a). Comments on proposed 'swimming-with-whales' Amendments to Plans of Management in the Whitsundays and Cairns Areas of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Minke Whale Project Report to GBRMPA, 3 pp.

Birtles, A. & Arnold, P. (2001b). Minke Whale Information Package (MWIP2001). Minke Whale Project Interpretative Folder. Issued to CHARROA operators June 1999 and updated 2000 and 2001). 60pp.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2001a). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism (1999-2001). Final Report to the Commonwealth Department of Environment and Heritage (Environment Australia) November 2001. James Cook University, Townsville, 48pp. + Appendices 1-17.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2001b). Towards ecologically sustainable management of human-wildlife interactions: a case study of swim-with minke whale ecotourism. Minke Whale Project CRC Reef Task B2.8 Half-Yearly Report 2001, 7 pp.

Birtles, A., Curnock, M. & Arnold, P. (2001). Minke Whale Project Information Sheet # 5. Research Update (14 December 2001) circulated to industry, researchers and managers. 4 pp.

Birtles, A., Heath, L., Pearson, R., Butler, B. & Loong, D. (2001). Visiting Freshwater Sites in the Wet Tropics: A Code of Practice for Managing Your Visit. Visitor Brochure prepared for CRC Rainforest Technical Workshop, Cairns, 14 May 2001, 3 pp.

Birtles, A., R., Saltzer, R., Pearson, Heath, L., Butler, B. & Loong, D. (2001). Rich and Rare – Animals in Wet Tropics Streams: Wildlife Information and Visitor Guidelines. Visitor Brochure prepared for CRC Rainforest Technical Workshop, Cairns, 14 May 2001, 5 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (2001a). MWQ 1999-2000 Passenger Questionnaires: Preliminary Summary of Results. Confidential report compiled for Undersea Explorer. Minke Whale Project: CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Project 2.2.4: 18 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (2001b). MWQ 1999-2000 Passenger Questionnaires: Preliminary Summary of Results. Confidential report compiled for Mike Ball Dive Expeditions; Super Sport. Minke Whale Project: CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Project 2.2.4: 18 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (2001c). MWQ 1999-2000 Passenger Questionnaires: Preliminary Summary of Results. Confidential report compiled for Taka II. Minke Whale Project: CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Project 2.2.4: 18 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (2001d). MWQ 1999-2000 Passenger Questionnaires: Preliminary Summary of Results. Confidential report compiled for Nimrod Explorer. Minke Whale Project: CRC for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Project 2.2.4: 18 pp.

Curnock, M. & Birtles, A. (2001). The Minke Whale Project. Waves: Marine & Coastal Community Network Newsletter, 8 (1): 6.

Birtles, A. & Arnold, P. (2000a). Commercial swim program with dwarf minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata sensu lato on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: a case study. Paper submitted to 52nd Meeting of Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (SC/52/WW13), 11 pp.

Birtles, A. & Arnold, P. (2000b). Minke Whale Project Progress Report on Cetacean Research, 1999: Dwarf Minke Whale Study. Report to EPA Queensland for incorporation into the Queensland Progress Report on Cetacean Research, April 1999 to April 2000 (ed. Vang, E.). 2 pp.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2000a). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism. Minke Whale Project CRC Reef Task 2.2.4 Half-Yearly Report 2000, December 2000. 11 pp. including Appendix 1.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2000b). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism. Minke Whale Project Report to Environment Australia, June 2000; 11 pp. + Appendices 1-19 (96 pp.).

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2000c). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism. Minke Whale Project CRC Reef Task 2.2.4 Annual Report 1999-2000, June 2000. 12 pp.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2000d). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism. Minke Whale Project CRC Reef Task 2.2.4 Half-Yearly Report 1999, January 2000. 10 pp. including Appendices 1-4.

Birtles, A., Curnock, M. & Arnold, P. (2000a). Minke Whale Project Information Sheet # 4. Research Update (12 December 2000) circulated to industry, researchers and managers. 2pp.

Birtles, A., Curnock, M. & Arnold, P. (2000b). Minke Whale Project Information Sheet # 3. Research Update (9 June 2000) circulated to industry, researchers and managers. 2pp.

Arnold, P. & Birtles, A. (2000a). Minke Whale Project Application for renewal of scientific permit under the Whale Protection Act 1980; Report on 1999 Minke Whale Field Season; and Proposal To Test Feasibility Of Collecting Skin Samples From Dwarf Minke Whales. 6 pp.

Arnold, P. & Birtles, A. (2000b). Minke Whale Project Report on past, present and future minke whale research for incorporation into a paper for IWC by P. Gill on the conservation and management implications of whale research in the South Pacific Sanctuary area. 3 pp.

Arnold, P. & Birtles, A. (2000c). Minke Whale Project Report on Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Regulations 2000: Interacting with cetaceans. Dwarf minke whales interactions - a unique case. 1 pp.

Burton, R., Birtles, A., Casado Diaz, M., Wilson, J., Bruce, D. & Garrod, B. (2000). Marine Ecotourism for the Atlantic Area (META-): Baseline Report. Bristol Group for Tourism Research (BGTR), University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK 56pp + Appendices.

Smith, L. & Birtles, A. (2000). Minke Whale Passenger Brochure; “a curious little whale”. Passenger Brochure issued to CHARROA operators for 2000 minke season.

Birtles, A., Curnock, M. & Arnold, P. (1999a). Minke Whale Project Information Sheet # 2. Research Update (21 Sept 1999) circulated to industry and managers. 2 pp.

Birtles, A., Curnock, M. & Arnold, P. (1999b). Minke Whale Project Information Sheet # 1. Minke Whale Research (June 1999) circulated to industry and managers. 2pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (1999a). Far Northern And Cairns Section Live-Aboard Dive Tours: Operator Summary 1996-1998; Diver Survey Interim Results. Report compiled for Undersea Explorer. Great Barrier Reef Tourism Research Project. CRC for the Sustainable Use Of The Great Barrier Reef: Project 2.2.2: 11 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (1999b). Far Northern And Cairns Section Live-Aboard Dive Tours: Operator Summary 1996-1998; Diver Survey Interim Results. Report compiled for Mike Ball Dive Expeditions; SuperSport. Great Barrier Reef Tourism Research Project. CRC for the Sustainable Use Of The Great Barrier Reef: Project 2.2.2: 11 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (1999c). Far Northern And Cairns Section Live-Aboard Dive Tours: Operator Summary 1996-1998; Diver Survey Interim Results. Report Compiled for Taka II. Great Barrier Reef Tourism Research Project. CRC for the Sustainable Use Of The Great Barrier Reef: Project 2.2.2: 11 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (1999d). Far Northern And Cairns Section Live-Aboard Dive Tours: Operator Summary 1996-1998; Diver Survey Interim Results. Report Compiled for Nimrod III. Great Barrier Reef Tourism Research Project. CRC for the Sustainable Use Of The Great Barrier Reef: Project 2.2.2: 11 pp.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Curnock, M. (1999e). Far Northern And Cairns Section Live-Aboard Dive Tours: Operator Summary 1996-1998; Diver Survey Interim Results. Report Compiled for Rum Runner I & II. Great Barrier Reef Tourism Research Project. CRC for the Sustainable Use Of The Great Barrier Reef: Project 2.2.2: 11 pp.

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1998). Towards sustainable management of the developing Dwarf minke whale tourism industry in northern Queensland. Report submitted to the Scientific Committee of the 50th Annual Meeting of the IWC in Oman, April 1998 for inclusion in the Report of the International Whaling Commission 50 (as SC/50/WW01).

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1997). Little visitors in the north. Sportdiving 65: 52-55.

Butler, B., Birtles, R.A., Pearson, R.G. & Jones, K. (1996). Ecotourism, Water Quality and Wet Tropics Streams Final Report 96/11 to the Commonwealth Department of Tourism. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, JCUNQ, Townsville, 2 Volumes, 219 pp.

Oliver, J., Birtles, A. & Kelly, R. (1995). Rezoning the Far Northern Section of the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Coral Reef Society Submission to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Australian Coral Reef Society - Spring Newsletter, No. 22, October 1995. 3 pp.

Valentine, P., Reynolds, A., Birtles, R.A., Inglis, G., Mabin, M. & Luly, J. (1994). Hinchinbrook Area: World Heritage Values. A Report to the World Heritage Unit, DEST. Tropical Environment Studies & Geography, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville, 58 pp.

Birtles, R.A. and Sofield, T.H.B. (1992). Brolga Dreaming: A Vision for the Future of the Townsville Town Common . A concept plan and pre-feasibility study for a North Australian Environmental and Heritage Theme Park, Townsville Town Common. Report for the Townsville City Council and the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage (Q.NPWS). 168 pp., 29 plates, 8 figs & 4 tables.

Sofield, T.H.B and Birtles, R.A. (1992). Aboriginal Tourism Strategy for the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Northern Queensland, Australia Report on behalf of the Rainforest Aboriginal Network. 68 pp., 1 fig. & 5 tables. Subsequently published as Supporting Paper 14 for the 1992 Wet Tropics Plan: Strategic Directions.

Arnold, P.W. and Birtles, R.A. (1985). Zoning the central section of the Great Barrier Reef marine park for the conservation and management of the soft sediment areas of the continental shelf. Report of the Benthic Research Unit, Dept. of Marine Biology, James Cook University of North Queensland. 62 pp., 17 tab., 10 figs.

Bull, G. and A. Birtles. (1984). Report on a Biological Study of the Hayman Island Reef in relation to the proposed development of an artificial lagoon. 48 pp. and 17 figures.

Birtles, R.A. and P.W. Arnold. (1983). Spatial and temporal distribution of soft-bottom epibenthos across the Great Barrier Reef Shelf , ARGS Final Report; 32 pp + 16 tables, 19 figures.

Other Conference Proceedings, Abstracts and Presentations at Professional Meetings

Arnold, P., Birtles, A., Matthews, M. & Dunstan, A. (2002). Gulping behaviour of rorquals: underwater observations and their relevance to evolution of feeding in mysticete whales. Oral Presentation & Abstract in: Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Water. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. December 9 – 14, 2002.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Dunstan, A., & Valentine, P. (2002). Information needs for the ecologically sustainable management of swim-with-dwarf minke whale ecotourism on the Great Barrier Reef. Oral Presentation & Abstract, p. xx In: Ecology 2002 Conference, Cairns, FNQ, 2-6 December 2002.

Birtles, A., Barnett, B., Arnold, P., Valentine & Dunstan, A. (2002). Minkes in control? – the pathway to self-regulation by the swim-with-whales ecotourism industry on the northern Great Barrier Reef. Oral Presentation & Abstract, p. 43 In: Ecotourism – a world of difference. 2002 Ecotourism Australia International Conference, 21-25 October 2002, Cairns, TNQ, Australia.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P., Dunstan, A., & Matthews, M. (2001). Spatial and temporal patterns of dwarf minke whales involved in commercial swim programs on the Great Barrier Reef and their implications for ecologically sustainable management. Oral Presentation & Abstract in: Southern Hemisphere Marine Mammal Conference Proceedings, Phillip Is. May 29 – June 1, 2001, p. 21.

Birtles, A., Valentine, P., Curnock, M., & Dunstan, A. (2001). Incorporating visitor experiences into ecologically sustainable management of dwarf minke whale tourism on the Great Barrier Reef. Oral Presentation & Abstract in: Southern Hemisphere Marine Mammal Conference Proceedings, Phillip Is. May 29 – June 1, 2001, p. 22.

Birtles, A., Smith, L., Valentine, P., Curnock, M., Arnold, P. & Dunstan, A. (2001). Using interpretation to manage human-dwarf minke whale interactions on the Great Barrier Reef. Poster presented at the Southern Hemisphere Marine Mammal Conference, Phillip Is., May 29 – June 1, 2001.

Arnold, P., Curnock, M., Birtles, A., Valentine, P. & Dunstan, A. (2000). Developing Ecologically Sustainable Dwarf Minke Whale Tourism. Minke Whale Project Task 2.2.4. CRC Reef Conference Presentation, September 2000. (Abstract 1 p.).

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1996). Diver - Minke Whale interactions on the northern Great Barrier Reef. Poster presentation at The Great Barrier Reef Science, Use and Management Conference at James Cook University of North Queensland, Nov. 1996. (Abstract) Volume 2: p.188

Birtles, R.A., Cuthill, M., Valentine, P. & Davis, D. (1995). Incorporating Research on Visitor Experiences into Ecologically Sustainable Management of Whale Shark Tourism. Presented at Taking the Next Steps, Ecotourism Association of Australia, National Conference, 18-23 November 1995, Alice Springs.

Birtles, R.A. & Sofield, T.H.B. (1995). GREEN GLOBE - A World-Wide Environmental Program for the Tourism Industry. Invited paper presented at Taking the Next Steps, Ecotourism Association of Australia, National Conference, 18-23 November 1995, Alice Springs.

Najar, G., Birtles, R.A. & Rutledge, J. (1994). Sustainable Construction in Tourism Growth Regions. Proceedings of the Conference on Creating Environments for Tourism, Oct. 1994, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Birtles, R.A. (1992). Integrated Multidisciplinary Planning and Research for Ecologically Sustainable Tourism (IMPREST): a tool for managing the Environmental Impacts of Tourism. Invited paper presented at the Australian Tourism Outlook Forum 1992: Towards a Sustainable Tourism Future. Hyatt Regency, Sanctuary Cove, Dec. 1992.

Birtles, R.A. & Sofield, T.H.B. (1991). An integrated environmental and heritage park for Townsville: A new concept in regional special interest tourism. Presented at the Ecotourism Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane. (Abstr.).

Birtles, R.A. & Arnold, P.W. (1985). Zoning for conservation and management of soft sediment areas within the Great Barrier Reef Park . In: Proceedings of the Australian Coral Reef Society, November 1985, Townsville, Qld. p.5 (Abstr.).

Arnold, P.W. & Birtles, R.A. (1985). An analysis of some techniques for characterisation of soft sediment benthic communities. In: Proceedings of the Australian Coral Reef Society, November 1985, Townsville, Qld. p.3 (Abstr.).

Birtles, R.A. and P.W. Arnold. (1982). Spatial patterns of epibenthos on the central Great Barrier Reef shelf between the reefs. Presented at Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Coral Reefs. Australian Coral Reef Society meeting, Brisbane.

Birtles, R.A. and P.W. Arnold. (1980). Spatial and temporal patterns in the soft-bottom epibenthos of the central Great Barrier Reef Shelf. Presented at Reefs - Past and Present. Inaugural meeting of the International Society for Reef Studies, Cambridge.

Birtles, R.A. and P.W. Arnold. (1978). A preliminary analysis of the epibenthic echinoderms of the inner central Great Barrier Reef. Presented at the Third International Conference on Echinoderm Biology, Sydney.

Websites

Birtles, A., Arnold, P. & Curnock, M. (2001). Minke Whale Project (including Industry Information Package 1999-2001). Uploaded to CRC Reef website (http://www.reef.crc.org.au), May 2001.

Birtles, A., Arnold, P. & Curnock, M. (2001). Sustainable Minke Whale Tourism. Uploaded to Environment Australia website, April 2001. (http://www.ea.gov.au/coasts/species/projects/complete/whales/dwarfminke.html)

Films and Radio

1981 Ribbon of Life: One Man's Reef. A 50-minute documentary about the Great Barrier Reef jointly produced by the ABC Natural History Unit and GBRMPA. Researcher, consultant, scriptwriter, anchorman and narrator.

2002 Meet the Minkes. A 50-minute documentary co-produced by Digital Dimensions and Natural History New Zealand for TVNZ and National Geographic. Story development, scriptwriting, scientific advice and interviews. Assisted in the production of and appeared in the following films:

1973The Crown of Thorns Starfish. A 50-minute documentary on BBC Horizon series.

1977 Tracks to Raine Island. A 30-minute documentary on marine turtles and seabirds in the Exploration North series, ABC Natural Hist. Unit.

1977 The Hidden Coast. A 30-minute documentary on mangroves in the Exploration North series, ABC Natural History Unit.

1981 The Edge of the Sea. A 30-minute documentary in a series by ABC Sydney on Marine Science and the Great Barrier Reef.

1982 The Wreck of the Yongala. A 50-minute documentary produced by Ron & Val Taylor.

1990 Raine Island: Oasis of the Coral Sea. A 12-minute documentary produced by Gulliver Film Productions for the Raine Island Corporation.

1995 Whales, Whaling and Whale Sharks in Western Australia. Appeared in and assisted in the production of this 30-minute TV documentary.

Assisted in the production of:

1980 Where Angels Swim. A 30-minute documentary about Lizard Island Marine Research Station and the Great Barrier Reef produced by the ABC Natural History Unit.

1983 The Greatest Reef. A series produced by the North Australian Film Corporation Pty. Ltd.

1984 The Reef Builders. A 50-minute educational documentary about corals and coral reefs. Cinetaur Film Productions.

1988 Seas Under Capricorn Episode Two of the ABC 50-minute documentary on the sea as part of their bicentenary series "The Nature of Australia".

1990 The Wetlands of Arukun. Script development and narration of 25-minute film for Coral Sea Imagery.

1991 The Crown of Thorns Phenomenon. Script editing and narration for a 20-minute documentary jointly produced by GBRMPA and The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

1993 Ecotourism. A 55-minute documentary by Ben Cropp Productions for Channel Seven and the U.S. market. Technical advice and script development.

1995 Survival on the Reef. Scriptwriter for a 30-minute documentary produced by the ABC Natural History Unit. Screened on Wildscreen.

Made contributions to a number of radio shows and programmes including the ABC Science Show (on soft sediment communities, dugongs and minke whales).