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Publications From The Fish Conservation Project

Research Fellow: Dr John Paxton

  1. Paxton, J.R. & L.C. Collett. 1975. Are fishes returning to the Parramatta River? Fisherman (N.S.W. State Fisheries Journal), 5(1):1-6.
  2. Paxton, J.R. & D.F. Hoese. l985. The Japanese sea bass, Lateolabrax japonicus (Pisces, Percichthyidae), an apparent marine introduction into eastern Australia. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology, 31(4):369-372.
  3. Paxton, J.R. 1990. Proposed introduction of exotic fishes into the Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: potential problems. In D. Pollard (Ed) Australian Society for Fish Biology, Workshop on Introduced and Tranlocated Fishes, Proceedings of the Bureau of Rural Resources, 8:158-161.
  4. Stevens, J.D. & J.R. Paxton. 1992. Shark attack: but who's the victim? Australian Natural History, 24(3):46-53.
  5. Paxton, J.R. 1993. Protective beach meshing summary. Conservation Workshop, Sharks Down Under Conference. In J. Pepperell, J. West & P. Woon (Eds) Shark Conservation. pp. 130-132. Sydney: Zoological Parks Board.
  6. Paxton, J.R. 1995. Seahorses - frogs of the sea? Van Gogh's Ear (University of Newcastle Magazine) Dec. 1995:12-13.
  7. Paxton, J. 1996. Warriors of the deep in fight for their lives. Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 1996:13.
  8. Beale, B. & J. Paxton. 1996. Great white, great shame. Sydney Morning Herald, 4 November 1996:13.
  9. Paxton, J.R. & J. West. 1999. Likelihood of Shark Attack in Sydney Harbour during the Sept. 2000 Olympic Games. Final Report to SOCOG, Australian Museum Business Services, pp. i-iv, 1-29. URL: http://www.amonline.net.au/pdf/sharkrpt.pdf
  10. Paxton, J.R. & M. McGrouther. 2002. Status of Australian fish taxonomy and fish collections, databases and networks. In J. Shimura, K.L. Wilson & D. Gordon (Eds). Proceedings of Species 2000 Asia Oceania Joint Forum: Taxonomy Initiatives for Biodiversity Conservation in an IT Era ( Tokyo, January 2001). National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan Research Report, 171: 211-219.
  11. Pogonoski, J.J., D.A. Pollard & J.R. Paxton. 2002. Conservation Overview and Action Plan for Australian Threatened and Potentially Threatened Marine and Estuarine Fishes. Canberra: Environment Australia. Pp. 375; CD-ROM; URL: www.deh.gov.au/coasts/publications/marine-fish-action/index.html.
  12. Paxton, J.R.. 2003. Identification of threatened species from regional faunas: examples from Australian marine fishes. In J. Shimura (ed). Global Taxonomy Initiative in Asia. National Institute for Environmental Studies Japan Research Report, 175: 259-261.
  13. Paxton, J. 2003. Shark nets in the spotlight. Nature Australia, 27 (10): 84. (Reprinted 2004, Waves (Marine and Coastal Community National Newsletter), 10 (3): 8-9.)

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