Johnson, Johanna E., Welch, David J., van Hooidonk, Ruben, Tracey, Dieter, Chandrasa, Ganesha, Molinari, Bianca, Triani, Deti, Tania, Casandra, and Susanto, Handoko (2023) Climate change implications for the Arafura and Timor Seas region: assessing vulnerability of marine systems to inform management and conservation. Climatic Change, 176. 88.

Welch, David J., Smith, Adam K., Krusic-Golub, Kyne, Erdmann, Sandra, and Newman, Stephen J. (2023) Preliminary age-based life history characteristics of the dogtooth tuna, Gymnosarda unicolor (Ruppell, 1838), in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 8 (3). pp. 323-331.

Johnson, Johanna E., Hooper, Eryn, and Welch, David J. (2020) Community marine monitoring toolkit: a tool developed in the Pacific to inform community-based marine resource management. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 159. 111498.

Kingsford, Michael J., Welch, David, and O'Callaghan, Mark (2019) Latitudinal and cross-shelf patterns of size, age, growth, and mortality of a tropical damselfish Acanthochromis polyacanthus on the Great Barrier Reef. Diversity, 11 (5). 67.

Dulvy, Nicholas K., Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Davidson, Lindsay N.K., Fordham, Sonja V., Bräutigam, Amie, Sant, Glenn, and Welch, David J. (2017) Challenges and priorities in shark and ray conservation. Current Biology, 27 (11). R565-R572.

Pratchett, Morgan S., Cameron, Darren S., Donelson, Jennifer, Evans, Louisa, Frisch, Ashley J., Hobday, Alistair J., Hoey, Andrew S., Marshall, Nadine A., Messmer, Vanessa, Munday, Philip L., Pears, Rachel, Pecl, Gretta, Reynolds, Adam, Scott, Molly, Tobin, Andrew, Tobin, Renae, Welch, David J., and Williamson, David H. (2017) Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27. pp. 297-316.

Moore, Bradley R., Stapley, Jason M., Williams, Ashley J., and Welch, David. J. (2017) Overexploitation causes profound demographic changes to the protandrous hermaphrodite king threadfin (Polydactylus macrochir) in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Fisheries Research, 187. pp. 199-208.

Taillebois, Laura, Barton, Diane P., Crook, David A., Saunders, Thor, Taylor, Jonathan, Hearnden, Mark, Saunders, Richard J., Newman, Stephen J,, Travers, Michael J., Welch, David J., Greig, Alan, Dudgeon, Christine, Maher, Safia, and Ovenden, Jennifer (2017) Strong population structure deduced from genetics, otolith chemistry and parasite abundances explains vulnerability to localized fishery collapse in a large Sciaenid fish, Protonibea diacanthus. Evolutionary Applications, 10 (10). pp. 978-993.

Johnson, Johanna E., Welch, David J., Maynard, Jeffrey A., Bell, Johann D., Pecl, Gretta, Robins, Julie, and Saunders, Thor (2016) Assessing and reducing vulnerability to climate change: moving from theory to practical decision-support. Marine Policy, 74. pp. 220-229.

Taillebois, Laura, Dudgeon, Christine, Maher, Safia, Crook, David A., Saunders, Thor M., Barton, Diane P., Taylor, Jonathan A., Welch, David J., Newman, Stephen J., Travers, Michael J., Saunders, Richard J., and Ovenden, Jennifer (2016) Characterization, development and multiplexing of microsatellite markers in three commercially exploited reef fish and their application for stock identification. PeerJ, 4. e2418. pp. 1-18.

Johnson, Johanna E., and Welch, David J. (2016) Climate change implications for Torres Strait fisheries: assessing vulnerability to inform adaptation. Climatic Change, 135 (3). pp. 611-624.

Frisch, Ashley J., Cameron, Darren S., Pratchett, Morgan S., Williamson, David H., Williams, Ashley J., Reynolds, Adam D., Hoey, Andrew S., Rizzari, Justin R., Evans, Louisa, Kerrigan, Brigid, Muldoon, Geoffrey, Welch, David, and Hobbs, Jean-Paul A. (2016) Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 26 (3). pp. 303-325.

Gledhill, Daniel C., Hobday, Alistair J., Welch, David J., Sutton, Stephen G., Lansdell, Matthew J., Koopman, Mathew, Jeloudev, Adrian, Smith, Adam, and Last, Peter (2015) Collaborative approaches to accessing and utilising historical citizen science data: a case-study with spearfishers from eastern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66 (3). pp. 195-201.

Welch, David J., Newman, Stephen J., Buckworth, Rik C., Ovenden, Jennifer R., Broderick, Damien, Lester, Robert J.G., Gribble, Neil A., Ballagh, Aaron C., Charters, Robbie A., Stapley, Jason, Street, Raewyn, Garrett, Rod N., and Begg, Gavin A. (2015) Integrating different approaches in the definition of biological stocks: a northern Australian multi-jurisdictional fisheries example using grey mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus. Marine Policy, 55. pp. 73-80.

Bentley, B.P., Harvey, E.S., Newman, S.J., Welch, D.J., Smith, A.K., and Kennington, W.J. (2014) Local genetic patchiness but no regional differences between Indo-West Pacific populations of the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 506. pp. 267-277.

Currey, L.M., Williams, A.J., Mapstone, B.D., Davies, C.R., Carlos, G., Welch, D.J., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Ballagh, A.C., Penny, A.L., Grandecourt, E.M., Mapleston, A., Wiebkin, A.S., and Bean, K. (2013) Comparative biology of tropical Lethrinus species (Emperors): challenges for multi-species management. Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (3). pp. 764-788.

Bentley, B.P, Harvey, E.S., Newman, S.J., Welch, D.J, Smith, A.K., and Kennington, W.J. (2013) Characterization of 13 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor. Conservation Genetics Resources, 5 (3). pp. 693-695.

Creighton, Colin, Sawynok, Bill, Sutton, Stephen, D'Silva, Dallas, Stagles, Ian, Pam, Christine, Saunders, Richard, Welch, David, Grixti, Daniel, and Spooner, Daniel (2013) Climate Change and Recreational Fishing: implications of climate change for recreational fishers and the recreational fishing industry. Report. Fisheries Reserach and Development Corporation, Canberra, ACT.

Morgan, Jess A.T., Macbeth, Michael, Broderick, Damien, Whatmore, Paul, Street, Raewyn, Welch, David J., and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2013) Hybridisation, paternal leakage and mitochondrial DNA linearization in three anomalous fish (Scombridae). Mitochondrion, 13 (6). pp. 852-861.

Moore, Bradley R., Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Newman, Stephen J., Stapley, Jason M., Allsop, Quentin, Sellin, Michelle J., and Welch, David J. (2012) Spatial variation in life history reveals insight into connectivity and geographic population structure of a tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir. Fisheries Research, 125-126. pp. 214-224.

Ballagh, Aaron C., Welch, David J., Newman, Stephen J., Allsop, Quentin, and Stapley, Jason M. (2012) Stock structure of the blue threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum) across northern Australia derived from life-history characteristics. Fisheries Research, 121-122. pp. 63-72.

Morgan, Jess A.T., Harry, Alastair V., Welch, David J., Street, Raewyn, White, Jimmy, Geraghty, Pascal T., Macbeth, William G., Tobin, Andrew, Simpfendorfer, Colin A., and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2012) Detection of interspecies hybridisation in Chondrichthyes: hybrids and hybrid offspring between Australian (Carcharhinus tilstoni) and common (C. limbatus) blacktip shark found in an Australian fishery. Conservation Genetics, 13 (2). pp. 455-463.

Horne, John B., Momigliano, Paolo, Welch, David J., Newman, Stephen J., and Van Herwerden, Lynne (2012) Searching for common threads in threadfins: phylogeography of Australian polynemids in space and time. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 449. pp. 263-276.

Harry, A.V., Morgan, J.A.T., Ovenden, J.R., Tobin, A.J., Welch, D.J., and Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2012) Comparison of the reproductive ecology of two sympatric blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus and Carcharhinus tilstoni) off north-eastern Australia with species identification inferred from vertebral counts. Journal of Fish Biology, 81 (4). pp. 1-9.

Moore, B.R., Welch, D.J., Newman, S.J., and Lester, R.J.G. (2012) Parasites as indicators of movement and population connectivity of a non-diadromous, tropical estuarine teleost: king threadfin Polydactylus macrochir. Journal of Fish Biology, 81 (1). pp. 230-252.

Broderick, D., Ovenden, J.R., Buckworth, R.C., Newman, S.J., Lester, R.J.G., and Welch, D.J. (2011) Genetic population structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in northern Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 79 (3). pp. 633-661.

Morgan, Jess A.T., Welch, David J., Harry, Alistair V., Street, Raewyn, Broderick, Damien, and Ovenden, Jennifer R. (2011) A mitochondrial species identification assay for Australian blacktip sharks (Carcharhinus tilstoni, C. limbatus and C. amblyrhynchoides) using real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis. Molecular Ecology, 11 (5). pp. 813-819.

Ovenden, Jennifer R., Morgan, Jess A.T., Street, Raewyn, Tobin, Andrew, Simpfendorfer, Colin, Macbeth, William, and Welch, David (2011) Negligible evidence for regional genetic population structure for two shark species Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837) and Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) with contrasting biology. Marine Biology, 158 (7). pp. 1497-1509.

Harry, Alastair V., Tobin, Andrew J., Simpfendorfer, Colin A., Welch, David J., Mapleston, Amos, White, Jimmy, Williams, Ashley J., and Stapley, Jason (2011) Evaluating catch and mitigating risk in a multispecies, tropical, inshore shark fishery within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62 (6). pp. 710-721.

Horne, John B., Momigliano, Paolo, Welch, David J., Newman, Stephen J., and van Herwerden, Lynne (2011) Limited ecological population connectivity suggests low demands on self-recruitment in a tropical inshore marine fish (Eleutheronema tetradactylum: Polynemidae). Molecular Ecology, 20 (11). pp. 2291-2306.

Moore, B.R., Stapley, J., Allsop, Q., Newman, S.J., Ballagh, A., Welch, D.J., and Lester, R.J.G. (2011) Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia, as indicated by parasites. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (3). pp. 923-936.

Ballagh, Aaron C., Welch, David, Williams, Ashley J., Mapleston, Amos, Tobin, Andrew, and Marton, Nicholas (2011) Integrating methods for determining length-at-age to improve growth estimates for two large scombrids. Fishery Bulletin, 109 (1). pp. 90-100.

Moore, B.R., Welch, D.J., and Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2011) Spatial patterns in the demography of a large estuarine teleost: king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62 (8). pp. 937-951.

Newman, S.J., Pember, M.B., Rome, B.M., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Skepper, C.L., Allsop, Q., Saunders, T., Ballagh, A.C., van Herwerden, L., Garrett, R.N., Gribble, N.A., Stapley, J.M., Meeuwig, J.J., Moore, B.R., and Welch, D.J. (2011) Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum across northern Australia as inferred from stable isotopes in sagittal otolith carbonate. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 18 (3). pp. 246-257.

Welch, D.J., Ovenden, J., Simpfendorfer, C., Tobin, A., Morgan, J.A.T., Street, R., White, J., Harry, A., Schroeder, R., and Macbeth, W.G. (2011) Stock structure of exploited shark species in north-eastern Australia. Report to the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, Project 2007/035. Fishing & Fisheries Research Centre Technical Report No. 12. Report. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Newman, Stephen J., Allsop, Quentin, Ballagh, Aaron C., Garrett, Rod N., Gribble, Neil, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Mitsopoulos, Gabby E.A., Moore, Bradley R., Pember, Matthew B., Rome, Ben M., Saunders, Thor, Skepper, Craig L., Stapley, Jason M., van Herwerden, Lynne, and Welch, David J. (2010) Variation in stable isotope (δ18O and δ13C) signatures in the sagittal otolith carbonate of king threadfin, Polydactylus macrochir across northern Australia reveals multifaceted stock structure. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 396 (1). pp. 53-60.

Welch, D.J., Ballagh, A., Newman, S.J., Lester, R.J., Moore, B., van Herwerden, L., Horne, J., Allsop, Q., Saunders, T., Stapley, J., and Gribble, N.A. (2010) Defining the Stock Structure of Northern Australia's Threadfin Salmon Species. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

Brown, I., Sumpton, W., McLennan, M., Mayer, D., Campbell, M., Kirkwood, J., Butcher, A., Halliday, I., Mapleston, A., Welch, D., Begg, G.A., and Sawynok, B. (2010) An improved technique for estimating short-term survival of released line-caught fish, and an application comparing barotrauma-relief methods in red emperor (Lutjanus sebae Cuvier 1816). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 385 (1-2). pp. 1-7.

Sumpton, W.D., Brown, I.W., Mayer, D.G., McLennan, M.F., Mapleston, A., Butcher, A.R., Welch, D.J., Kirkwood, J.M., Sawynok, B., and Begg, G.A. (2010) Assessing the effects of line capture and barotrauma relief procedures on post-release survival of key tropical reef fish species in Australia using recreational tagging clubs. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 17 (1). pp. 77-88.

Tobin, A., Schlaff, A., Tobin, R., Penny, A., Ayling, Anthony, Krause, B., Welch, D., Sutton, S., Sawynok, B., Marshall, N., Marshall, P., and Maynard, J. (2010) Adapting to Change: Minimising Uncertainty about the Effects of Rapidly-Changing Environmental Conditions on the Queensland Coral Reef Fin Fish Fishery. Report. Fishing and Fisheries Research Centre, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia.

Heupel, Michelle R., Williams, Ashley J., Welch, David J., Davies, Campbell R., Penny, Ann, Kritzer, Jacob P., Marriott, Ross J., and Mapstone, Bruce D. (2010) Demographic characteristics of exploited tropical lutjanids: a comparative analysis. Fishery Bulletin, 108 (4). pp. 420-432.

Heupel, Michelle R., Williams, Ashley, Welch, David J., Davies, Campbell R., Adams, Samantha, Carlos, Gary, and Mapstone, Bruce D. (2010) Demography of a large exploited grouper, Plectropomus laevis: implications for fisheries management. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (2). pp. 184-195.

Johnson, Johanna E., and Welch, David J. (2010) Marine fisheries management in a changing climate: a review of vulnerability and future options. Reviews in Fisheries Science, 18 (1). pp. 106-124.

Welch, David J., Mapstone, Bruce D., Davies, Campbell C., and Russ, Garry R. (2010) Spatial and fishing effects on sampling gear biases in a tropical reef line fishery. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61 (10). pp. 1134-1146.

Newman, Stephen J., Wright, Ian W., Rome, Ben M., Mackie, Michael C., Lewis, Paul D., Buckworth, Rik C., Ballagh, Aaron C., Garrett, Rod N., Stapley, Jason, Broderick, Damien, Ovenden, Jennifer R., and Welch, David J. (2010) Stock structure of Grey Mackerel, Scomberomorus semifasciatus (Pisces: Scombridae) across northern Australia, based on otolith stable isotope chemistry. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 89 (3-4). pp. 357-367.

Charters, Robbie A., Lester, Robert J.G., Buckworth, Rik C., Newman, Stephen J., Ovenden, Jennifer R., Broderick, Damien, Kravchuck, Olena, Ballagh, Aaron, and Welch, David J. (2010) The stock structure of grey mackerel Scomberomorus semifasciatus in Australia as inferred from its parasite fauna. Fisheries Research, 101 (1-2). pp. 94-99.

Zischke, M.T., Cribb, T.H., Welch, D.J., Sawynok, W., and Lester, R.J.G. (2009) Stock structure of blue threadfin Eleutheronema tetradactylum on the Queensland east coast, as determined by parasites and conventional tagging. Journal of Fish Biology, 75 (1). pp. 156-171.

Heupel, M.R., Williams, A.J., Welch, D.J., Ballagh, A., Mapstone, B.D., Carlos, G., Davies, C., and Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2009) Effects of fishing on tropical reef associated shark populations on the Great Barrier Reef. Fisheries Research, 95 (2). pp. 350-361.

Williams, Ashley J., Davies, Campbell R., Mapstone, Bruce D., Currey, Leanne M., Welch, David J., Begg, Gavin, A., Ballagh, Aaron C., Choat, J. Howard, Murchie, Cameron D., and Simpfendorfer, Colin A. (2009) Age-based demography of humpback grouper Cromileptes altivelis: implications for fisheries management and conservation. Endangered Species Research, 9 (1). pp. 67-79.

Welch, D.J., Buckworth, R.C., Ovenden, J.R., Newman, S.J., Broderick, D., Lester, R.J.G., Ballagh, A.C., Stapley, J., Charters, R.A., and Gribble, N.A. (2009) Determination of management units for grey mackerel fisheries in northern Australia. Report. James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Mapleston, Amos, Welch, David, Begg, Gavin A., McLennan, Mark, Mayer, David, and Brown, Ian (2008) Effect of changes in hook pattern and size on catch rate, hooking location, injury and bleeding for a number of tropical reef fish species. Fisheries Research, 91 (2-3). pp. 203-211.

Welch, David J., Mapstone, Bruce D., and Begg, Gavin A. (2008) Spatial and temporal variation and effects of changes in management in discard rates from the commercial reef line fishery of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fisheries Research, 90 (1-3). pp. 247-260.

Heupel, M.R., Williams, A.J., Welch, D.J., Mapstone, B.D., Ballagh, A., and Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2008) Compilation of information on the interaction of reef sharks with the reef line fishery in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: final report to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Report. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

McAnally, H.M., Poulton, R., Hancox, R.J., Prescott, J., and Welch, D. (2007) Psychosocial correlates of 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) ratings in a birth cohort. Appetite, 49 (3). pp. 700-703.

Uthicke, S., Welch, D., and Benzie, J.A.H. (2004) Slow growth and lack of recovery in overfished holothurians on the Great Barrier Reef: evidence from DNA fingerprints and repeated large-scale surveys. Conservation Biology, 18 (5). pp. 1395-1404.