Research Scientist - Marine Science Program
To participate and provide expert advice on a number of marine science projects to be undertaken by DEC's Marine Science Program.

• Research into a genus of corallivorous gastropod ‘Drupella spp.’ at Ningaloo Marine Park.
• Establishing long-term monitoring programs for WA’s marine reserves.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Applied Science majoring in Marine Science and Management. First Class Honours, Southern Cross University NSW.

• Long-term monitoring of Drupella spp. density and cover of benthic reef communities at Ningaloo Marine Park and Muiron Islands Marine Management Area.
• Establishing long-term monitoring programs for the Metropolitan Marine Parks and the proposed Damiper Archipelago Marine Protected Area.
• Investigating the low temperature related coral bleaching event that occurred at Ningaloo Reef during winter 2006.

(28 items)

2009

Armstrong S (2009). Coral Bay reef recovery. Available at: http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,1/gid,3501/task,doc_download/. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Science Division, Information Sheet 13/2009, 2 p.

Armstrong S (2009). The status of the coral predator Drupella cornus at Ningaloo Marine Park. Available at: http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_docman/Itemid,1/gid,3442/task,doc_download/. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Science Division, Information Sheet 11/2009, 2 p.

Armstrong SJ (2009). Ningaloo Marine Park Drupella long-term monitoring program: data collected during the 2008 survey. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. Marine Science Program Data Report Series 5, 17 p.

Armstrong SJ (2009). Assessing the effectiveness of sanctuary zones in the proposed Dampier Archipelago Marine Park. 6, 17 p.

Armstrong SJ., Syme R (2009). Anoxic impacts at Bill's Bay, Ningaloo Marine Park, associated with the 2008 coral spawning event. 2, 19 p.

2008

Armstrong S (2008). Ningaloo Marine Park Drupella long-term monitoring program. In Discovering Ningaloo: latest findings and their implications for management: Ningaloo research program progress report (eds K Waples, E Hollander). Ningaloo Research Coordination Committee, Kensington, WA. pp. 26–27

Armstrong S, Long S, Smith L, Simpson C (2008). Coral Bay reef recovery study. In Discovering Ningaloo: latest findings and their implications for management: Ningaloo research program progress report (eds K Waples, E Hollander). Ningaloo Research Coordination Committee, Kensington, WA. pp. 28–30

Armstrong S, Webster F, Kendrick A, Mau R, Onton K (2008). Summary of the 2006 winter coral bleaching event at Ningaloo Marine Park. In Discovering Ningaloo: latest findings and their implications for management: Ningaloo research program progress report (eds K Waples, E Hollander). Ningaloo Research Coordination Committee, Kensington, WA. pp. 65–68

Armstrong SJ (2008). Preliminary assessment of coral communities at selected sites in the proposed Dampier Archipelago Marine Park. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. Marine Science Program Data Report Series 1, 29 p.

Armstrong SJ, Bancroft KP, Davidson JA (2008). Bibliography of marine scientific research relevant to the Ningaloo Marine Park and adjacent waters. Conservation Science Western Australia 7, pp. 179–205

Chin A, Sweatman H, Forbes S, Perks H, Walker R, Jones G et al. [Armstrong S, Bancroft K] (2008). Status of the coral reefs in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In Status of coral reefs of the world, 2008 (ed C Wilkinson). Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, Townsville. pp. 159–176

Long S, Armstrong S, Fabricius K, Field I, Cook K, Colquhoun J et al. [Huisman J] (comps) (2008). Comparative marine biodiversity survey of the Rowley Shoals, 1-17 Dec 2007: metadata report. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 14 p.

Thomson-Dans C, Armstrong S (2008). Science in the sea. Landscope 23(3), pp. 46–51

2007

Armstrong S (2007). Summary of all research, monitoring and communication management strategies, priorities and responsibilities for Western Australian CALM Act marine protected areas, July 2007. 70 p.

Armstrong S (2007). Spatial and temporal variations in Drupella cornus populations and live hard coral cover over a fourteen year period at Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia (ABSTRACT). In Ningaloo Marine Park Symposium, July 2007 Conference Organising Committee, Perth. p. 51

Armstrong S (2007). Ningaloo Marine Park Drupella long term monitoring program: results of the 2006 survey. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Marine Science Program, Technical Report NIN/NMP-2007/03, 51 p.

Armstrong S (2007). Establishment of a long-term monitoring program for the proposed Dampier Archipelago Marine Park: marine science project plan. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 77 p.

Armstrong S (2007). Low temperatures cause coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (POSTER ABSTRACT). In Ningaloo Marine Park Symposium, July 2007 Conference Organising Committee, Perth. p. 73

Armstrong S, Osborne S, Harrison P, Simpson C (2007). Spatial and temporal variations in Drupella cornus populations over a fourteen-year period at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (ABSTRACT). In Australian Coral Reef Society, 83rd Annual Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, 9-11th October, 2007: East Meets West: Science and Management of Australia's Coral Reefs Conference Organising Committee, Perth. p. 15

Armstrong S, van Schoubroeck P (2007). A preliminary list of current and planned marine research, monitoring and communication projects in all CALM Act marine protected areas: current as of July 2007. 31 p.

Armstrong S, Webster F, Kendrick A, Mau R, Onton K (2007). Low temperatures and aerial exposure cause coral bleaching at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (POSTER ABSTRACT). In Australian Coral Reef Society, 83rd Annual Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, 9-11th October, 2007: East Meets West: Science and Management of Australia's Coral Reefs Conference Organising Committee, Perth. p. 92

Armstrong S, Webster F, Kendrick A, Mau R, Onton K (2007). Summary of the winter coral bleaching event at Ningaloo Marine Park, July 2006. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Marine Science Program, Data Report NIN/NMP-2007/04, 27 p.

Mitchell S, Armstrong S (2007). Snail threat to Ningaloo Marine Park?. Landscope 23(2), pp. 6–8

2006

Armstrong S (2006). Establishment of additional long-term monitoring sites for Drupella cornus populations in the southern section of the Ningaloo Marine Park and the Muiron and Sunday Islands marine management areas, 18 August-2 September 2006. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Marine Science Program, Field Program Report NIN/NMP-2006/02, 32 p.

Armstrong S (2006). Ningaloo Marine Park Drupella long term monitoring program: raw data sheets completed during the 2006 survey. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 76 p.

Armstrong SJ (2006). Current and proposed marine research projects relevant to the Ningaloo Marine Park and adjacent waters. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 20 p.

Armstrong SJ (2006). Bibliography of marine scientific research relevant to the Ningaloo Marine Park and adjacent waters. Department of Environment and Conservation, Kensington, WA. 66 p.

Bancroft K, Armstrong S (2006). Establishing baseline benthic community monitoring sites in the Montebello/Barrow islands marine protected areas, 7-22 December 2006. DEC, Kensington, WA. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia, Marine Science Program, Field Program Report PIO/MBI-2006/05, 36 p.