Table 2 Sampling locations of coral reef fish.

Reefs			CoTS outbreak status^b
Name	Number	Zone^a	Jan-18	Jul-18	Jul-19
Unnamed	18-025	Marine National park	Established	Potential	n/a
Bramble	18-029	Habitat Protection	Severe	Severe	n/a
Kelso	18-030	Marine National Park; Habitat Protection	No outbreak*	No outbreak*	Established
Rib	18-032	Habitat Protection	Severe	Severe	n/a
Lodestone	18-078	Habitat Protection	n/a	Severe	n/a
Keeper	18-079	Habitat Protection	n/a	n/a	Severe
Big Broadhurst	18-100a, b	Habitat Protection	n/a	n/a	No outbreak^#
Little Broadhurst	18-106	Habitat Protection	n/a	n/a	Potential

Collection information for three field trips conducted on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in 2018 and 2019, from the AIMS Research Vessel (RV) Cape Ferguson (January and July 2018, July 2019). For each reef, zoning type ^69,70 and Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (CoTS, Acanthaster cf. solaris) population outbreak status are given. n/a = not applicable; cells shaded in grey denote reefs visited during each of the three field trips.
^aActivities allowed, prohibited or requiring a permit in the different zones are: Habitat protection: Open and fished; trawling prohibited, large mesh gill netting allowed; Marine National Park: No take; Extractive use prohibited without the GBRMPA’s permission⁷¹.
^bCoTS population outbreak status information from GBRMPA’s Eye on the Reef, following definitions in De’ath (2003)⁸⁷. ‘No outbreak’ status does not mean reefs are totally CoTS free. ^*CoTS present at certain locations of Kelso Reef but overall below outbreak threshold status. ^#Anecdotal accounts of CoTS presence at Big Broadhurst reef.

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