Table 1. The number of underwater visual census (UVC) sites surveyed within old no-take marine reserves (NTMR 1987), new no-take marine reserves (NTMR 2004) and non-NTMRs, in the Palm, Whitsunday and Keppel Island groups during 2009.
| Island Group | Zone | No. UVC Sites |
| Palm | NTMR 1987 | 12 |
| Palm | NTMR 2004 | 3 |
| Palm | Non-NTMR | 15 |
| Whitsunday | NTMR 1987 | 12 |
| Whitsunday | NTMR 2004 | 9 |
| Whitsunday | Non-NTMR | 21 |
| Keppel | NTMR 1987 | 6 |
| Keppel | NTMR 2004 | 5 |
| Keppel | Non-NTMR | 11 |