Forecasting change in subtidal habitats: connecting local pollution with global climate in temperate Australia. The current narrow focus of management on local and contemporary environmental conditions (e.g. water quality) has indeterminate outcomes in the face of climate change. This proposal seeks to forecast marine habitats under realistic scenarios of climate change and continuing local population growth and activity. This information provides managers with information needed to understand t ....Forecasting change in subtidal habitats: connecting local pollution with global climate in temperate Australia. The current narrow focus of management on local and contemporary environmental conditions (e.g. water quality) has indeterminate outcomes in the face of climate change. This proposal seeks to forecast marine habitats under realistic scenarios of climate change and continuing local population growth and activity. This information provides managers with information needed to understand the consequences of current policy and debates about its improvement.Read moreRead less
Managing Australia's unique south coast. Innovative coastal management based on sound ecological understanding is a pressing issue in state and federal government. A federal initiative seeks integration of marine protected areas with other spatial arrangements for conservation of biodiversity. This proposal will inform the forthcoming selection of marine protected areas in South Australia. Significantly, it assesses whether adjacent land-use (natural vegetation, urbanisation, agriculture) can ....Managing Australia's unique south coast. Innovative coastal management based on sound ecological understanding is a pressing issue in state and federal government. A federal initiative seeks integration of marine protected areas with other spatial arrangements for conservation of biodiversity. This proposal will inform the forthcoming selection of marine protected areas in South Australia. Significantly, it assesses whether adjacent land-use (natural vegetation, urbanisation, agriculture) can enhance or compromise the utility of marine protected areas as a biodiversity repository.
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Estimating fishing-related mortality and designing sustainable management protocols for shark fisheries in Northern Australia. Sharks are extremely valuable economically, with the landed catch in the NT alone exceeding $10 million in 2004. The increasing world demand for high-quality protein will necessitate appropriate management so that over-exploitation does not occur as it has in most other shark fisheries worldwide. The proposed project will provide key information that will direct careful ....Estimating fishing-related mortality and designing sustainable management protocols for shark fisheries in Northern Australia. Sharks are extremely valuable economically, with the landed catch in the NT alone exceeding $10 million in 2004. The increasing world demand for high-quality protein will necessitate appropriate management so that over-exploitation does not occur as it has in most other shark fisheries worldwide. The proposed project will provide key information that will direct careful and informed management decisions well into the future. The added benefit of collecting information on the rarer and more susceptible non-target species caught in this fishery will ensure that any negative impacts are reduced. The project will also provide information on the potential impact of illegal fishing by neighbouring countries to our north.Read moreRead less