Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100200561
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Do marine reserve networks work? Larval connectivity, sustainable harvesting and ecological resilience. The Great Barrier Reef is a globally iconic marine ecosystem and benefits from the world's largest network of no-take reserves. While we know reserves contain more and bigger fish, several key questions about how reserves contribute to sustainable harvesting, protecting biodiversity and resisting climate change remain unanswered. Answers depend on a new understanding of the degree to which fish population on different reefs are connected, and whether or not reserve networks help sustain these linkages. This project will use new technologies to measure the transport of fish larvae between reefs, to assess strengths and weaknesses of the reserve network, and examine ways to improve species protection and sustainable harvesting in a changing climate.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2011
End Date: 12-2014
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $340,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Fisheries Sciences | Conservation and Biodiversity | Fisheries Management
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Protected Conservation Areas in Marine Environments | Wild Caught Fin Fish (excl. Tuna) |
