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Overview of state and trends of the marine environment

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Marine...

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Figure MAR26 State of (a) coral bleaching and (b) coral mortality of the Great Barrier Reef associated with climate extremes, 2015–16

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Map

Download as png Source: Coral bleaching, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Figure MAR26 State of (a) coral bleaching and (b) coral mortality of the Great Barrier Reef associated with climate extremes, 2015–16 State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of...

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Importance of biodiversity

2016
Biodiversity
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Biodiversity Introduction Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Biodiversity is important to humans for many reasons. Biodiversity is also considered by many to have...

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State and trends of the marine environment 2016

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
At a glance

At a glanceReporting on the current state and recent trends of the biological and ecological components of Australia’s marine environment is highly variable across Australia’s marine estate, and is often inadequate for robust assessment. There are few coordinated, sustained monitoring...

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Marine environment: 2011–16 in context

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast...

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Climate and system variability

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Climate change

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast Marine South East...

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Heritage: 2011–16 in context

2016
Heritage
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Heritage Introduction Tasmania Timor Sea Great Barrier Reef Lake Eyre The SoE 2011 'Heritage' chapter concluded that...

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Climate change

2016
Heritage
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Heritage Pressures Murray Darling Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Marine North Greater Sydney...

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Box MAR5 National assessment of shallow reefs

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Case Study

The Reef Life Survey, supported by the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Programme, is using standardised monitoring methodology to provide a national assessment of shallow rocky and coral reef biodiversity (in waters less than 25 metres deep) around...

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East...

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Fishing

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Great Barrier Reef   Fishing has provided an important commercial, recreational and subsistence resource for Australians for...

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Pressures resulting from climate change

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures South East Coast Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North West...

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