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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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State and trends of species and taxa groups

2016, 2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed it's name since 2011   State and trends of species populations and groups Marine environment State and trends State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups...

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The natural environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ecosystems that include: ice-covered areas ice-free vegetated areas and rocks...

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Pressures on the marine environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The water chemistry of the Southern Ocean appears to be changing at a faster rate than previously estimated, particularly in the deep ocean...

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Pressures on the terrestrial environment

2016
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The pressures on the Antarctic terrestrial environment operating on a global scale include anthropogenic climate change, such as atmospheric...

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Management achievements

2016
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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Marine regions

2016
Marine environment
Introduction
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Introduction 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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Commercial and recreational fishing

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...

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Traditional use of marine resources

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Marine North Traditional use of marine resources is defined here as activities (fishing, collecting, hunting and gathering) by the 2 Indigenous or traditional...

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Marine debris

2016
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Pressures Within the marine environment, marine debris is sourced from both the land (rubbish flushed out to sea; see further detail on coastal pollution in the Coasts report) and marine...

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Environment protection systems

2016
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef...

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Box BIO18 Western Australian islands—safe havens for threatened species

2016
Biodiversity
Effectiveness of management
Case Study

Since the 1980s, the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife and its predecessors have undertaken successful black rat and feral cat eradication programs on about 150 offshore islands, making them available for native fauna translocations. These translocations have...

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The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic has a surprising diversity of ecosystems. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest and...

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The living environment: Vertebrate populations

2016
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2016 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica Vertebrate populations Antarctic vertebrates encompass a variety of flying seabirds and penguins, several seals and whales, and numerous...

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State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Physical, biogeochemical and biological processes

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

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

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State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

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

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State and trends of species populations and groups

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Assessment summary

This assessment summary has changed it's name in 2016. State and trends of species and taxa groups Marine environment State and trends Marine biodiversity...

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Environment protection systems

2011
Marine environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef   All jurisdictions in Australia have core environmental management and conservation...

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Additional pressures

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures   A large range of additional pressures not discussed here also operate across the regions. These include other pollutants, such as marine debris; and the activities of a range of...

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Aquaculture facilities

2011
Marine environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania East Coast   Australia’s sheltered coastal waters are increasingly being considered as providing important opportunities 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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Marine biodiversity

2011
Marine environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...

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Management achievements

2011
Antarctic environment
Effectiveness of management
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Effectiveness of management Antarctica Australian officials actively participate in the international forums of the Antarctic Treaty System to promote improved...

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Pressures on the terrestrial environment

2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica As for the marine environment, pressures on the terrestrial environment operating on a global scale include anthropogenic climate change (e.g....

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Pressures on the marine environment

2011
Antarctic environment
Pressures
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Pressures Antarctica The water chemistry of the Southern Ocean appears to be changing at a faster rate than previously estimated, particularly in the deep ocean...

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The living environment

2011
Antarctic environment
State and trends
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment State and trends Antarctica   Given its extreme conditions, the Antarctic comprises a perhaps surprising diversity of ecosystems. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest...

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The natural environment

2011
Antarctic environment
Introduction
Report Content

2011 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic environment comprises diverse habitats and ecosystems that include ice-covered areas; ice-free vegetated areas; ice-free rocks;...

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