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Outlook for the Antarctic environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceCurrently, the Antarctic environment is still in a comparatively good condition. However, the pressures on the continent and the surrounding ocean will increase. For example, the extraction of marine resources is not only going to continue but will intensify in the future. Most...
Antarctic governance
2016 Report Content2016 Antarctic environment Introduction Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty and a set of related international agreements, known collectively as the Antarctic Treaty System, provide the framework...
Box MAR5 National assessment of shallow reefs
2016 Case StudyThe 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...
Box MAR6 Southern bluefin tuna
2016 Case StudySouthern bluefin tuna is an important apex predator (at the top of the food chain) in Australia’s marine environment. Juveniles aggregate in the Great Australian Bight during the summer, and subadults and adults use southern and south-eastern waters primarily during winter....
Box MAR7 White shark
2016 Case StudyThe white shark (Carcharodon carcharias; also known as great white shark or white pointer) is a large, globally distributed apex predator, and one of the few shark species that have been definitively identified as responsible for human fatalities in Australia. It is a target...
Box MAR9 Supporting the traditional management of dugongs and marine turtles in Torres Strait
2016 Case StudyThe Torres Strait region is renowned for its ecological complexity and biodiversity, providing a multitude of habitats and niches for the highly diverse Indo–Pacific marine flora and fauna, including dugongs and marine turtles. It consists of 247 islands, including 18 Torres...
Box MAR8 Commercial fisheries managed by the Australian Government
2016 Case StudyIn general, the Australian Government, through the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA), is responsible for commercial fishing beyond 3 nautical miles from the coast. Some fisheries managed through AFMA target fish stocks that extend into the high seas and the...
Residual risks to the marine environment
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAvoidance and mitigation measures, which are the primary strategies for managing impacts of activities on the marine environment, may not address all impacts associated with the activities. Management may be absent or only partially effective, there may be some impacts that are...
Outlook for the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe contribution of the marine environment to the economy is projected to continue to grow 3 times faster than Australia’s gross domestic product in the next decade. It is in Australia’s interest that our ocean ecosystems continue to bring economic, cultural and social benefits...
Effectiveness of marine management 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe diversity of anthropogenic pressures on marine habitats and communities by different industries and sectors is a challenge for managers. Some pressures are increasing, others have declined following implementation of management frameworks, and new pressures and new sectors are...
Introduction 2016
2016 At a glanceAt 13.86 million square kilometres, Australia’s marine environment is the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world (Symonds et al. 2009). It is home to a diverse array of marine species, including marine mammals and reptiles; more than 4000 species of fish; and tens of thousands of...
Resilience of the marine environment 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceResilience can be considered to be the capacity of a system to keep functioning even when disturbed. Current understanding of the resilience of Australia’s marine environment is limited because of the vast spatial extent of Australia’s marine ecosystems, their complexity, the many...
State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Marine debris
2016 Report Content2016 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...
Managing for resilience
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Resilience Great Barrier Reef Marine North Marine North West Marine South East Most management...
Sustainability and sector management
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef Managing for externalities Climate variability and longer-term change Australia is a...
State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine...
Marine regions
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Climate change
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast Marine South East...
State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment State and trends Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East...
Environment protection systems
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef...
Marine environment: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef East Coast...
Overview of effectiveness of management of the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Many improvements to management frameworks across Australian and state and territory governments introduced since 2011, including the implementation of new national...
Cumulative impacts and management of multiple uses
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Great Barrier Reef Ecosystem-based management aims to balance human activities with environmental stewardship to maintain ecosystem...
Ecosystem restoration
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Outlook Tasmania Marine ecosystems and their attributes, including species composition, ecosystem functions and resilience, are constantly changing. These changes can be...
Commercial and recreational fishing
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...
Drivers influencing the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Introduction Drivers influencing the Australian environment are covered in detail in the Drivers report, and readers are encouraged to refer to that report. We briefly summarise the drivers...
Key gaps in evaluating the marine environment
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Outlook This report has highlighted a number of key gaps in our current ability to assess the state of the Australian marine environment. In this section, we summarise these key gaps and...
Footprint of Australian commercial trawl and dredge fisheries as a percentage of IMCRA bio-regions
2016 GraphFootprint of Australia commercial trawl and dredge fisheries as a percentage of IMCRA bioregions Footprint of Australia commercial trawl and dredge fisheries as a percentage of IMCRA bioregions NorthwestSouthwestNorthGreat Barrier ReefSoutheastTemperate east...
Figure MAR11 Contribution of state, Northern Territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught fisheries production, 2012–13
2016 GraphThe contribution of state, territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught fisheries production, 2012–13 The contribution of state, territory and Australian Government sectors to the gross value of commercial wild-caught...
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