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Figure BIO35 Area of Indigenous, government, jointly held and private protected areas in the National Reserve System
2016 GraphArea of indigenous, government owned, jointly held and privately protected areas in the national reserve system Area of indigenous, government owned, jointly held and privately protected areas in the national reserve system IndigenousGovernmentJointPrivate...
Commercial and recreational fishing
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Great Barrier Reef Marine South East Indian Ocean...
Marine vessel activity
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Great Barrier Reef International vessels International vessels operating in Australian waters mainly comprise large cargo carriers, but may also include...
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...
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...
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...
Environment protection systems
2011 Report Content2011 Marine environment Effectiveness of management Tasmania Great Barrier Reef All jurisdictions in Australia have core environmental management and conservation...