Australia State of the Environment Report

Key Finding

... steady development in the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas since 2011, especially in the Commonwealth marine area In 2012, 40 Commonwealth m arine reserves were ...

Marine regions

2016

Introduction

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Six discrete marine regions have been identified under marine bioregional planning conducted ... IMCRA 4.0 ). The marine regions form the framework for the Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network (see also Effectiveness of marine management ). Assessments in ...

Effectiveness of marine management 2016

2016

At a glance

Effectiveness of marine management 2016 At a glance The diversity of anthropogenic ... of Marine Protected Areas is developing steadily, with 40 Commonwealth marine reserves added to those already proclaimed in the ... and the management plan for the first Commonwealth marine reserve network in the South-east Marine Region has been implemented (see ...

Outlook for the marine environment 2016

2016

Outlook

At a glance

Outlook for the marine environment 2016 At a glance The contribution of the marine ... of existing and emerging activities fall. This includes the Commonwealth marine reserves of the NRSMPA that were proclaimed in 2012. The ... a blueprint for monitoring key ecological features in the Commonwealth marine area ; Hayes et al. 2015 ), based on identifying the ...

Key gaps in evaluating the marine environment

2016

Outlook

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... in our current ability to assess the state of the Australian marine environment. In this section, we summarise these key gaps and identify ... a comprehensive assessment of our estate, and to help manage Commonwealth and state marine reserves. The lack of data stems from 2 sources: ...

Marine environment: 2011–16 in context

2016

Introduction

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In the 5 years since SoE 2011, the marine environment has experienced several climate extremes, including one of ... Protected Areas ( NRSMPA ) since 2011, especially in the Commonwealth marine area . In November 2012, 40 Commonwealth marine reserves ... in August 2016, and revised management plans for each reserve are currently being developed by the Australian Government. New marine ...

Overview of state and trends of the marine environment

2016

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Australia’s marine environment encompasses the seabed; the water column; physical, ... be reconsidered ( Bejder et al. 2016 ). Since 2010, 34 new Commonwealth marine protected areas have been declared, resulting in a total ... of Marine Protected Areas is developing steadily, with 40 Commonwealth marine reserves added since 2011 to those already proclaimed in ...

Figure HER30 Full-time equivalent employees involved in natural heritage management in state, territory and Commonwealth national parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16

2016

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... in natural heritage management in state, territory and Commonwealth national parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16 ... Parks 279.2 278.2 315.3 305.7 317.8 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 211 222 214 193 208 Note: There are limitations in the ... and legislative responsibilities. Their respective reserve estates vary in number, area, and types and levels of protection and ...

State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups

2016

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... available were assessed for SoE 2016. State and trends of marine biodiversity: Species Groups State and trends of marine biodiversity: ... although gulper sharks ( Centrophorus spp.) within the Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery are assessed as ...

Resilience of the marine environment 2016

2016

Resilience

At a glance

Resilience of the marine environment 2016 At a glance Resilience can be considered to be ... Current understanding of the resilience of Australia’s marine environment is limited because of the vast spatial extent of ... pressures in marine reserves can increase the resilience of reserve species to remaining pressures, such as freshwater incursions ...

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

2016

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... distinct faunal compositions: State and trends of marine biodiversity: Quality of habitats and communities State and trends of ... of discovery in the western parts of the Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve established baselines for midwater species ...

State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem health State and trends in indicators of marine ecosystem ... A trophodynamic model for the Tasmanian seamounts marine reserve: links between pelagic and deepwater ecosystems , CSIRO Marine ... and update of harvest strategy settings for the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery: single species and ecosystem ...

Resilience of marine systems

2016

Resilience

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... et al. 2002 , Bernhardt & Leslie 2013 ): Resilience of marine systems Resilience of marine systems Great Barrier Reef Marine ... in fish populations compared with waters outside the reserve ( Babcock et al. 2010 ). High abundance of larger predators in marine ...

Overview of resilience of the marine environment

2016

Resilience

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Current understanding of the resilience of Australia’s marine environment is limited because it is difficult to monitor the ... for assessing resilience. Overview of resilience of the marine environment Overview of resilience of the marine environment Great ... stability in fish populations compared with outside the reserve (Babcock et al. 2010). However, determining direct effects on ...

Effectiveness of marine management

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

Effectiveness of marine management Effectiveness of marine management Triage responses to ... Knuckey I & Klaer NL (2013). Informing the review of the Commonwealth Policy on fisheries bycatch through assessing trends in bycatch of key Commonwealth fisheries, FRDC project 2012/046, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric ...

Marine vessel activity

2016

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... In addition, there were 670 cruise ship visits. Marine vessel activity Marine vessel activity Great Barrier Reef ... strategy for mitigating vessel strike of marine mega-fauna, Commonwealth of Australia, Canberra. DIRD (Australian Government Department of ...

The living environment: Marine and terrestrial

2016

Antarctic environment

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... breeding close to each other. The living environment: Marine and terrestrial The living environment: Marine and terrestrial Antarctica Given its extreme conditions, the ... Ocean are endemic to the region ( Cheng et al. 2003 ). Marine environments The climate of the Southern Ocean and its circulation ...

Coastal and marine species and ecosystems

2016

Biodiversity

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... and lagoons is covered in detail in the Coasts report . The Marine environment report provides a detailed assessment of the state and trends of marine organisms. We provide a high-level summary here. Coastal and marine ...

Pressures affecting the marine environment

2016, 2011

Assessment summary

Pressures affecting the marine environment Pressures affecting the marine environment Additional ... Knuckey I & Klaer NL (2013). Informing the review of the Commonwealth Policy on fisheries bycatch through assessing trends in bycatch of key Commonwealth fisheries, FRDC project 2012/046, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric ...

Pressures on the marine environment

2016

Antarctic environment

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... the calcium they need from the ocean. Pressures on the marine environment Pressures on the marine environment Antarctica The water chemistry of the Southern Ocean ...

Marine oil and gas exploration and production

2016

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... in 2012–13 to $67 billion by 2029–30 ( APPEA 2015 ). Marine oil and gas exploration and production Marine oil and gas exploration and production Marine Temperate East Marine ...

Governance

2016

Antarctic environment

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... this legislation by the AAD. Governance Governance Marine South East Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System is the primary ... is also a World Heritage–listed site and a proclaimed Commonwealth Reserve under the EPBC Act. All activities in the territory must ...

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

2016

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... and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function. Together with the status and trends of marine ... a blueprint for monitoring key ecological features in the Commonwealth marine area, NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub, University of Tasmania, ...

State and trends of indicators of marine ecosystem health: Ecologial processes

2016

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... and ecological processes are an important component of marine ecosystem function. Together with the status and trends of marine habitats, communities and species groups, they provide an indication of ...

Marine debris

2016

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Within the marine environment, marine debris is sourced from both the land (rubbish flushed out to sea; see ... detail on coastal pollution in the Coasts report ) and marine industries (loss of equipment, often from fishing operations). Although ...

Environment protection systems

2016

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... policy instruments addressing aspects of management of the marine environment, and many incorporate principles such as sustainable ... migratory species protected under international agreements Commonwealth marine areas the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Approval under ...

Box HER17 National Reserve System—targets

2016

Case Study

National targets for building the National Reserve System are set collaboratively by the Australian Government with the ... area system ( DoEE n.d.[g] ). In 2009, the National Reserve System Task Group, convened under the Natural Resource Policies and ... policy framework, Australia’s Strategy for the National Reserve System 2009–30. The strategy identifies priority actions to provide a ...

Figure HER20 Annual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16

2016

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... Parks 64.21 60.99 74.1 66.03 71.49 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 52.175453 56.119687 54.531 52.08 53.507 Note: There ... Western Australia (Department of Parks and Wildlife) and Commonwealth (Director of National Parks and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ...

Figure HER21 Aggregated annual budgets of parks agencies, 2011–12 to 2015–16

2016

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... Victoria Director of National Parks Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 2011-12 28.498 411.014 206.505 49.915 249.743 64.21 ... Western Australia (Department of Parks and Wildlife) and Commonwealth (Director of National Parks and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park ...

State and trends of the environment

2016