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Advances and key issues in marine climate change adaptation
Neil Holbrook
NCCARF Conference 2011 Cairns Convention Centre, 6 April 2011 Image: Nick Graham SPM-AR4 Image: Nick Graham
Coral reefs
[Anthony and Marshall 2009]
Advances and key issues in marine climate change adaptation Neil - - PDF document
Advances and key issues in marine climate change adaptation Neil - - PDF document
Advances and key issues in marine climate change adaptation Neil Holbrook NCCARF Conference 2011 Cairns Convention Centre, 6 April 2011 Image: Nick Graham SPM-AR4 Image: Nick Graham Coral reefs [Anthony and
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FRDC Regional Programs DAFF Action Plan NCCARF NARP
2. Commercial and recreational fishing
2.1
Which fishery stocks, in which locations, are most likely to change as a result of climate change? What will those changes be (e.g. in distribution, productivity) and when are they likely to appear under alternative climate change scenarios? 2.2 What options or opportunities are there for commercial fishers in identified impacted fisheries to adapt to climate change effects through changing target species, capture methods and management regime, industry diversification, relocation or divestment?
NARP Priority Questions
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3. Conservation management
3.1 Which ecosystems and species of conservation priority most require adaptation management and supporting research, based on their status, value, vulnerability to climate change and the feasibility
- f adaptive responses?
3.2 How should conservation managers and planners adapt their practices to ameliorate climate change risks and enhance adaptation options? What intervention strategies will increase system resilience and improve the time within which biological systems can adjust to a future climate?
NARP Priority Questions
Marine Conservation
Adaptive management of temperate reefs to minimise effects of climate change Adapting to the effects of climate change on Australia’s deep marine reserves Changing currents in marine biodiversity governance and management responding to climate change Human adaptation options to increase resilience of conservation-dependent seabirds and marine mammals impacted by climate change Pre-adapting a Tasmanian coastal ecosystem to ongoing climate change through reintroduction of a locally extinct species
FRDC/DCCEE projects
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FRDC/DCCEE projects Fisheries and Aquaculture
Vulnerability of an iconic Australian finfish (Barramundi) and related industries to altered climate across tropical Australia Ensuring that the Australian oyster industry adapts to a changing climate: a natural resource and industry spatial information portal for knowledge action and informed adaptation frameworks Management implications of climate change effects on fisheries in Western Australia Management implications of climate change impacts on fisheries resources of tropical Australia Preparing fisheries for climate change: developing best practice for management and adaptation using three key fisheries in South Eastern Australia [not yet contracted]
FRDC/DCCEE projects Recreation and Tourism
Identification of climate-driven species shifts and adaptation options for recreational fishers: learning general lessons from a data rich case Beach and surf tourism and recreation in Australia: vulnerability and adaptation
Community knowledge & strategies
A climate change adaptation blueprint for coastal regional communities
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Marine Adaptation Report Card 2009 http://www.oceanclimatechange.org.au/content/index.php
www.oceanclimatechange.org.au
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Fisheries Research
Species and biology focused Reliant on fishery independent and dependent data.
Physical data What drives the system? How do we adjust? Economic and Social Research
Biophysical system Human system
Governance & Management www.nccarf.edu.au/marine/
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Integrated activity: Marine NARP Theme case study syntheses
Tourism and recreational uses
Building resilience: Tourism, climate change and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia [Communities led]
Commercial & recreational fishing
The building blocks of economic resilience to climate change: the case
- f the Tasmanian rock lobster fishery
[Markets led]
Aquaculture
Climate change adaptation in the Australian edible oyster industry: a social-ecological systems approach [Policy led]
Conservation management
Ecological, socio-economic and management implications of range- shifting species in marine systems [Biodiversity & Resources led]
Oyster Report released in August 2010
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Marine stakeholder priorities Marine stakeholder top priorities
Communication and education Flexible or adaptive management
Aquaculture Conservation Tourism Commercial fishing Recreational fishing WA TAS QLD NT SA VIC NSW Industry Government NGO
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Summary
Key issues
Climate change is expected to affect marine species – range (extension) – recruitment – breeding – phenology
- Communication / Education / Collaboration
- Climate change uncertainties challenge management