Developing a long-term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: A framework for adaptive management reporting underpinning an ecosystem-based management approach

Dobbs, Kirstin; Day, Jon C.; Skeat, Hilary; Baldwin, John H.; Molloy, F. J.; McCook, Laurence; Johnson, Margaret M.; Elliot, Bruce; Skeat, Andrew; Vohland, Karen; Wachenfeld, David; Kenchington, Richard

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2010.10.007

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“…The recent rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) employed the best available data to identify bioregions, each of which characterized particular habitats on the reef and inter-reef areas, and an attempt was made to conserve at least 20% of each of these 76 identified bioregions (Fernandes et al 2010) as no-take areas or green zones. While the boundaries of each of these "no-take areas" were based on biophysical criteria, their finalization through the planning process involved substantial consideration of economic, social and cultural values (Dobbs et al 2011;Kenchington and Day 2011). Such engagement is important for achieving community support for marine protected areas (Voyer and Gladstone 2017).…”

Section: Conserving the Marine And Terrestrial Environmentsmentioning

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“Can we reverse the machinery which has ground down so much of this country?” The value of protected areas for fauna conservation: Editors' Prologue

Lunney

Hutchings

Dickman

2017

Australian Zoologist

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The Royal Zoological Society of NSW forum on the value of protected areas for fauna conservation, held in Sydney in November 2014, comprised a series of papers interlaced with a series of plenary discussions, which can be read in full in this theme edition of Australian Zoologist. The forum was a parallel event to the IUCN World Parks Congress on protected areas, also held in Sydney in the week following the forum. One outcome of the IUCN Congress was the inspirational statement entitled 'Promise of Sydney', which included a call to invest "in nature's solutions, supported by public policy, incentives, tools and safeguards that help to halt biodiversity loss, mitigate and respond to climate change, reduce the risk and impact of disasters, improve food and water security, and promote human health and dignity". The papers and plenary discussions in this RZS NSW forum all foreshadowed this vision as it applies to protected areas. Our focus in this theme edition of Australian Zoologist is on conserving fauna in Australia, and in protected areas in particular. Our concern is not so much whether we are on the right track as a society in establishing and managing protected areas, but that we are going too slowly, much too slowly, if our aim is to ensure the survival of our fauna.

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Section: Conserving the Marine And Terrestrial Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“Can we reverse the machinery which has ground down so much of this country?” The value of protected areas for fauna conservation: Editors' Prologue

Lunney

Hutchings

Dickman

2017

Australian Zoologist

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“…The development of an initial plan typically requires new knowledge in a short time for framing the vision and decision criteria for management, it also requires measurable objectives against which management may be assessed. Implementation requires systematic collection of biological and socio-political data and research to inform reviews of experience and the longer-term outlook for achieving or maintaining the vision and objectives [56].…”

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Some Implications of High Biodiversity for Management of Tropical Marine Ecosystems—An Australian Perspective

Kenchington

Hutchings

2017

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While high biodiversity has been widely reported from the tropics, we suggest that in reality there is a considerable underestimate of the total biodiversity. We have concentrated on the tropical regions of Australia and the Coral Triangle. The best known groups are the corals, fish, and commercially important invertebrates. In considering whether this is true, we have concentrated on the diversity of benthic communities and water column communities which are poorly known. Yet at the bottom of the food chain these communities are highly dynamic and susceptible to the anthropogenic changes that are occurring with the rapid development in this highly populated region. Tropical biodiversity is under increasing stress from a synergistic combination of changes in climate, oceanographic regimes, increasing coastal development, overfishing, and poor water quality, resulting in bleaching of corals and loss of habitat and of associated fauna. These changes on reefs have received substantial research attention; in comparison, there is limited data on inter-reefal areas and water column communities and limited understanding of the ecological interconnectivity of all these habitats. While in this region there is growing marine protected area coverage, the major focus is on coral reefs with other habitats based on surrogacy with little if any ground-truthing. Within this region, there is limited capacity or inclination to rectify this lack of knowledge of the structure and ecology of the broader non-commercial benthic and pelagic communities. We suggest this lack of knowledge and limited expertise may be widespread throughout the tropics and compromises our ability to understand and predict the changes that are occurring with increasing anthropogenic impacts on these tropical ecosystems.

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“…S 54 of the amended Act requires the Authority every five years to prepare and submit to the Minister a comprehensive Great Barrier Reef Outlook report assessing the biophysical and socio-economic condition, the effectiveness of management and the longer term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef Region . ecosystem (Dobbs et al 2011).…”

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Zoning, a fundamental cornerstone of effective Marine Spatial Planning: lessons learnt from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Kenchington

Day

2011

J Coast Conserv

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The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was established to provide for conservation and ecologically sustainable multiple use of 344,400 km2 of a large marine ecosystem. Management is based on multiple use, with zoning as a fundamental component of marine spatial planning. The legislative framework, including a specific Act and Regulations, address the objectives of ecosystembased, integrated management of human uses and impacts consistent with best contemporary understanding of biological diversity. Zoning is one of a suite of management tools that include other spatial and temporal management tools and non-spatial measures including public education, community engagement, codes of environmental best practice, industry partnerships and economic instruments. The first section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park came into operation in 1981 and the most recent zoning came into operation in mid 2004. The paper discusses some common misunderstandings about zoning and identifies lessons that appear relevant for others addressing management and use of marine ecosystems and natural resources. AbstractThe Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was established to provide for conservation and ecologically sustainable multiple use of 344,400 km2 of a large marine ecosystem. Management is based on zoning as a fundamental component of marine spatial planning. The legislative framework including a specific ACT and Regulations addresses objectives of ecosystem-based, integrated management of human uses and impacts consistent with best contemporary understanding of biological diversity. Zoning is one of a suite of management measures that include other spatial and temporal management measures and non-spatial measures including public education, community engagement, codes of environmental best practice, industry partnerships and economic instruments.The first section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park came into operation in 1980 and the most recent zoning came into operation in 2004. The paper discusses some common misunderstandings and identifies lessons that appear relevant for others addressing management and use of marine ecosystems and natural resources.Conservation, ecologically sustainable use, large marine ecosystem, ecosystembased management, integrated management, ocean zoning, marine park.

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Developing a long-term outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: A framework for adaptive management reporting underpinning an ecosystem-based management approach

Cited by 23 publications

References 3 publications

“Can we reverse the machinery which has ground down so much of this country?” The value of protected areas for fauna conservation: Editors' Prologue

“Can we reverse the machinery which has ground down so much of this country?” The value of protected areas for fauna conservation: Editors' Prologue

Some Implications of High Biodiversity for Management of Tropical Marine Ecosystems—An Australian Perspective

Zoning, a fundamental cornerstone of effective Marine Spatial Planning: lessons learnt from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

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