NESP MB Project A6 - Prioritisation of research and management needs for Australian elasmobranch species

This record provides an overview of the scope and research output of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A6 - "Prioritisation of research and management needs for Australian elasmobranch species". For specific data outputs from this project, please see child records associated with this metadata.


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NERP successfully demonstrated new ways to get the raw ingredients for evidence-based management of previously intractable species: abundance, survival, connectivity. But there is still a need to explore/demonstrate how management can use these tools (e.g. adaptive control of bycatch, or deciding if more monitoring is needed), and which species are suitable. This project comprises (i) a workshop to re-assess Australian shark and ray species in terms of degree-of-concern, state-of-knowledge-for-management, and feasibility-of-filling-knowledge-gaps; and (ii) a desk study exemplifying one pathway to management use. In 2016, we will work with DoE to prioritize species for research and explore more management pathways.


Planned Outputs

• A report outlining workshop findings, recommendations relative to data gaps and effective research approaches to address these gaps.

• A paper demonstrating how management can use new methods to examine adaptive monitoring of bycatch to assess impact

• Presentation of results to key stakeholders and end users

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Identification info

Date (Creation)
2016-03-23

Resource provider

Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE), Australian Government
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
GPO Box 787
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory
2601
Australia
Purpose
This project will take two approaches to examine issues of data deficiency and methodological approaches to resolve these gaps using elasmobranch species as a case study. First, a workshop will gather experts to review Australian elasmobranch status and priority species for management. Second, a simultaneous desktop study will develop a process using close-kin mark-recapture to efficiently monitor and review a current management scenario (including triggers for deciding when it is safe to stop). Workshop and desktop analysis outcomes will be used as a basis for additional research and interaction with DoE over a variety of management, monitoring, and research options for threatened elasmobranchs and other vulnerable marine taxa (e.g. turtles, marine mammals, sea snakes) commencing in 2016.
Credit
Michelle Heupel (AIMS), Mark Bravington (CSIRO)
Credit
National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
Credit
Department of the Environment and Energy, Australian Government
Credit
In addition to NESP (DoE) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
Status
Completed

Principal investigator

Australian Institute of Marine Science - Heupel, Michelle, Dr (Project Leader)
PMB 3
Townsville Mail Centre
Townsville
Queensland
4810
Australia
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Topic category
  • Oceans

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Temporal extent

Time period
2015-05-01 2015-12-31
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Keywords (dataSource)
  • National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC): Fields of Research
  • Conservation and Biodiversity
  • Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology)
Keywords (Theme)
  • close-kin mark-recapture
  • conservation
  • prioritisation
  • management
Keywords (Taxon)
  • shark
  • Elasmobranch

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Unclassified

Resource constraints

Use limitation
The data collections described in this record are funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (DoEE) through the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub.

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Distribution Information

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OnLine resource
NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A6 webpage

OnLine resource
Department of the Environment and Energy NESP website

Metadata

Metadata identifier
a8586ed7-df7c-4283-aa42-19cfa565fc00

Language
English
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Point of contact

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) - Emma Flukes (NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Data Manager)
Private Bag 129
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
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Resource scope
Field session
Name
MB Hub Project A6
Metadata linkage
https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/a8586ed7-df7c-4283-aa42-19cfa565fc00

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Date info (Creation)
2018-12-18T15:02:25
Date info (Revision)
2018-12-18T15:02:25

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Keywords

close-kin mark-recapture conservation management prioritisation

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