CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Past Seminars

Friday 7 November 2003, 11.30 am (Tas time)

CSIRO Auditorium, Hobart, and via videoconference to Floreat and Cleveland

Peter Thompson
CSIRO Marine Research
Sustainable marine ecosystems in the south east Australia region

Sustainable marine ecosystems in the south-east Australia region

The southeast maritime region of Australia is relatively well studied and CSIRO has made many valuable contributions to our knowledge of its biology, chemistry and physics. This presentation will review the where, who, why and what of the newly constituted South East Research Group.

Our ongoing research activities into marine ecosystems include a significant contribution to our knowledge of SE fisheries, regional habitats and, on a more local scale, the effects of anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Some highlights of the research undertaken in these areas will be presented. We seek to maintain this portfolio of research projects across a range of spatial and temporal scales while developing a more integrated approach to management of the resource base and the marine environment. Our long term goal is to provide the scientific knowledge needed to manage the marine environment and its resources in a sustainable manner. Significant new research has already been proposed to provide the SE with a more ecosystem based approach to fisheries management rather than deal with each species in isolation. To focus further development of sustainable marine ecosystem science we are planning to undertake a significant multi-year, cross Divisional project to develop a framework for Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) at the ecosystem level.

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