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Socio-ecological assessment of the ecosystems, industries and communities of Spencer Gulf
Project number:
2016-104
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$150,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Timothy M. Ward
Organisation:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Project start/end date:
31 Jul 2017
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29 Apr 2019
Contact:
FRDC
This project is a case study that addresses science needs identified in the National Marine Science Plan 2015, relating to:
i) systematic collection of environmental, social and economic baseline data;
ii) establishing a monitoring program to support effective management and conservation;
iii) incorporating social, economic and cultural data into marine assessments.
This socio-ecological assessment of Spencer Gulf is needed to evaluate and support future management of the gulfs ecosystems, industries and communities.
It will: i) improve current understanding of the web of interactions that drive patterns and trends in the Gulfs key ecological, economic and social feature and ii) help ensure that ecological, economic and social benefits from future use of the Gulf’s assets are balanced and maximised.
This assessment of Spencer Gulf is needed to build on progress towards 1) ecosystem-based management of the fishing and aquaculture sectors achieved through previous FRDC projects (see references in Goyder application attached) and 2) ecosystem-based management of the gulfs ecosystems, industries and communities (especially stakeholder engagement) achieved as part of the $2.5M industry-funded SGEDI.
Funding provided by FRDC and the Goyder Institute for Water Research are needed to ensure that momentum towards ecosystem-based management achieved through SGEDI previous projects is maintained during a period where the availability of additional industry funds is limited.
1. Establish a time series of key indicators for monitoring the social, economic and ecological status of Spencer Gulf.
2. Establish online interactive maps of the environmental conditions, ecological assets, human activities and socio-ecological values of the gulf.
3. Undertake an integrated assessment of the status of the gulf’s socio-ecological systems.
Final report
Authors:
Tanner
J.E.
Bailleul
F.
Bryars
S.
Doubell
M.
Foster
N.
Gaylard
S.
Gillanders
B.M.
Goldsworthy
S.
Huveneers
C.
James
C.
Jones
A.R.
Maher
J.
Nursey-Bray
M.
van Ruth
P. and Ward
T.M.
Final Report
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2020-12-04
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3.63 MB
2016-104-DLD.pdf
Traditionally, management of marine activities has occurred on a sector-by-sector basis, with limited consideration of the interactions between different activities and users, or their cumulative impacts. There is increasing global recognition of the need for Integrated Management (IM) of the complex array of commercial and recreational activities that occur in marine environments, and their impacts on the socio-ecological assets that comprise these systems. An integrated monitoring program that includes social, economic and ecological indicators is an essential element of IM.
This report collates existing information on the threats to the ecosystems of Spencer Gulf and its industries and communities. Datasets that may provide a useful indicator for one or more assets or threats are collated. The focus is on datasets for which there are available time-series data. Most existing monitoring programs are designed to assess the impacts of and/or manage individual activities, or to monitor particular species. While we have identified a broad range of valuable data sets for Spencer Gulf (~170), we have also identified many gaps, and a number of data sets that are only collected sporadically, and for which there is no guarantee of continuation.
Overall, we have identified around 170 different data time-series that could be used as the basis for a suite of indicators of the overall social, economic and ecological status of Spencer Gulf, as well as numerous data gaps. One challenge identified by this work is that a number of potentially important data sets are collected and reported at spatial scales that are not useful for examining the status of Spencer Gulf. This data is either collected/reported at a statewide scale, or for terrestrially-based natural resources management regions. The next step is be to consolidate the datasets collated here into a smaller subset that provide a useful and amenable set of actual indictors that can be utilised to monitor the status of the gulf and assess the impacts of the range of activities undertaken in it, going forward. The collation of information undertaken in this report is an important steps towards undertaking an Integrated Ecosystem Assessment of Spencer Gulf.
Project products
People Development Program: Building seafood industry representational capacity
Project number:
2009-322
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$209,339.00
Principal Investigator:
Neil Stump
Organisation:
Seafood Industry Tasmania
Project start/end date:
31 Mar 2010
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27 Aug 2012
Contact:
FRDC
The major need this project will aim to address is to build and enhance seafood industry representational capacity at the local and regional level. To achieve this, the project will meet the following specific needs for:
• novel ways to address barriers to the uptake of representative roles
• an entry through to intermediate-level training program which is a precursor to leadership training, and therefore contributes to a structured leadership training pathway
• training opportunities to upskill industry and non-industry representatives in areas of fisheries management principles, governance and decision-making processes, and basic representational skills, which use effective training delivery mechanisms and are supported by viable funding models
The needs this project targets are drawn directly from needs articulated in the background section of this proposal and in the following two reports.
Firstly, the FRDC’s People Development Program Plan 2008-2013has identified that there is “an urgent need to develop people within all sectors who have the skills to effectively contribute to debate and policy development for significant challenges confronting industry”. One of the objectives of the Program is therefore to “build industry capacity to drive change to achieve goals”.
To achieve this objective, the Program has recognized the following needs:
• strengthen governance and representational capabilities of industry organisations
• increase the capacity of industry organisations to represent the views of members
• enhance industry’s ability to contribute to debate and policy development
• build industry committee member competence and confidence
Secondly, the FRDC TRF Final Report ‘Understanding the Drivers of Fisher Engagement in Industry Bodies’ (Project 2009/335) has identified the need for the following:
• governance training program for fishing industry associations;
• industry associations to focus on representation as their major role;
• leadership training to be developed for teams of industry, and to be strategically funded.
1. Identification of key knowledge areas and skill sets needed by fisheries resource users (commercial, recreational and indigenous fishers and marine farmers) and managers taking up representative roles at the local and regional level
2. Identification of novel ways to address barriers to the uptake of representative roles at the local and regional level for each sector, including effective training delivery models, viable funding models and other support mechanisms
3. Production of a comprehensive multi-level training tool-kit for the development of representational capacity at the local and regional level which is non-proprietarial
4. Provide the first steps of a structured leadership training pathway by conducting eight pilot training programs in four locations for over eighty members of the Australian seafood industry
Final report
ISBN:
9780646595641
Author:
Julian J Harrington
Neil E Stump
Final Report
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2013-04-02
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449.85 KB
2009-322-DLD.pdf
This project has developed a comprehensive training package that builds representational capacity at the foundational level of the Australian seafood industry.
The “Charting Your Own Course” training package incorporates four key training resources:
- Resource 1: Participant Workbook
- Resource 2: Facilitator Guide
- Resource 3: Self‐Paced Learning Manual
- Resource 4: Advisory Committee Member Guide
These resources can be downloaded from the sections below.
This multi‐tooled training package approach will allow seafood industry associations and advisory groups to select the content and delivery style suited to their members’ needs.
The concept of self‐paced learning has been included in the “Charting Your Own Course” training package. This training delivery method falls outside the seafood industry norm of workshops. Although workshops still hold a valuable place in seafood industry training, this project found that engagement with workshops by members of the seafood industry with no or minimal representational experience (the target audience) was poor. Self‐paced learning provides a delivery model that maximises flexibility in both the timing, cost and delivery of course content, which in turn should improve engagement with the training package content.
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