Workshop on the ecosystem and fisheries of the Coral Sea: an Australian perspective on research and management

• Published in: Reviews in fish biology and fisheries Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 827 - 834
• Main Authors: Young, Jock W., David McKinnon, A., Ceccarelli, Daniela, Brinkman, Richard, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Cappo, Mike, Dichmont, Cathy, Doherty, Peter, Furnas, Miles, Gledhill, Daniel, Griffiths, Shane, Hutton, Trevor, Ridgway, Ken, Smith, David, Skewes, Tim, Williams, Alan, Richardson, Anthony J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-09-2012; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Collaboration; Connectivity; Ecosystems; Exclusive economic zone; Fish; Fisheries; Fisheries management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Invertebrates; Knowledge; Life Sciences; Marine; Marine ecology; Ocean floor; Oceanography; Plankton; Point-of-View; Predators; Productivity; Sustainability management; Topography; Zoology; Australia; Coral Sea; ISEW, Coral Sea; Benthic ecosystem; Coral Sea; Pelagic ecosystem; Food-webs; Biodiversity; Marine parks
• ISSN: 0960-3166; 1573-5184
• DOI: 10.1007/s11160-011-9251-5

This report summarizes a workshop on the Coral Sea to determine key research findings and identify the research gaps needed to support sustainable management of a proposed Coral Sea Marine Reserve. Key research questions included determining the connectivity of apex predators with the broader southwest Pacific Ocean, and assessing the regions’ biodiversity in relation to seabed topography and oceanographic processes. The workshop concluded noting the importance of engaging surrounding countries in maintaining the sustainability and uniqueness of the Coral Sea.