Climate questions and answers

Come fishing for answers to climate change questions! Sea Change Australia helps connect the seafood sector with the best available climate change information to help the sector understand, prepare, and respond. 

Explore the Q&A database below to learn how climate change is affecting the seafood sector, and what key questions and topics other people want to know more about.

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Sea Change Australia enlists Experts to provide the best available information to answer your questions. However, our understanding of climate change is rapidly evolving, and considerable data and knowledge gaps remain. The information provided here is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, advice to specific businesses. While we strive for accuracy, we cannot guarantee the completeness or suitability of this information for any particular purpose. We are not responsible for any decisions or actions taken based on this information.

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  • Tasmania

Are there any examples of ‘opportunities’ that have emerged because of climate-driven changes? How have these been managed to maximise the benefits?


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  • Answer by Gretta Pecl to:

    Are there any examples of ‘… by: Prof Gretta Pecl


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  • Tasmania

What are some examples from around the world of the aquaculture sector adapting to climate change?


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  • Tasmania

Now that the water is getting warmer, will the kingfish season in Tassie get longer? And will there be more of them?


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  • Tasmania

With all these new species showing up and our usual fish moving, what’s the actual plan for us to be able to catch them legally? Like, if I start seeing a commercial quantity of, say, snapper moving down here to Tasmania, which we never used to get, what’s the realistic pathway for me to actually get a quota or a permit to target them without getting in trouble? It feels like the rules aren’t keeping up with the fish.


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  • South Australia

What’s going on with the algal bloom in South Australia?


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  • Answer by Zoe Doubleday to:

    What’s going on with the al… by: Dr Zoe Doubleday


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