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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- Western Australia
How can biological sensitivity scoring and exposure assessments guide climate adaptation planning?
- Answer by Beth Fulton to:
How can biological sensitiv… by: Dr Beth Fulton
- Tasmania
Now that the water is getting warmer, will the kingfish season in Tassie get longer? And will there be more of them?
- Answer by Curtis Champion to:
Now that the water is getti… by: Dr Curtis Champion
- 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.
- Policy and regulations around newly arrived species by: Dr Liam Fullbrook
- Western Australia
How do fluctuating water temperatures affect fish spawning and survival, and what are the limits of species adaptability?
- Answer by Curtis Champion to:
How do fluctuating water te… by: Dr Curtis Champion
- Western Australia
How can we track and manage long-term impacts of species redistribution on ecosystems and fishing practices?
- Answer by Gretta Pecl to:
How can we track and manage… by: Prof Gretta Pecl
- South Australia
What’s going on with the algal bloom in South Australia?
- Answer by Zoe Doubleday to:
What’s going on with the al… by: Dr Zoe Doubleday
- Tasmania
The impacts of the SA HAB event are worry. It has affected the marine habitat and inhabitants, and fishers and aquaculturists are also impacted. Is the SA event likely to reach Tasmania, and will it result in the same broad impacts? What should I do to prepare for such an event?
- Answer by Alison Turnbull to:
The impacts of the SA HAB e… by: Dr Alison Turnbull