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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- Tasmania
Are there any examples of ‘opportunities’ that have emerged because of climate-driven changes? How have these been managed to maximise the benefits?
- Answer by Gretta Pecl to:
Are there any examples of ‘… by: Prof Gretta Pecl
- Tasmania
What are some examples from around the world of the aquaculture sector adapting to climate change?
- Answer by Gretta Pecl to:
What are some examples from… by: Prof Gretta Pecl
- Western Australia
How can we ensure equitable access to fishing opportunities as costs rise and environmental conditions shift?
- Answer by Emily Ogier to:
How can we ensure equitable… by: Dr Emily Ogier
- Western Australia
How can small-scale fisheries be better supported through adaptable regulations?
- Answer by David Mills to:
How can small-scale fisheri… by: Dr David Mills
- Western Australia
What governance changes are needed to support quota management and responsiveness to climate-driven changes?
- Answer by Daniel Corrie to:
What governance changes are… by: Mr Daniel Corrie
- Western Australia
What legislative changes are needed to provide more flexibility and security for commercial fishers?
- Answer by Martin Exel to:
What legislative changes ar… by: Mr Martin Exel
- Answer by Liam Fullbrook to:
What legislative changes ar… by: Dr Liam Fullbrook
- 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
- Western Australia
What should a marine climate change response strategy include (e.g., playbooks for heatwaves, algal blooms)?
- Answer by Jess Melbourne-Thomas to:
What should a marine climat… by: Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas
- 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