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
Due to changes in ocean conditions, sardines are now present in Bass Strait in large number, as are tuna. If a sardine fishery is opened, how can it be best […]
- Answer by Tim Ward to:
Due to changes in ocean con… by: Dr Tim Ward
- Tasmania
The east coast of Tasmania used to have lots of large barracouta which were readily caught recreationally, however more recently it’s been observed that the barracouta are smaller and less […]
- Answer by Alyssa Marshell to:
The east coast of Tasmania … by: Dr Alyssa Marshell
- Tasmania
There’s an old saying of “a dry year on the land is a dry year in the ocean”. In light of this, what is the relationship between annual rainfall and […]
- Answer by Stephanie Brodie to:
There’s an old saying… by: Dr Stephanie Brodie
- Tasmania
How is climate change affecting Australia’s finfish aquaculture industry? What is the industry doing to respond? and How should these efforts be communicated?
- Answer by Corrine Condie to:
How is climate change affec… by: Dr Corrine Condie
- New South Wales
I have been a ships super cargo and agent for sixty years, what is the story on sea level changes, As i need sea levels for our ships, we have […]
- Answer by Edward Doddridge to:
I have been a ships super c… by: Dr Edward Doddridge
- Western Australia
Hi there, recreational fisher here and avid life long SCUBA diver. I wanted to ask about the hotter than normal waters off the WA coast this year. My (limited) understanding […]
- Answer by Gary Jackson to:
Hi there, recreational fish… by: Dr Gary Jackson
- Answer by Albert Pessarrodona to:
Hi there, recreational fish… by: Dr Albert Pessarrodona
- Western Australia
How can gases which only comprises 0.042% (Co2) and 0.002% (methane) of the atmosphere heat up the remaining 99.96%. This is physically impossible when one considers that these gases can […]
- Answer by Gretta Pecl to:
How can gases which only co… by: Prof Gretta Pecl
- Tasmania
Why do you all now insist using emotive and sensation grabing language by declaring a “Marine Heat Wave” every year, even when there isnt one (like last year). These warm water events used to be called “Sea Surface Temperature Amonalies” (both hot and cold), and they should be again. Emotive language titles undermines the perception […]
- Answer by Alistair Hobday to:
Why do you all now insist u… by: Dr Alistair Hobday
- Tasmania
I would like to raise the following questions: 1. Is it feasible to use oysters as natural biofilters around offshore finfish farms to mitigate excess nutrients and improve water quality? Research shows that oysters can filter significant volumes of water and reduce suspended solids, nitrogen, and phosphorus effectively. 2. After these oysters are retired, can […]
- Answer by Sam Gordon to:
I would like to raise the f… by: Mr Sam Gordon
- Western Australia
How might climate change, and changes to the Leeuwin current, affect recruitment of Western Rock Lobster?
- Answer by Tim Langlois to:
How might climate change, a… by: Dr Tim Langlois