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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- Northern Territory
Is climate change differentially affecting different fish personality types within populations, both in a wild and farmed context?
- Answer by Josep Alós to:
Is climate change different… by: Dr Josep Alós
- Tasmania
Freshwater eel fisheries are reliant on the successful migration of adult and juvenile Shortfinned and Longfinned Eels to and from the Coral sea, respectively. How might the changing marine climate, and marine heatwaves, impact of migration, survival, biology and behaviour of eels?
- Answer by Alexandre Che-Pelicier to:
Freshwater eel fisheries ar… by: Alexandre Che-Pelicier
- Answer by Malcolm Johnson to:
Freshwater eel fisheries ar… by: Dr Malcolm Johnson
- South Australia
Has the locations from where you collect data changed for the past 30+ years ? How much has the technology changed over that period? Also I am always told to trust the science but every time there is always a disclaimer that says it could be wrong and can’t be held accountable so I don’t […]
- Answer by Beth Fulton to:
Has the locations from wher… by: Dr Beth Fulton
- Answer by Gretta Pecl to:
Has the locations from wher… by: Prof Gretta Pecl
- Answer by Chloe Lucas to:
Has the locations from wher… by: Dr Chloe Lucas
- Tasmania
The Climate Report Cards published on the Sea Change Australia website are fantastic — the way the information is presented is engaging and easy to understand. One question that often comes up is about the predictive capacity (accuracy of the predictions) presented in these kind of reports. How well have past projections aligned with observed […]
- Answer by Stephanie Brodie to:
The Climate Report Cards pu… by: Dr Stephanie Brodie
- Western Australia
What climate-driven changes are happening in the global financial sector that are relevant to seafood producers in Australia?
- Answer by Larissa Taylor to:
What climate-driven changes… by: Ms Larissa Taylor
- Tasmania
How can the insurance sector adapt its products and risk assessment frameworks to account for the increasing frequency and severity of climate-driven events (e.g., marine heatwaves, storms, disease outbreaks), and what innovative insurance models could support the long-term resilience of fishers and aquaculture producers?
- Answer by Alistair Hobday to:
How can the insurance secto… by: Dr Alistair Hobday
- Northern Territory
Australia’s fisheries management has been built on two core principles: secure access rights that drive efficiency, and maintaining stocks at levels that maximise productivity. These objectives are already strained by spatial squeeze, but still achievable. However, the implementation of the Montreal biodiversity targets—recently clarified by government as 30% fully protected by 2030 and an interim […]
- Answer by Beth Fulton to:
Australia’s fisheries manag… by: Dr Beth Fulton
- Western Australia
How can we ensure fishers have security and foresight in planning for future climate impacts?
- Answer by Beth Fulton to:
How can we ensure fishers h… 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
- 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