Download Australia`s EEZ - FISH-BOL

Region: Australia
Bob Ward: CSIRO Marine Research (CMR)
Area covered:
The EEZ 200 nautical mile limit:
8 x 106 km2 excluding EEZ off
Antarctica.
Third largest EEZ in the world (but
50th in terms of fisheries production).
Australian EEZ > land area.
Tropical through temperate
to subAntarctic and Antarctic.
CSIRO Marine Research Facilities
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Research vessel (Southern Surveyor) and expertise in fisheries and
marine ecosystem research
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Houses the Australian National Fish Collection (formerly the ISR Munro
Fish Collection), of c. 135,000 specimens and the Photographic Index
of Australian Fishes (c. 2,500 fish species). About 5 staff
(see www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/43fish/43.html)
Al Graham
collections manager
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Genetics experience and facilities (two automated sequencers (ABI377,
ABI3100), many PCR machines, -80C ultrafreezers, freezer rooms etc.)
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Database managers used to handling large volumes of oceanographic
and fisheries data
The 66m Southern Surveyor
Numbers of Australian fish species
• About 4500 in total (including undescribed)
• About 3800 described
• c. 200 species of freshwater species (few are primary freshwater,
most evolved from marine ancestors)
• c. 3600 described and 700 undescribed marine fish species in
Australian waters (c. 300 elasmobranchs 4000 teleosts, nearly 25%
of all marine fish species)
Numbers of Australian fish species
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About 4500 in total (including undescribed)
About 3800 described
c. 200 species of freshwater species (few are primary freshwater, most
evolved from marine ancestors)
c. 3600 described and 700 undescribed marine fish species in Australian
waters (c. 300 elasmobranchs 4000 teleosts, nearly 25% of all marine fish
species)
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25% of described Australian species endemic
c. 2400 tropical (c. 15% endemic)
c. 1200 temperate (c. 85% of the 600 species
in southern temperate region are endemic)
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GBR has c. 1500 marine fish species
>70% of the EEZ has a depth >1500 m
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
• We are collecting from a Great Barrier Reef survey at present.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
• We are collecting from a Great Barrier Reef survey at present.
• We have good contacts with museums in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane,and with key research groups and institutes in Australia
including Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Antarctic
Division, and the Australian Fisheries Management Agency.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
• We are collecting from a Great Barrier Reef survey at present.
• We have good contacts with museums in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane,and with key research groups and institutes in Australia
including Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Antarctic
Division, and the Australian Fisheries Management Agency.
• The recently established National Ocean Office is formulating Regional
Marine Plans for ecologically sustainable oceans management. These
include research cruises.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
• We are collecting from a Great Barrier Reef survey at present.
• We have good contacts with museums in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane,and with key research groups and institutes in Australia
including Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Antarctic
Division, and the Australian Fisheries Management Agency.
• The recently established National Ocean Office is formulating Regional
Marine Plans for ecologically sustainable oceans management. These
include research cruises.
• Industry vessels.
Plans for facilitating area coverage
• Already have samples from the 450 or so domestic commercial fish
species and another 100 or so imported fish species.
• We have good coverage of chimaerids, sharks and rays given local
expertise and recent interest in illegal fishing.
• We are collecting from a Great Barrier Reef survey at present.
• We have good contacts with museums in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane,and with key research groups and institutes in Australia
including Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Antarctic
Division, and the Australian Fisheries Management Agency.
• The recently established National Ocean Office is formulating Regional
Marine Plans for ecologically sustainable oceans management. These
include research cruises.
• Industry vessels.
• Collecting from deep water will be more difficult
National Oceans Office base map
Regional plans established
North
South East
Torres
Strait
Other Points
• Has barcoding started: Yes - about 300 species.
• Fish collectors: Museums, AIMS, AAD, AFMA, universities etc
• Taxonomists: Peter Last (CMR), Barry Hutchins (Perth), Martin
Goman (Melbourne), Jeff Johnson (Brisbane), Helen Larson
(Darwin), Jeff Leis (Sydney)
• Voucher specimens: the bulk to be retained in CMR’s fish collection.
• COI analysis: CMR to do the bulk of the work
• Funding sources: currently CMR appropriation (Wealth from Oceans
Flagship), potentially AFMA, FRDC.