2021 State of the Environment Report Marine Chapter – Expert Assessment – Management Effectiveness – Marine pollution

• Other Authors: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (hasAssociationWith), Curtin University (CU) (hasAssociationWith), Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) (publisher), Emma Flukes (pointOfContact), Gagnon, Marthe Monique (author), National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub (hasAssociationWith), Pascoe, Sean (author), Techera, Erika (author), The University of Western Australia (UWA) (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: environment; oceans; marine pollution; environmental management; expert assessment; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26198/r1e1-e638; https://researchdata.edu.au/2021-state-environment-marine-pollution/1698297

Statement: QUALITY OF DATA USED IN THE ASSESSMENT Peer-reviewed literature Government and Industry reports Credit Peer reviews of this assessment were provided by: Tim Stephens (University of Sydney) The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "Effectiveness of Management – Marine pollution". ***A PDF of the full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided) is downloadable in the "On-line Resources" section of this record as "EXPERT ASSESSMENT 2021 - Effectiveness of Management – Marine Pollution"*** --- DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROACH TO MANAGING THE PRESSURE The most significant pollution threats to Australia’s marine environment include sediment and nutrient inputs jeopardising the ecological integrity of coral reefs, and pollution by hydrocarbons. Australia has legislation at Commonwealth and State/Territory levels which seeks to protect the marine environment from these risks, consistent with international law. Carbon emissions and resulting ocean acidification can also be considered as an overarching pollution threat, and acidification is a pressure that has a high impact on the Australian marine environment (see acidification pressure assessment). Pollution by plastic debris is a rising concern and is addressed in details as a separate assessment (see marine debris assessment). Currently, however, acidification is not subject to a management framework under Commonwealth or State/Territory law. Coral reefs represent a significant resource for Australia. Recent estimates of the economic value generated by the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) exceed $6.4billion a year, supporting 64,000 jobs. Record sea temperatures as a result of global climate change have driven multiple coral bleaching events in recent years. The GBR Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef 2050 Plan aims at improving the overall health and resilience of the GBR. A revised Plan ...