The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has recently launced its book Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change which highlights climate change impact on Pacific fisheries and sets out ways the Pacific nations can adapt to the new circumstances. Download the free e-book.

An interactive map which highlights significant regional climate events in 2010, in Australia and globally, that were influenced by the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

Peat Leith & Marcus Haward from the Marine Adaptation Network investigate climate adaptation in the Australian edible oyster industry with their final report.

The Marine Adaptation Network has awarded seven Research Support Grants to Honours and Masters students studying in 2011.  The grant scheme provides funding for honours and masters students to cover research costs of selected eligible projects focused on climate change adaptation in Marine Biodiversity and Resources. See the recipients of this round of funding…

Network membership continues to grow with now more than 700 members nationally split about 50:50 between industry, government/NGO/marine stakeholders and researchers.

Funding body

Host
University of Tasmania
Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies

Partner Organisations (In alphabetical order)
Australian Maritime College
Charles Darwin University
CSIRO Climate Adaptation National Research Flagship
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
James Cook University
Macquarie University
Northern Territory Government
South Australian Research Development Institute
Institute for Marine & Antarctic Studies
The Australian National University
University of New South Wales
University of Adelaide
University of the Sunshine Coast
Western Australian Marine Science Institution