Marine and Coastal Living Resources

30. 
    Has your country identified components of your marine and coastal ecosystems, which are critical for their functioning, as well as key threats to those ecosystems?
    

1. 
   No
   

2. 
   Plans for a comprehensive assessment of marine and coastal ecosystems are in place (please provide details below)
   

3. 
   A comprehensive assessment is currently in progress
   

4. 
   Critical ecosystem components have been identified, and management plans for them are being developed (please provide details below)
   

5. 
   Management plans for important components of marine and coastal ecosystems are in place (please provide details below)
   

6. 
   Not applicable
   

Also, the Australian Government, through the regional marine planning process coordinated through its National Oceans Office, is supporting the development of pilot ‘Sea Country’ Plans in which Indigenous custodians of sea country articulate their management priorities and actions, including the cultural heritage and values of marine and coastal ecosystems in that country.

30. 
    Is your country undertaking the following activities to implement the Convention’s work plan on coral reefs? Please use an “X” to indicate your response.
    

1. 
   Ecological assessment and monitoring of reefs
   

2. 
   Socio-economic assessment and monitoring of communities and stakeholders
   

3. 
   Management, particularly through application of integrated coastal management and marine and coastal protected areas in coral reef environments
   

4. 
   Identification and implementation of additional and alternative measures for securing livelihoods of people who directly depend on coral reef services
   

5. 
   Stakeholder partnerships, community participation programmes and public education campaigns
   

6. 
   Provision of training and career opportunities for marine taxonomists and ecologists
   

7. 
   Development of early warning systems of coral bleaching
   

8. 
   Development of a rapid response capability to document coral bleaching and mortality
   

9. 
   Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded coral reef habitats
   

10. 
    Others (please specify below)
    

a) Information about socio-economic assessment available at: http://www.reeffutures.org/topics/waterquality.cfm

b) Information about socio-economic assessment available at: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/management/zoning/planners_info.html

e) Information about public education campaigns available at:

g) Information about coral bleaching available at:

30. 
    Which of the following statements can best describe the current status of marine and coastal protected areas in your country? Please use an “X” to indicate your response.
    

1. 
   Marine and coastal protected areas have been declared and gazetted (please indicate below how many)
   

2. 
   Management plans for these marine and coastal protected areas have been developed with involvement of all stakeholders
   

3. 
   Effective management with enforcement and monitoring has been put in place
   

4. 
   A national system or network of marine and coastal protected areas is under development
   

5. 
   A national system or network of marine and coastal protected areas has been put in place
   

6. 
   The national system of marine and coastal protected areas includes areas managed for purpose of sustainable use, which may allow extractive activities
   

7. 
   The national system of marine and coastal protected areas includes areas which exclude extractive uses
   

8. 
   The national system of marine and coastal protected areas is surrounded by sustainable management practices over the wider marine and coastal environment.
   

9. 
   Other (please describe below)
   

10. 
    Not applicable