Sea Country
- See also Pathways to Sea Country Planning
Sea country is an important part of Indigenous culture, and Indigenous people have an important role to play in the management of Australia's coast and sea.
The Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEW) helps Indigenous Australians manage and protect sea country through a variety of programs and initiatives, including:
- Coasts and oceans grants and funding;
- Marine Bioregional Planning; and
- Marine Species Recovery and Protection Funding.
Reports
There are a number of reports which discuss Indigenous connection to sea country, and Indigenous people's involvement in managing it.
Sea Country - an Indigenous perspective is a report that talks about Indigenous uses, values, concerns and aspirations for the South-east Marine Region, based on consultations with coastal Aboriginal people and organisations in the region. It also talks about how Indigenous people's rights and interests are recognised in laws relating to the region, and what the Australian Government is doing to help Indigenous people get involved.
The Living on Saltwater Country series of reports describes the connection Indigenous people have to the marine environment in the Northern Marine Region. It includes three reports that were put out after consultation with coastal Indigenous communities in the region:
- Living on Saltwater Country: Review of literature about Aboriginal rights, use, management and interests in northern Australian marine environments
- Living on Saltwater Country: Cape York Peninsula Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
- Living on Saltwater Country: Southern Gulf of Carpentaria Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
- Living on Saltwater Country: Goulburn Island to the QLD Border Sea Country Management, Needs and Issues
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