Coasts and oceans
Theme commentary
Trevor J Ward, Greenward Consulting, Perth, Western Australia
Alan Butler, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Brisbane, Queensland
prepared for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee, 2006
This document was commissioned for the 2006 Australian State of the Environment Committee. This and other commissioned documents support the Committee's Report but are not part of it.
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Contents
- Introduction
- Ecosystem conditions
- Contributions and pressures
- Management systems
- Conclusions and key issues
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements
- Tables
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Peer reviewers
Dr Chris Simpson, Marine Conservation Branch, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia
Professor Colin Buxton, Director Tasmanian Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania.
Citation
Ward, TJ and Butler, A 2006, ‘Coasts and oceans’, theme commentary prepared for the 2006 Australia State of the Environment Committee, Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra, <http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/commentaries/coasts/index.html>
Coasts and oceans related SoE 2006 information
Main report
Theme commentaries
- Biodiversity
- Coasts and oceans
- Inland waters
- Natural and cultural heritage
- Australian Antarctic Territory
Integrative commentaries
- Indigenous involvement in environmental and heritage management
- Progress in accessing environmental data and information
- The role of local government in environmental and heritage management
- The suburbanisation of coastal Australia
Current or emerging issues
- A dying shame - Australian coastal freshwater lakes
- Chemicals in the environment
- Coastal water quality, Adelaide's port waterways
- Coastal water quality, Western Australia's Peel-Harvey estuarine system
- The coastal pollution halo
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