Lead institution:
Centre of Marine Socioecology (CMS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) – Australia
Fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders need climate information that is useful and useable for their evolving needs. While information on climate change and its risks to fisheries and aquaculture producers is continually generated, progress in planned adaptation remains slow.
Stakeholders are unaware of, or don’t have access to, relevant climate knowledge and data. Moreover, many operators are independently and reactively making changes to daily operations in response to climate change without using /being aware of best available knowledge.
SeaChange will engage stakeholders with best available knowledge about climate change risks and opportunities. Its goal is to connect researchers and end-users to share knowledge that can help resource managers understand autonomous adaptations, identify barriers to adaptation, co-design solutions at local and industry levels, and showcase success stories of those already adapting, to foster climate-ready communities and sector sustainability.
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 01/01/2028
Lead Contact: Gretta Pecl (gretta.pecl@utas.edu.au)