Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Marine Biodiversity Hub

(
Academic institution
)
#OceanAction41074
    Description
    Description
    Research for understanding and managing Australia's oceans and temperate marine environments.
    Partners
    University of Tasmania (academic institution); Australian Institute of Marine Science (government); Charles Darwin University (academic institution); CSIRO (government); Geoscience Australia (government); Integrated Marine Observing System (partnership); Museums Victoria (government); NSW Department of Primary Industries (government); NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (government); University of Western Australia (academic institution)

    Goal 14

    Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

    Goal 14

    14.1

    By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

    14.1.1

    (a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

    14.2

    By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

    14.2.1

    Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

    14.3

    Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

    14.3.1
    Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

    14.4

    By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

    14.4.1
    Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

    14.5

    By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

    14.5.1
    Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

    14.6

    By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

    14.6.1

    Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

    14.7

    By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

    14.7.1

    Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

    14.a

    Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

    14.a.1
    Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

    14.b

    Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

    14.b.1

    Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

    14.c

    Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

    14.c.1

    Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

    Name Description
    14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
    14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
    14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
    The threatened species theme will deliver new approaches to precisely estimate the size, movement, breeding success and survival of rare and endangered marine species using a combination of close kin genetics and telemetry. Population estimates for white shark, grey nurse shark and Northern river sharks will be the first deliverables.]
    The ecosystem understanding theme will deliver tested standard operating procedures for monitoring marine biodiversity from shallow to deep water, with a focus on marine protected areas, including deep sea coral communities. These standard operating procedures include sampling design, technologies and analysis. Final manuals will be made available to the international community online and through IOC-UNESCO Global Ocean Observing System and GEOBON - Initial phase completed in December 2017
    The pressures theme is collating pressures on the marine environment nationally and globally, including shipping, fishing, oil & gas, noise and climate, and their intersection with areas identified as being of particular importance. This informs the developing interest in identifying the risks to, and management of, areas including Australias Key Ecological Features and the CBDs Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) - ongoing
    The marine plastics project is identifying the main pathways that marine debris enters the marine environment in Australia and the chokepoints where improved management could reduce the input of marine plastics. The initial focus is Australia, but the relevance will be global
    Financing (in USD)
    31200000
    Staff / Technical expertise
    Scientific research expertise consisting of over 100 researchers
    No progress reports have been submitted. Please sign in and click here to submit one.
    False
    Action Network
    Ocean conference wheel logo
    Share
    FacebookTwitterLinkedIn
    Timeline
    01 July 2015 (start date)
    01 June 2021 (date of completion)
    Entity
    University of Tasmania
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Australia
    Other beneficiaries
    Expertise and capacity built through the Marine Biodiversity Hub is being applied to support sustainable development in the South Pacific and Coral Triangle, biodiversity management globally through the CBD, and monitoring globally through the IOC-UNESCO
    Ocean Basins
    Global, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Southern Ocean
    Communities of Ocean Action
    Marine pollution, Ocean acidification, Sustainable fisheries, Sustainable blue economy
    More information
    Countries
    N/A
    Contact Information

    Annabel Ozimec, Projects Officer, Marine Biodiversity Hub