Integration for Management of Ningaloo Marine Environmental Resources

This project seeks to address NRP Project F: Integration for management through: #(i) Development of integrated data products and modelling frameworks relating ecological and socio-economic processes in the Ningaloo region. These products and tools will be designed to support assessment of risks associated with human uses (e.g. recreational fishing) and environmental trends (e.g. climate change) in the region. They will also be used to evaluate existing and alternative management strategies in terms of identified management objectives. #(ii) Leadership and coordination of integrated reports summarising and linking findings across the NRP and CSIRO Ningaloo Cluster, with an emphasis on relevance to management. #The funding request from NRP is $450K, which will be matched by approximately $450K in-kind from CSIRO and the University of Western Australia. Further budgetary details are provided below.