Speed Presentation 2024 Australian Marine Sciences Association Annual Meeting combined with NZMSS

Sea Change: Co-developing Climate Adaptation Pathways for Australia’s Fisheries and Aquaculture (#172)

Rachel Kelly 1 2 , Jess Melbourne-Thomas 2 3 , Liam Fullbrook 1 2 4 , Fred Bailleul 5 , Nick Caputi 6 , Arani Chandrapavan 6 , Katie Cresswell 1 2 7 , Maree Fudge 1 2 4 , Aysha Fleming 2 3 8 , Klaas Hartmann 1 7 , Jason Hartog 3 , Gary Jackson 6 , Gabi Mocatta 2 9 10 , Katherine Ollerhead 1 2 , Emily Ogier 1 2 7 , Sean Tracey 1 2 7 11 , Ingrid van Putten 2 3 , Gretta Pecl 1 2 11
  1. Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia
  2. Centre for Marine Socioecology, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  3. CSIRO, Battery Point , VIC, Australia
  4. School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia
  5. South Australian Research and Development Institute , Urrbrae, SA, Australia
  6. Western Australian Department of Fisheries, Perth, WA, Australia
  7. Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
  8. Tasmanian Insitute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, TAS, Australia
  9. Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
  10. Deakin University , Dockland, VIC, Australia
  11. Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, TAS, Australia

This presentation introduces the SeaChange project, a nationwide initiative aimed at co-developing climate adaptation pathways for fisheries and aquaculture in Australia. Despite the availability of extensive information on marine climate change, the uptake of planned adaptation responses within most sectors has been slow. SeaChange addresses this gap by engaging stakeholders to understand autonomous adaptations and identify barriers to further adaptation. The project employs a two-way knowledge exchange between industry representatives, operators, managers, and the marine climate change impacts and adaptation research sector. This approach ensures that climate solutions for fisheries and aquaculture are co-designed, usable, and adoptable. The project also assesses the agility of industries to respond and adapt constructively to climate change and extreme events. SeaChange will work with 12 case-study fisheries and aquaculture operations from around the country to systematically assess the agility of industries to respond and adapt constructively to climate change and extreme events. This approach will help identify key factors that influence resilience and adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture, thereby promoting industry agility to adapt to climate change. By sharing success stories of adaptation, SeaChange aims to motivate action and create a sense of optimism and agency within the Australian seafood sector. This project represents a significant step towards building climate-ready communities and stimulating economic resilience in the face of a changing climate.