Publication Date
2025
Publisher
State Government of Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
The purpose of the Western Australian wild capture fisheries and aquaculture marine heatwave response plan (the Plan) is to document the Department’s approach for identifying and responding to the hazard of a marine heatwave on wild catch fisheries (commercial, recreational, charter and customary) and aquaculture resources within the geographic boundaries of WA. It provides risk reduction strategies and establishes best-practice processes for each stage of the hazard management and response continuum, ensuring that DPIRD is able to adequately prepare for, respond to, and recover from marine heatwave events. This Plan operates in conjunction with WA’s existing aquatic resource management framework, including relevant legislation, subsidiary legislation and policies.
Number of Pages
11
Keywords
marine heatwave, sea surface temperatures, ocean, climate, fisheries, aquatic resource management, wild catch fisheries, dpird, wa
Disciplines
Aquaculture and Fisheries | Biology | Environmental Policy | Genetics | Marine Biology | Population Biology
Recommended Citation
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia.
(2025), Marine Heatwave Response Plan for Western Australia’s Wild Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture. State Government of Western Australia, Perth. Publication.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/fr_fmp/346
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