AUSTRALIAN TEMPERATE REEF COLLABORATION
Protecting and Preserving Future Marine Diversity
ABOUT US
About ATRC
A marine protected area (MPA) is an area of sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biodiversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.
MPAs include marine parks, nature reserves and locally managed marine areas that protect reefs, seagrass beds, shipwrecks, archaeological sites, tidal lagoons, mudflats, saltmarshes, mangroves, rock platforms, underwater areas on the coast and the seabed in deep water, as well as open water (the water column).
MPAs include marine parks, nature reserves and locally managed marine areas that protect reefs, seagrass beds, shipwrecks, archaeological sites, tidal lagoons, mudflats, saltmarshes, mangroves, rock platforms, underwater areas on the coast and the seabed in deep water, as well as open water (the water column).
In 1988, The World Conservation Union (IUCN) General Assembly called upon national governments, international agencies and the non-governmental community to:
Provide for the protection, restoration, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the marine heritage of the world through the creation of a global, representative system of marine protected areas and through management in accordance with the principles of the World Conservation Strategy of human activities that use or affect the marine environment.
In many parts of the world there is a growing focus and appreciation of the need for more MPAs and for better management generally of coastal and marine environments.
Provide for the protection, restoration, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the marine heritage of the world through the creation of a global, representative system of marine protected areas and through management in accordance with the principles of the World Conservation Strategy of human activities that use or affect the marine environment.
In many parts of the world there is a growing focus and appreciation of the need for more MPAs and for better management generally of coastal and marine environments.
Our
Resources & Partnerships
RESEARCH
Our research tracks the changes to Marine Protected Areas over time and provides quantitative information about the effects caused by the communities that live around these areas.
PUBLICATIONS
Our scientific team continue to contribute to the world wide understanding of marine diversity through the publication of papers.
Many are peer reviewed and published.
Many are peer reviewed and published.
PARTNERS
The ATRC has partnerships with leading state and federal government agencies.
Without their ongoing support our research would not be possible.
Without their ongoing support our research would not be possible.
What
We Do
MARINE SURVEY
There is substantial evidence in favour of the beneficial role of MPAs in a range of different types of fisheries and the support of fishery stability.
PUBLICATIONS
Our publications are highly respected for their scientific rigour.
INFORMATION
Education, Training and information sharing via our publications and public presentations
COLLABORATION
We share information and resources with our partners and with other like minded communities across the world.
