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Contents

• Key findings
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 The jurisdictions
  • 1.2 The seabed
  • 1.3 Structure of the oceans
  • 1.4 Biodiversity and productivity
  • 1.5 Uses and values
    • 1.5.1 Oil and gas
    • 1.5.2 Fisheries and aquaculture
    • 1.5.3 Recreational and subsistence fishing
  • 1.6 In this chapter
• 2 State and trends of the marine environment
  • 2.1 Marine biodiversity
    • 2.1.1 Quality of habitats for species
    • Assessment summary 6.1—state and trends of quality of habitats for species
    • 2.1.2 Populations of species and groups of species
    • Assessment summary 6.2—state and trends of species populations and groups
    • 2.1.3 Ecological processes
    • Assessment summary 6.3—state and trends of ecological processes
  • 2.2 Marine ecosystem health
    • 2.2.1 Physical and chemical processes
    • Assessment summary 6.4—state and trends of physical and chemical processes
    • 2.2.2 Pests, introduced species, disease and algal blooms
    • Assessment summary 6.5—state and trends of pests, introduced species, diseases and algal blooms
    • Assessment summary 6.6—state and trends of the national marine environment
• 3 Pressures affecting the marine environment
  • 3.1 Pressures resulting from climate change
    • 3.1.1 Temperature
    • 3.1.2 Ocean acidification
  • 3.2 Fishing
  • 3.3 Oil and gas exploration and production
  • 3.4 Shipping and associated infrastructure
  • 3.5 Aquaculture facilities
    • 3.5.1 Sydney rock oyster
    • 3.5.2 Abalone
    • 3.5.3 Cage fish culture
    • 3.5.4 Longline culture
  • 3.6 Catchment run-off and land-based sources of pollution
  • 3.7 Additional pressures
  • Assessment summary 6.7—pressures affecting the marine environment
• 4 Effectiveness of management
  • 4.1 Environment protection systems
    • 4.1.1 Australian Government
    • 4.1.2 State and territory governments
  • 4.2 Marine protected areas
  • 4.3 Managing for the externalities
  • 4.4 Integrated management
  • 4.5 Evaluation of managment effectiveness
  • Assessment summary 6.8—effectiveness of marine management
• 5 Resilience of the marine environment
  • 5.1 Resilience of marine systems
  • 5.2 Management for resilience
• 6 Risks to the marine environment
  • Assessment summary 6.9—current and emerging risks to the marine environment
• 7 Outlook for the marine environment
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