Threatened and protected species

Planning to protect marine wildlife

This project builds strong networks, shares valuable skills and knowledge and helps responders to effectively plan, coordinate and manage marine wildlife events ensuring the protect significant marine species.

Education to protect and conserve marine wildlife

This project aims to raise awareness of threats to marine protected species and encourage compliance with regulations through education, research and improved enforcement.

Improve reporting of interactions with marine wildlife

This project seeks to enhance reporting and data sharing on threatened and protected marine species to support evidence-based decision-making and research.

Estuary General Fishery observer survey

Analysing data from the Estuary General Fishery to address threats to fish from bycatch and harvest.

Strategies for mitigating species interactions

Developing and implementing strategies to reduce interactions between commercial fishing gear and threatened and protected species.

Species habitat research

This project aims to understand and reduce impacts of habitat modification to threatened and protected marine wildlife species (whales as whales, turtles and seabirds).

Species monitoring

This project conducts research and monitoring to help fill key knowledge gaps identified in the NSW Threat and Risk Assessment (TARA), address cumulative threats, and monitor the health and trends in marine wildlife.

Partnerships to protect marine wildlife

Strengthening partnerships with government, community and industry to enhance the management, incident response and rehabilitation of marine threatened and protected species.