National Workshop to develop a regional collaborative plan to control the invasive Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)

Funded Activity Summary

There is a need to review and update the existing body of research and management approaches to:
1. prevent the further expansion of Long Spine Sea Urchins onto new reefs
2. reduce the impacts of Long Spine Sea Urchins on existing reefs to facilitate recovery
3. promote commercial harvesting as a control effort

Facilitating this review process through a workshop is necessary to ensure that all key stakeholders in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, the Commonwealth have input into:
• identifying R&D gaps
• sharing and agreeing (where possible) on objectives
• contributing to the design of a coordinated, regional approach to mitigate and manage the impacts of Long Spine Sea Urchins


Objectives:
1. Synthesise and update information on Long Spine Sea Urchins (and consider examples from other invasive species)
2. Understand gaps in the knowledge
3. Assess the benefits of current research and management activities against conservation and commercial objectives
4. Identify the steps necessary to develop a coordinated, regional approach to mitigate and manage the impacts of Long Spine Sea Urchins

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2023

End Date: 01-06-2023

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $30,000.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

Research Topics

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Other Keywords

Climate Change | Invasive Species | RAC NSW | RAC TAS | RAC VIC

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