Mar 26: Funding available for Marine Biodiversity & Resources research

Posted March 17th, 2010 by Jeannette
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water the Hon Penny Wong and Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry the Hon Tony Burke today released the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Plan: Marine Biodiversity and Resources and announced the allocation of $5.5 million funding for research that meets the priorities identified in the Plan.

The Plan identifies five main areas for investigation:

  • marine aquaculture
  • commercial and recreational fishing
  • conservation management
  • tourism and recreational uses
  • cross cutting issues
 
The Call will be administered by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and is a collaborative funding arrangement between the FRDC, NCCARF, and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. 
 

How to apply

 
Applications close Friday 7 May 2010
 

Information sessions - presentations now available

A series of information sessions was held throughout Australia in April. Presentations from the sessions are now available online, particularly for people who were unable to attend a session. To access the presentations visit www.arnmbr.org  To view these you will need to register with the Adaptation Research Network for Marine Biodiversity and Resources at: http://www.arnmbr.org/content/index.php/member/register/ For more information please contact arnmbr@arnmbr.org

 

More information

All enquiries regarding the funding call itself should be directed to Colin Creighton 07 4958 4775.