Oceans governance and marine spatial planning in Australia

摘要: Australian ocean governance faces the challenge of sustaining a balance between marine resource use and conservation while dealing with pressing threats resulting from climate change such as sea level rise, fisheries food security, IUU fishing acidification. Marine spatial planning (MSP) is way forward for these challenges in oceans governance. This paper examines recent Commonwealth MSP initiative Australia: Marine Bioregional Plans (MBPs) that are based on large marine ecosystems provide the framework establishment National Representative System Marine Protected Areas. Four conditions introduced: ecosystem-based approaches; spatial orientation; integration; multilevel policy framework. By analysing MBPs utilising conditions, this outlines accomplishments this MSP process.