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On Thursday 4th December the Conservation Council of SA (CCSA), the peak conservation body for SA, launched a draft report making a number of recommendations.
The launch of the  draft report (1.14 MB) was part of a Summit titled Coast & Marine in a Changing Climate. This was the fifth of six such events hosted by CCSA to look holistically at environmental policy in SA and develop a blueprint for action.
At the Summit, CCSA presented its Coast & Marine Report, which will providing an opportunity for discussion and debate centred around all things marine and coastal. Recommendations covered the impacts of coastal development, biodiversity and threatened species, ecosystem damage, desalination, aquaculture and recreational fishing, stormwater and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) amongst other topics.
The comprehensive report included 36 draft policy recommendations and was presented to the audience, including a panel of stakeholders representing local government, industry and academia. Recommendations covered the impacts of coastal development, biodiversity and threatened species, ecosystem damage, desalination, aquaculture and recreational fishing, stormwater and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) amongst other topics. The keynote presentation was given by Elvira Poloczanska, a scientist with the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Marine & Atmospheric Research division. download powerpoint
At the end of the summit, all participants were given an opportunity to respond and evaluate each of the policy recommendations. This feedback will then be used to shape CCSA’s environmental blueprint due to be launched in mid-2009.
The panellists for Coast & Marine in a Changing Climate Summit included:
• Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability -
Associate Professor Corey Bradshaw, Research Director of Marine Impacts
• WildCatch Fisheries SA - Neil MacDonald, General Manager
• Local Government Association – David Hitchcock, Manager of Finance & Infrastructure
The summit was facilitated by Kathyrn Warhurst from the Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS).
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