co m l annual report（公司m l年度报告）.docVIP

Census of Marine Life Australia Chairperson: Prof Nic Bax Director Marine Biodiversity Hub, University of Tasmania and Leader Understanding Ocean Ecosystems, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship CSIRO GPO Box 1538, Hobart TAS 7001 Australia Phone: (+61 3) 6232 5341 FAX: (+61 3) 6232 5485 E-mail: Nic.Bax@csiro.au Education and Outreach Network Liaison Annabel Ozimec [interim appointment] CSIRO GPO Box 1538, Hobart TAS 7001 Australia Phone: (+61 3) 6232 5462 (+61 3) 6232 5485 E-mail: Annabel.Ozimec@csiro.au .au ... / www.caml.aq .au New information General Project review The great majority of Australian input to the Census continues through the individual projects. The Australian NRIC provides the opportunity for improved communication between Australian participants and in this final year of the Census is developing national communication activities. In addition the National Synthesis led by Alan Butler is supported through this committee. The Australian NRIC also maintains close contact with Ian Poiner through the Oceans Policy Science Advisory group (OPSAG) to enable a common approach to communication activities. New Opportunities Opportunities to raise the profile of marine biodiversity in Australia using the 2010 reporting of the CoML are being explored. The Marine Biodiversity Hub funded through the Australian Government’s Commonwealth Environmental Research Facility (CERF) also reports in 2010 and opportunities for joint activities will be considered. A CERF project led by Graham Edgar (University of Tasmania) Reef Life Survey is having good success in using volunteer divers to survey temperate reefs using standard protocols. Data from the trained volunteer divers matches that of scientific divers and has already led to high profile scientific publications (see web-site for details). International coordination and promotion of trained volunteer divers could provide an opportunity to continue the census in another format