NESP MB Project D7: Supporting the MERI System for Australian Marine Parks

A 2019-20 project by the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub to support Parks Australia in developing a Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) system for Australian Marine Parks. The project involved reviewing classifications, conceptual models, and risk assessments, and providing advice on monitoring priorities and indicator selection. No actual data outputs were generated; the record describes project scope and planned engagement activities.

Use Cases

• Reviewing natural values and pressures classifications for marine parks based on the described 'common language' task.
• Identifying monitoring priorities and indicators based on the described advice on processes and selection criteria.
• Assessing the suitability of existing ecological datasets for monitoring based on the described project task.
• Developing or refining conceptual models for key marine ecosystems based on the described review and development tasks.

Strengths

• Project scope is explicitly defined with over ten specific tasks and information needs listed.
• Draws on prior experience from developing the integrated monitoring framework for the Great Barrier Reef.
• Involves collaboration with Parks Australia, suggesting alignment with national management priorities.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Project documentation and planning outputs from the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Time Range

Project activities focused on the 2019-20 financial year.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 19:28:33.811044; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Marine Parks