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Australian Maritime DigestThe Australian Maritime Digest is compiled by the Australian Association for Maritime Affairs

and published monthly for the benefit of the Australian maritime community.

1 September 2010 No. 194

FISHERIES

Australia’s Seafood Production Stable at $2.2 billion – value of Imports Soars by 22 per cent

The combined growth in salmon and prawn production contributed to the grossvalue of Australia’s fisheries production remaining stable at $2.2 billion in 2008-09, following a decline in the value of tuna and rock lobster production.

For the first time Australia now spends more on imported seafood than it exports.The total value of Australian fisheries exports increased by 14 per cent to $1.5 billionin 2008–09 with Rock lobster the most valuable export species ($462 million),followed by pearls ($366 million), abalone ($208 million) and tuna ($177 million).

The value of Australian imports of fisheries products continued to grow in2008-09, increasing by 22 per cent to $1.7billion.

Hong Kong remained Australia’s mainexport market for fisheries products in2008-09 at $726 million, ahead of Japan($367 million) and the United States ($87million).

The value of farmed salmonid productionrose by seven per cent to $323 million in2008-09, according to the latest ABARE-BRS Australian fisheries statistics 2009report.

“Most of this growth occurred in Tasmaniawhich produces more than 95 per cent of

Australia’s farmed salmon production,” said ABARE-BRS Deputy ExecutiveDirector, Mr Paul Morris.

“Australian prawn production also increased, by 6 per cent to $289 million as a resultof a five per cent increase in production volume,” he said.

In 2008-09, farmed salmon continued to be the largest aquaculture species producedin Australia and now accounts for 37 per cent of the total value of Australianaquaculture production and 15 per cent of the total value of fishery production.”

The combined growth in salmon and prawn production contributed to the gross valueof Australia’s fisheries production remaining stable at $2.2 billion in 2008-09,

following a decline in the value of tuna and rock lobster production.

Canned fish from Thailand, together with frozen fish fillets, and fresh and chilled whole fish from New Zealand remained the majorsources of Australian imports of fisheries products.

In releasing the report, Mr Morris acknowledged the assistance and contribution of the Fisheries Research and DevelopmentCorporation to the report.

Australian fisheries statistics 2009 are available online at http://www.abare-brs.gov.au or phone (02) 6272 2010. For further information contact ABARE, phone (02)6272 3232, email [email protected].

INSIDE PAGES

TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS 2National Leadership Required for Reform 2

MARITIME AFFAIRS 2Australian Elected to Head International

Transport Worker Body 2

SHIPPING 3Labor Promised Action to Strengthen

Australian Shipping 3

MARINE SCIENCE 4Super-rare “elkhorn” coral found in Pacific 4Research Sheds Light on Decline in

Global Reefs 4Climate-Related Changes to Australian

Fish Distribution 5

AIMS Scientists Assessing the PerfectAquarium Rock Lobsters 6

MARINE SAFETY 6Commercial vessel standard ready for

all-weather consultation 6

NAVY 7RAN Shines as RIMPAC Ends in Hawaii 7Milestone as Melbourne sails for Slipper 7

OCEANOGRAPHY 8Research into Wave Power Generation in

Southern Australia 8

ENVIRONMENT 8Bigger Penalties for Marine Pollution 8Ridding Plastic Bottles and Bags from

Australian Seas 9

BORDER SECURITY 9Case for Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Says Researcher 9

METEOROLOGY 10Improved Marine Forecasts for

NSW Coast 10

MARITIME HERITAGE 11New Chair for Australian National

Maritime Museum 11

REPORTS 11Latest Australian Shipping Report 11

ORDER FORM 11

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS 12

Maritime Sector Changes following 2010 Federal Election

Over coming weeks the Australian Maritime Digest will bring you comprehensive coverage of the impact upon the maritimesector of the final outcome of the 2010 Federal Election.

This will include any leadership and ministerial changes, policy developments and any measures involving the responsibilities of Federal Government departments and agencies.

This edition was finalised before a result was known. Many stories reflect this fact. [Editor]

Australia now spends more on importedseafood than we export. The total value

of Australian fisheries exports increasedby 14 per cent to $1.5 billion in 2008-09

while imports were worth $1.7b.

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TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

National Leadership Required for Reform

Regardless of which party ultimately forms a Government,continued national leadership was essential to continue theTransport & Logistics (T&L) reform agenda, according to

the CEO of the Australian Logistics Council, Mr MichaelKilgariff.

“This is important because Australia’s freight task is estimated totriple by 2050 – from 503 billion tonne kilometres to 1,540 billiontonne kilometres, with local demand for total freight movementsincreasing by as much as 60 per cent by 2020,” he said.

“Major steps have been taken in recent years to develop anational T&L market with the decision by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) and ministers of theAustralian Transport Council (ATC) to support national railsafety and marine safety regulators, as well as a NationalHeavy Vehicle Regulator.

“The regulatory frameworks for these regulators are in theprocess of being developed by negotiation between allgovernments and industry, in preparation for ‘national’ or‘applied’ legislation to be passed by all governments.

“Prior to the election, there were already developing signs thatthe T&L reform agenda was in real danger of stalling if itdidn’t continue to receive strong national leadership”, MrKilgariff warned.

ALC has also called for ongoing support for InfrastructureAustralia in the development of the National Ports Strategy

and the National Freight Network Plan, which should set theagenda for all governments to ensure the appropriate regulatory

environment, infrastructure and investment are in place to meetAustralia’s freight needs.

“The National Freight Network Plan should set the agenda inmuch the same way the Button Car Plan mapped out the futurefor the Australian motor vehicle industry and the Wallis Reportdrove reform of the Australian financial system,” said MrKilgariff.

“ALC has endorsed the call by Infrastructure Australia ChairmanRod Eddington for a national approach to the planning andmanagement of ports and freight movement, preferably throughthe development of a national agency to undertake the task.

“ALC supports a national partnership agreement to be developed

between all governments on nationally significant infrastructure,including intermodal terminals or inland ports. This will requirenational leadership.

“All State/Territory governments should continue to beencouraged to develop freight plans that complement theNational Freight Network Plan.

“COAG (the Council of Australian Governments) also needs tocontinue with capital city strategic planning systems to takeinto account issues such as transport corridor, internationalgateways, intermodal connections; and reservation of appropriate lands to support future expansion.

“The freight T&L industry has had strong national leadership

and ALC is very hopeful that will continue”, Mr Kilgariff said.For further information contact Michael Kilgariff (ALC CEO), phone (02)6260 3274, mobile 0418 627 995, [email protected]. Web sitehttp://www.austlogistics.com.au.

MARITIME AFFAIRS

Australian Elected to Head InternationalTransport Worker Body

The National Secretary of the MUA (Maritime Union of Australia), Mr Paddy Crumlin, was recently elected

President of the ITF (International Transport Workers’Federation) at the global union federation’s world congressin Mexico City.

The ITF represents over 4.6 million members of 760 tradeunions worldwide and its President is tasked with helping holdthe organisation to account between these congresses, whichset its policy for the next four years. Paddy Crumlin, is the22nd person to take on the post.

Speaking from Mexico, Mr Crumlin said: “I’m excited to beable to take on this new role and play my part in moving the

work of the ITF, its hundreds of affiliated unions and theirmillions of members forward through the implementation of acomprehensive organising program focused on trade unionregeneration and revitalisation.”

Mr Crumlin went to sea in the Australian Merchant Navy in1978 and has been a full-time union official since 1987including Branch Secretary and Assistant National Secretary of the Seamen’s Union of Australia and, after amalgamation withthe Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia in 1993,became the Deputy National Secretary and subsequently theNational Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia.

He has wide involvement in the port authority, towage,

shipping, hydrocarbon, diving, cruise ship and stevedoringindustries in Australia and internationally.

Mr Crumlin was elected Vice Chair of the ITF in August 2006.

For the full statement on Mr Crumlin’s appointment see http://mua.org.au.

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SHIPPING

Labor Promised Action to Strengthen AustralianShipping

The Federal Labor Party has laid out what amounts to a

new blueprint for the Australian shipping industry,promising to introduce measures to strengthen Australia’sshipping industry for our economy and our environmentand set up an International Shipping Register.

The (then) Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, MrAnthony Albanese, said this in an ALP campaign news releasea week before the recent Federal election.

He said Labor would implement global best practice measuresto reduce costs for Australian ships and place our shippingindustry on a sustainable footing with its internationalcompetitors as well as other modes of transport domestically.

“As a trading island nation, we are reliant on shipping for 99

per cent of our trade by volume while Australia makes up 10per cent of the world’s entire seaborne trade,” he said.

“In 2008, more than 834 million tonnes of international cargomoved across Australian wharves on 4,000 ships in more than11,000 voyages.

“Yet, there are only 30 Australian registered major tradingships today – down from 55 ships in 1995.

“Without action, Australia faces the continued decline of itsshipping fleet and the loss of the maritime skills base.

“Australian companies using Australian registered ships willbe able to pay a new tonnage tax (a low flat tax based on the

weight of the vessel) or remain with the current tax regimewhich will be bolstered through accelerated depreciationarrangements.”

Mr Albanese said tonnage taxes were used in the US, the UK,France, Germany and other nations.

The new blueprint was welcomed by the AustralianAssociation for Maritime Affairs (AAMA) and other keyelements of the maritime sector.

AAMA Chairman, Mr Richard Griffiths, cautiously welcomedthe thrust of the ALP’s Shipping Policy, saying that thestatistics quoted in the policy announcement demonstrated the

importance to Australia of getting its shipping policies right.“Most of the individual ALP policies echo positions putforward previously by the AAMA and others, such as theproposed tonnage tax regime, seem to be generally supportedwithin the industry,” he said on 17 August.

“The long term benefit, or otherwise, of the ALP’s shippingpolicies probably hinges on the statement, ‘Theimplementation of these measures will be conditional on acompact between industry and unions to deliver labourproductivity and efficiency reforms.’

“If, however, the long-term effect of the ALP’s policies inpractice is to increase Australia’s sea transport costs, that will

harm the national economy, the environment and theAustralian shipping industry.”

The AAMA would welcome an opportunity to review anyCoalition policy on Australia’s shipping industry.

Mr Griffiths said the ALPstatement seemed to echosimilar sentiments to thosemade by Labor over a year ago

when it promised to revitaliseAustralian shipping.

“We are still waiting to seeanything concrete come out of the earlier promises but we areeternally optimistic thatshipping and the maritimesector will get the policy focusand attention they deserve,” hesaid.

“Now is the time for action not simply more words.”

Mr Albanese also promised Labor would change income taxarrangements for Australian-resident international seafarers toremove disincentives for companies employing Australians.

“In order to facilitate Australian participation in internationalshipping, Federal Labor will establish an AustralianInternational Shipping Register,” he said.

“Federal Labor will also establish a Maritime WorkforceDevelopment Forum of industry, unions and educationproviders to improve and increase access to maritime training.This forum will be supported from within the existingdepartmental resources.

“We will also effectively apply existing coastal shipping

principles consistent with the Navigation Act so that trade isundertaken by Australian operated companies and crewed byAustralian residents, with the capacity to utilise foreign flaggedand crewed vessels to supplement the Australian fleet.

“We will also introduce mandatory training requirements inorder for shipping companies to be eligible for the new tonnagetax.”

Towards the end of his statement, Mr Albanese added animportant rider. He said the measures could only be introducedif industry and the unions agreed to bring in workerproductivity and efficiency reforms.

He said the Government would provide appropriate lead times

and consult with industry ahead of implementation.

“These measures have been assessed as having a cost torevenue of $41.5 million over the forward estimates and adepartmental cost for implementation of $8 million over theforward estimates,” he added.

This funding will be fully offset over the forward estimates,consistent with Labor’s commitment to return the budget tosurplus in three years.

For further information contact Mr Albanese’s Canberra office, phone (02)6277 7680, email [email protected]; or, Richard Griffiths (AAMAChairman), mobile 0412 164 404, email [email protected].

DISCLAIMERViews expressed in the Australian Maritime Digest

do not necessarily reflect those of theAustralian Association for Maritime Affairs.

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MARINE SCIENCE

Super-rare “elkhorn” coral found in Pacific

An Australian scientist has discovered what could be theworld’s rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean.

The unique Pacific elkhorn coral was found while conducting

underwater surveys of Arno atoll in the Marshall Islands, bycoral researcher, Dr Zoe Richards, of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoECRS).

The coral bears a close physical resemblance to the criticallyendangered and fast-vanishing elkhorn coral ( Acropora

palmata) of the Atlantic Ocean, but genetic analysis has shownit to be a different species.

“When I first saw it, I was absolutely stunned. The hugecolonies – five metres across and nearly two metres high withbranches like an elk’s antlers – were like nothing I’d seenbefore in the Pacific Ocean,” Dr Richards said.

“So far I have only found this new population of coral to occuralong a small stretch of reef at a single atoll in the Marshallsgroup.

“It grows in relatively shallow water along the exposed reef front and, so far, fewer than 200 colonies are known from thatsmall area.

“The Pacific elkhorn coral has regular divergent blade-likebranches that radiate out from single or multiple large centralstalks. Its colonies are by far the largest of all the Acroporacolonies observed at Arno Atoll, indicating that these arerelatively old.”

Whether the Pacific elkhorn is an entirely new species or not issubject to scientific debate, because Zoe has discovered thatover a century ago, in 1898, a scientist called Gardinerdescribed a coral from the island of Rotuma, near Fiji in theSouth Pacific whose description fits that of the Pacific elkhorn.

“Unfortunately at this stage, we do not have any geneticmaterial of A. rotumana to confirm whether or not it is thesame species as the Pacific Elkhorn,” said Dr Richards.

This finding is of a population of elkhorn coral in the Pacific isof particular scientific interest because it represents onemorphological extreme in Acropora, the dominant genus of reef-building corals, the researchers say.

Genetic analysis of the new coral found that its closest relativeis Acropora abrotanoides. Dr Richards considers it possiblethat A. abrotanoides, the 19th century Fijian coral and the newPacific elkhorn could turn out to be variants of the same

species – but says there aren’t enough data to confirm this, atthis point.

The uncertainty surrounding the taxonomic status of the Pacificelkhorn poses a conservation dilemma. To be given threatenedspecies status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more needs to be known about the coral, itspopulation size and it relationships to other coral species.

“Currently the Pacific elkhorn would be rated as ‘datadeficient’, meaning there isn’t enough information todetermine whether it is threatened, vulnerable or criticallyendangered,” she explained.

“This means that the Pacific elkhorn would join 141 other coralspecies on the IUCN list whose status is uncertain. Howeverthe status of its Atlantic relative, A. palmata is much morecertain: regarded by most marine researchers as the outstandingsymbol of the plight of Caribbean corals, it is rated as criticallyendangered after vanishing from most of its Caribbean reef habitat in recent decades.”

Dr Richards says the current IUCN definitions are unhelpful in

terms of the conservation of many rare and newly describedcorals such as the Pacific elkhorn, adding it is likely that manyof the corals classified as “data deficient” are actually at risk of extinction.

“When Zoe showed me pictures of the Pacific elkhorn, I wasshocked,” says leading coral geneticist, Professor David Millerof CoECRS and James Cook University.

“The colonies look just like the critically endangeredCaribbean species A. palmata, one of the most distinctive of allcorals. The fact that these colonies might represent a speciesthat has not been seen for over a hundred years ( A. rotumana)says something about how much we know about the remote

reefs of North Pacific.

“And the fact that it and many other corals don’t qualify as atrisk under IUCN criteria is very disappointing. The IUCNseems to be too demanding in terms of the criteria for listing,and we urge they should err on the side of caution in cases likethis.”

The discovery is reported in the article “Archetypal ‘elkhorn’coral discovered in the Pacific Ocean” by Zoe Richards,Carden Wallace and David Miller which appears in a recentedition of the journal Systematics and Biodiversity (2010),8(2): 281-288.

For further information contact Dr Zoe Richards (CoECRS), mobile 0450 545

081, email [email protected], or Professor David Miller (CoECRS andJCU), phone (07) 4781 4473, email [email protected]. Web sitehttp://www.coralcoe.org.au.

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Research Sheds Light on Decline in Global Reefs

Researchers are a step closer to understanding the rapiddecline of the world’s coral reefs, thanks to a breakthroughstudy linking coral immunity with its susceptibility tobleaching and disease.

The discovery was made by Caroline Palmer, Bette Willis andJohn Bythell, scientists from the Australian Research Council

Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University (Queensland) and Newcastle University (UK).

“Understanding the immune system of reef-building corals willhelp to reduce the impact of coral diseases and environmentalstresses,” says Caroline Palmer, lead author of the publication.

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“Potentially, this will enable us to more accurately predict thevulnerability of coral reefs to disease and bleaching, beforethere are obvious signs of stress.”

“This unique study broadens the limited knowledge we haveabout the defence systems of corals, which is one of the mainchallenges facing scientists aiming to protect corals,” saysProfessor Bette Willis, a chief investigator in the ARC CoE for

Coral Reef Studies.

“Identifying and measuring the immune functions of severaldifferent corals allows us to predict which ones are particularlysusceptible to stress.

“Variation in levels of immune function among differentspecies is likely dependent on the energy they assign to it. Asenergy is vital for an effective immune response, corals thatutilise energy to grow and reproduce rapidly have less to sparefor their immune response,” says Caroline Palmer.

“These corals, like the staghorns, Acropora, are the coloniesmost vulnerable when challenged by temperature stress ordisease.”

A key element of the coral immune system is melaninproduction. Melanin, a classic part of immune responses foundin invertebrates, also provides a defence against disease-causing organisms in corals.

It may also be used to stop harmful UV light from reaching thesymbiotic algae and causing bleaching.

The study of coral immunity will enable scientists to better pre-empt the effects of different stresses on corals. This isimportant, as by the time physical symptoms become apparent,strategies to mitigate stress effects will be far less valuable.

“Our increased understanding of coral immune systems maytherefore be used to address the causes rather than thesymptoms of coral declines,” says Caroline Palmer.

Bette Willis adds: “This approach is necessary particularlygiven that coral bleaching is similar to having a fever – it’s acommon sign for many different stresses so it’s often difficultto point to any one cause in particular.”

Two of the main factors that cause corals to bleach are attacksby disease-causing microbes and temperature stress. It iscurrently estimated that between three and six per cent of corals in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are affected by coraldiseases, and up to a third of corals at a given location can be

affected by temperature stress in a warm year. Temperaturestress is a growing concern due to global warming.

Researchers and reef managers are currently working onstrategies to protect vulnerable coral sites.

The preventive measures envisioned involve minimisinghuman impacts which might further injure the coral, such asdredging, building construction, pollution, land runoff ordamaging corals by boat activity or fishing.

The paper “Levels of immunity parameters underpin bleaching and diseasesusceptibility of reef corals” was published in the June issue of The FASEBJournal. See http://www.fasebj.org/content/vol24/issue6/.

For further information contact Professor Bette Willis (CoECRS & JCU),phone (07) 4781 5349, email [email protected], or Caroline Palmer(JCU & Newcastle University), mobile 0457 587 049, [email protected]. Web site http://www.coralcoe.org.au/

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Climate-Related Changes to Australian FishDistribution

Scientists are reporting significant changes in thedistribution of coastal fish species in south-east Australiawhich they say are partly due to climate change.

CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation and Wealth from Oceans

Flagships have identified 43 species, representing about 30 percent of the inshore fish families occurring in the region, whichhave exhibited shifts thought to be climate-related.

These include warm temperate surf-zone species such as SilverDrummer and Rock Blackfish that are breeding and havebecome more abundant, and range increases in Snapper andRock Flathead. There is also a greater abundance of warm

water tunas and billfishes and occasional visits fromQueensland Groper and Tiger Sharks.

“Furthermore, up to 19 species, or five per cent, of Tasmaniancoastal fish fauna have undergone serious declines or arepossibly extinct locally,” says the Curator of the AustralianNational Fish Collection, Dr Peter Last. “At the same timemany warm temperate species have moved in and colonisedthe cool temperate Tasmanian region.

“Shifts in the distribution of marine animals in response toclimate change can be detrimental to some species. Theproblem is that in southern Tasmania, shallow cold waterspecies have nowhere to escape warmer conditions in the sea,”

Dr Last says.

Particularly at risk are species such as the Maugean Skate,which is now confined to Port Davey and Macquarie Harbourin Tasmania’s southwest.

Dr Last and his colleagues from CSIRO and the TasmanianAquaculture and Fisheries Institute outline the changes in aresearch paper published in the journal Global Ecology and

Biogeography.

Their data come from a range of sources – published accounts,scientific surveys, spearfishing and angling competitions,commercial catches and underwater photographic records –

from the late 1800s to the present. The findings supportinformation provided in Australia’s first Marine Climate

Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card , released in2009, which describes recorded and projected changes tomarine species from shifts in climate.

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Dr Last says south-eastern Australia is a climate changehotspot with well-documented changes already occurring overthe past 70 years, including; southward penetration of the EastAustralian Current by about 350 kilometres and a temperaturerise of almost 2ºC.

“Increased water temperatures in the Tasman Sea are likely tohave a cascading effect through local marine ecosystems and,

for example, the Bass Strait islands act as stepping stones ordistributional pathways south. Already we are seeing biologicalresponses to these changes in the increased presence of seaurchins and fishes from further north.”

Co-authors of the paper were: CSIRO’s Will White, DanGledhill and Alistair Hobday, and Rebecca Brown, GrahamEdgar and Gretta Pecl from the Tasmanian Aquaculture andFisheries Institute at the University of Tasmania.

For further information contact Dr Peter Last (Fish Taxonomist, Marine andAtmospheric Research, CSIRO), phone (03) 6232 5356, [email protected], or Mr Craig Macaulay (Science Journalist, Marine &Atmospheric Research, CSIRO), phone (03) 6232 5219, mobile 0419 966 465,email [email protected].

* * * * *AIMS Scientists Assessing the Perfect AquariumRock Lobsters

Australian marine scientists have been researching ways torear, in captivity, highly prized ornamental marine animalsto supply the multi-million dollar aquarium sector.

Several species of Australian crustaceans, such as the ornateand painted spiny lobster and cleaner shrimps, like the world-famous Jacques from Finding Nemo – are candidates forenthusiasts’ fish tanks.

At present, demand for these animals is satisfied by collection

from wild stocks, potentially impacting natural populationlevels. However, scientists at the Australian Institute of MarineScience (AIMS) headquarters at Cape Ferguson, nearTownsville, are developing the hatchery and nurserytechnologies required for mass production of such crustaceans. “The goal is to develop the technology to produce animals notonly for aquariums but also to supply the increasing demandfor high value seafood – of which lobsters are the most highlyprized and valued,” said Dr Mike Hall, leader of the TropicalAquaculture Research Program at AIMS.

Lobsters are only suitable for use in normal-sized fish tankswhen they are small juveniles. They are suitable for an

aquarium tank for a few years but will eventually out-grow thetank as they reach full adulthood.

“After that,” said Dr Hall, “the owner would have the addedbenefit of inviting the lobster to dinner – where it could be themain course”. These animals, in their juvenile form, are highly sought afterby marine aquarium enthusiasts and can fetch up to $150 perindividual – equivalent to $50,000 per kilogram. The samespecies as an adult in the seafood trade is worth between $60and $100 per kilogram. Likewise, although not eaten asseafood, cleaner shrimps, at between $100 to $125 each, areworth $60,000 per kilogram.

The Institute’s researchers have successfully managed to getlobster larvae through the hatchery cycle on an artificial feedformulated and developed at AIMS Townsville headquarters.This is thought to be a world first and a major step towards the

development of a commercially viable hatchery technology formass production of lobsters. In addition, the Institute’sscientists and AIMS@JCU collaborators have reared cleanershrimps from the egg.

Dr Hall says the next stage is the possibility of true farming,allowing animals to be selected and bred on the basis of traitsthat make some species more suitable for aquarium display. “It would be possible to breed a docile marine aquarium lobsterthat would be more like ‘look at me, look at me’ rather thanone that likes to hide,” Dr Hall said. For further information contact Dr Mike Hall (AIMS Principal Research

Scientist), phone (07) 4753 4308, mobile 0407 553 408, [email protected], or Wendy Ellery (AIMS Media Liaison), phone (07)4753 4409, mobile 0418 729 265, email [email protected]. Web sitehttp://aims.gov.au.

MARINE SAFETY

Commercial vessel standard ready for all-weather consultation

The National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC) hasreleased a draft standard for Watertight and WeathertightIntegrity. The draft Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS)

will also be available for comment soon.The new National Standard for Commercial Vessels (NSCV )

C2 – Watertight and Weathertight Integrity will replace partsof the USL Code Subsections 5C and 5D and also Section 7Load Lines.

Provisions in the draft standard include open boats; inlets anddischarges; coaming and sill heights for hatches, doors,ventilators and air pipes; requirements for side scuttles andwindows; minimum bow height; freeboard marks; anddrainage of wells and cockpits.

The review also addresses a number of issues identified withthe current standards including the use of polycarbonate

windows, glued window frames and the tension between doorsill heights and trip hazards.

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Principal Technical Adviser Mori Flapan said the draftacknowledges and rewards vessels having excess freeboard byintroducing the concept of Zones

“Standards for fishing vessels are aligned with those for Class2 non-passenger vessels,” he said, and “the draft RIS that willaccompany the draft standard explains the nature of changesand highlights the benefits and costs.”

NMSC’s CEO Margie O’Tarpey welcomes comments fromas many stakeholders as possible.

“Your comments will be reviewed by a reference groupcomprising experienced industry and governmentrepresentatives who will in turn make recommendations foralteration to the NMSC,” she said.

“This is your chance to influence the future direction of thisimportant standard”.

Have your say

To obtain a copy of (NSCV ) C2 – Watertight andWeathertight Integrity please contact the NMSC Secretariat on

02 9247 2124 or visit http://www.nmsc.gov.au and click on‘Have Your Say. The accompanying RIS will be posted on theweb as soon as it’s available.

Comments close on 30 September 2010.

For further information contact Rosemary Pryor (NMSC CommunicationsOfficer), phone (02) 9247 2124, email [email protected].

NAVY

RAN Shines as RIMPAC Ends in Hawaii

The largest Military exercise of its kind in the world has

drawn to a close, with Australian participants receivinghigh praise from their Commander.

Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) 2010 has seen morethan 1200 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel involvedin a massive maritime operation off the coast of Hawaii.

The highlights for the ADF contingent included missile firings,complex submarine hunting and a major multi nationalamphibious assault, planned and coordinated by an Australiancommand team.

The head of Australia’s contingent, Commodore Stuart MayerRAN, says this has been the most successful RIMPAC for theADF since the exercise began in the early 1970s.

“It is a common cliché to say that every exercise is the best oneever. But in this instance it is very likely true,” he said.

The successes included commanding the exercise’sExpeditionary Strike Group, which comprised threeamphibious ships, up to 15 cruisers and destroyers and a USMarine Corps Taskforce – a total force of almost 1000 menand women.

The exercise also saw the world’s first combined joint HarpoonBlock II missile firing from HMAS Warramunga, involving anRAAF AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and ships fromCanada and the US.

The RAN also completed the successful firing of surface-to-airmissiles demonstrating the capability of HMAS Warramunga and HMAS Newcastle against complex threats.

“Whether it was the coordinated Harpoon firing fromWarramunga in combination with the RAAF P3 Orions; thefirst splash of Amphibious Assault Vehicles from HMASKanimbla; 2 RAR operating alongside US Marines or ourdivers raising a sunken tug from the bottom, all our soldiers,sailors and airmen have performed at an impressive level,”

CDRE Mayer said.

“We have conducted complex war fighting in a challengingmulti-national environment. We have definitely got ourmoney’s worth out of RIMPAC.”

Around 1200 ADF personnel from the Royal Australian Navy,Army and Royal Australian Air Force attended the 14-nation-strong exercise in waters off Hawaii. The next RIMPAC willbe held in 2012.

Further information is available at: http://www.defence.gov.au/opex/exercises/rimpac10/index.htm, or contactDefence Media Liaison, phone (02) 6127 1999, mobile 0408 498 664.

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Milestone as Melbourne sails for Slipper

Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne sailed forthe Middle East Area of Operations recently, where shewill relieve HMAS Parramatta on Operation Slipper.

Melbourne is the first of the recently upgraded Adelaide ClassFrigates to undertake an operational deployment.

Embarked with a ship’s company of 238 men and women, Melbourne was farewelled by Chief of Navy, Vice AdmiralRuss Crane, and the Commander Australian Fleet, RearAdmiral Steve Gilmore, and family and friends.

“The men and women embarked on Melbourne will make avital contribution to the Australian Government’s commitmentto ensuring maritime security, supporting anti-terrorism andcountering piracy in the Gulf of Aden,” Vice Admiral Cranesaid.

“The thoughts and best wishes of the nation are with Melbourne as she sails to undertake this important task.

“ Melbourne is the first of the upgraded Adelaide Class Frigatesto sail for the Middle East.

The enhancements make her a formidable force, with newmissile and torpedo systems among the improved capability,”Vice Admiral Crane said.

This will be the 24th rotation of a Royal Australian Navy Fleetunit to the region since operations commenced in September2001. Melbourne has not deployed on Operation Slipper sinceits first tour to the Middle East in 2002.

Aerial photograph of HMAS Kanimbla conducting areplenishment at sea (RAS) with USNS Guadalupe (centre)

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“This is a significant deployment for our ship. It is a greathonour to be undertaking this important job on behalf of theAustralian people. To deploy the first upgraded FFG in supportof operations makes the deployment all the more professionallyrewarding for us,” said Commanding Officer Melbourne,Commander Michael Harris.

“Our job has been made easier because we sail knowing thatwe have the strong support of our family and friends. Theirsupport as we worked tirelessly to prepare has resulted in usbeing extremely well placed to succeed in our mission.”

HMAS Melbourne participated in a pre-deploymentassessment in July which followed months of concentrated

work-up training aimed at preparing the ship for operationaldeployment.

For further information contact Defence Media Liaison, phone (02) 6265 3343,mobile 0408 498 664, or Dan Wheelahan (Regional Manager Public Affairs),mobile 0405 310 176.

OCEANOGRAPHY

Research into Wave Power Generation inSouthern Australia

The Southern Australian coastline is one of the mostenergetic regions in the world suitable for the extraction of wave energy for electricity generation.

This was one of the main findings of recent research by CSIROand Bureau of Meteorology scientists into the levels andreliability of wave propagation energy in the area.

They estimated that if 10 per cent of the incident near-shoreenergy in the region were harnessed and converted toelectricity – an ambitious target when conversion efficiencywas considered – about half of Australia’s total present-dayelectricity consumption would be produced.

The project was carried out by oceanographers M. A. Hemerand D. A. Griffin, from the Centre for Australian Weather and

Climate Research, a partnership between the Bureau of Meterolology and the CSIRO Wealth for Oceans NationalResearch Flagship, in Tasmania.

The results of their research were published in the latest issueof the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy in anarticle entitled ‘“The wave energy resource along Australia’sSouthern margin.”

Their work is different from some past studies which usedwave data from deep-ocean waters. The latest estimates arebased on the amount of energy along the coast at a depth of 20

metres deep, since many emerging wave power systems arelikely to be at that depth or less.

Ideal sites for wave power included Portland in Victoria andAlbany in southern Western Australia because of their closeproximity to electricity grid connections.

“Wave energy has a number of advantages over otherrenewable energy sources. Environmentally, impacts occurduring the construction and installation processes. Once inoperation, wave energy has the potential to provide a cleansource of energy with no greenhouse gas emissions whileposing minimal impacts on the environment,” they said.

“A noteworthy advantage of wave energy conversion devices

is that many have a low visibility profile. Seafloor designs areessentially invisible, while surface designs protrude only a fewmetres above the ocean surface and are barely seen wheninstalled several kilometres offshore.

“These features make wave energy more appealing to nearbyresidents who have objected to wind turbines (and solar farms)on the grounds that they spoil coastal areas of high recreationalvalue.”

The full text of the article is available at:http://jrse.aip.org/resource/1/jrsebh/v2/i4/p043108_s1?view=fulltext.

ENVIRONMENT

Bigger Penalties for Marine Pollution

The Gillard Labor Government announced it wouldimpose some of the world’s toughest fines – up to $10million – on shipping companies caught pollutingAustralia’s marine environment or placing it at risk.

In a pre-election news release on 18 August, then TransportMinister, Mr Anthony Albanese, said Australia needed tougherpenalties to protect its marine environment and deter ships andtheir crews from unsafe and irresponsible practices along thecoastline.

There was no room for complacency when it came toprotecting Australia’s marine environment, he said.

Mr Albanese said a Labor Government would:

• increase fines for discharging oil into the sea from theexisting $275,000 to $10 million for a corporation andfrom $55,000 to $2 million for an individual;

• create a new offence of “negligent navigation” withpenalties for operating a vessel in a manner causing orlikely to cause pollution or damage to the marineenvironment. The penalties will be up to $5.5 million for acorporation, $2.2 million for an individual or up to 10years imprisonment; and

• increase penalties on ships which fail to report theirvessel’s location when passing through the MandatoryReporting area in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait

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– from $5,500 to $132,000 for a corporation and $26,400for an individual.

The Government would also pursue supporting amendments tothe Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

1999, as part of the its response to Dr Allan Hawke’s review of the Act.

“As an island continent, Australia makes up 10 per cent of the

world’s entire seaborne trade and is dependent on shipping forour ongoing economic development,” he said.

“Indeed 99 per cent of our imports and exports are transportedby sea and more than 4000 cargo vessels navigate our waterseach year.

“In the last two years, we have seen two incidents off the coastof Queensland – the Pacific Adventurer oil spill off the coast of south east Queensland in 2009 and the grounding of the Shen

Neng 1 on the Douglas Shoal earlier this year.

“Over the coming years, seaborne trade is likely to increase,which is why it is vital that we take steps to protect our unique

marine environment.“In addition to their environmental value, icons such as theGreat Barrier Reef and Ningaloo Reef are worth billions to oureconomy and support hundreds of thousands of Australian jobsin the tourism and fishing industries.”

For further information contact Mr Albanese’s Canberra office, phone (02)6277 7680, email [email protected]..

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Ridding Plastic Bottles and Bags from AustralianSeas

Federal and State governments were beginning to seriouslytackle the problems caused by plastic bottles and bags

ending up in the sea and killing a range of marine life fromturtles to whales.

The Executive Director of the Australian Marine EnvironmentProtection Association (AUSMEPA), Mr Michael Julian, saidplastic bottles and plastic bags posed one of the greatest threatsto our seas and oceans, because marine creatures often mistook them for food and swallowed them.

“We have all heard this cry so many times before and tend todismiss it as somebody else’s problem. Thankfully, at long last,something is being done which if adopted will reduce plasticbottles and plastic bags ending up in the sea and destroying ourvaluable marine life,” he said.

AUSMEPA strongly supported the initiative of the Federal andState governments in announcing a move towards a nationalscheme for a deposit levy on cans and containers referred to asCDL, which will include plastic bottles.

The Environment Protection and Heritage Council agreed lastmonth to undertake the development of a ConsultationRegulatory Impact Statement (RIS) to be based on thesubstantial work already completed on options to addressenvironmental impacts and the reduction of litter frompackaging wastes such as beverage containers.

“However, the RIS will go beyond just a Container Deposit

Levy and look at other options to reduce the environmentalimpact of discarded packaging,” Mr Julian said.

“AUSMEPA also congratulates the Northern TerritoryGovernment which will be joining South Australia in thebanning of plastic bags used by shops and supermarkets.

“The Northern Territory announced this week that it will banthe use of plastic bags from the middle of next year; the banwill be phased in over four months and will help reduce the 40million plastic bags used in the Territory.”

He said this should happen right across Australia not just inthose proactive States and Territories which had already takenaction. Pollution of the sea knew no boundaries.

“The disposal of packaging material is a global problem, theAsian Development Bank has announced the work it is doingto reduce major litter pollution in the Citarum River inIndonesia. A video clip on U-Tube which can be seen on theAUSMEPA Oceans Whispers Blog site

http://ausmepa.blogspot.com/ tells the horrifying story,” MrJulian said.

David de Rothschild recently drew international attention tothe problem of pollution and the considerable harm to themarine environment caused by plastic bottles when he sailedhis boat Plastiki, made with 12,500 plastic bottles, across thePacific Ocean from San Francisco to Sydney.

For further information about AUSMEPA and the suite of marine environmenteducation units of work, see http://www.ausmepa.org.au/ or contact MichaelJulian (Executive Director, AUSMEPA), phone (02) 6254 2559, mobile 0417657 951, email: [email protected].

BORDER SECURITY

Case for Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles SaysResearcher

Their value for high national interest civil uses likecountering illegal foreign fishing, people smuggling anddrug running, should prompt the Federal Government toreconsider a decision to defer the purchase of unmannedaerial surveillance vehicles (UAVs) for a decade.

A senior researcher from the Australian Strategic PolicyInstitute (ASPI), Dr Andrew Davies, says that while a widerange of Australian Government agencies, including Customs,

Coastwatch, the Australian Federal Police and the AustralianFisheries Management Authority, had requirements forsurveillance data, the money and the decision-making for thecapability was “stovepiped” solely in Defence.

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Dr Davies, who is the Program Director for the Operations andCapability Program, said Defence had the lion’s share of theprocurement budget and would, rightly, continue to invest inplatforms and systems which best suited its particular

requirements. But it was time for the Government to take abroader look at its wider policy aims – and to allocateresources accordingly.

He said the Government had decided to defer the purchase of the Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance vehicle fromnow until 2019 because it would put too much pressure on theDefence Force.

“One of the potential advantages of a holistic approach tonational security is that cost-benefit decisions can be made basedon the overall national benefit of a program, as opposed to therelatively narrow view of an individual portfolio,” he said.

Writing in a recent Policy Analysis Paper entitled Putting the

“national” into national security: Australia’s maritimesurveillance capability, he said introducing such an advancednew aircraft at this time would have caused incredible workforcepressures on the Australian Defence Force, particularly given therequirement to transition the Air Force’s AP-3C Orion fleet to anew manned surveillance aircraft in the same time period.

“From the point of view of Air Force and Defence, this mayhave been a reasonable prioritisation of effort,” he said.

“But in any case, it is worth considering whether this applies interms of the overall national ability to collect intelligence,surveillance and reconnaissance information in our expansivemaritime domain.”

Australia was always going to have difficulty in keeping watchon a vast area of ocean and a long coastline. Steps takenthrough the last decade had greatly improved the co-ordinationof effort and sharing of surveillance information acrossgovernment. But the equipment side of capability continued tobe managed (for the most part) in agency-based stovepipes.

“We have to accept that we will never manage to seal ourmaritime approaches against unwanted incursions, or preventor respond to all illegal activity. But we can increase theeffectiveness of those efforts through better management of thenational capability,” he said.

Copies of Dr Davies’ report can be downloaded fromhttp://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=264

&pubtype=9. For further information contact ASPI, phone (02) 6270 5100,email [email protected]. Web site http://www.aspi.org.au.

METEOROLOGY

Improved Marine Forecasts for NSW Coast

From 1 September 2010, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be introducing improved marine forecastsfor NSW.

“We are improving our marine services in response to theongoing feedback we’ve received from members of the marinecommunity,” said Senior Bureau Meteorologist, Ms JulieEvans.

“The coastal waters forecasts will be upgraded to include wind,sea and swell conditions for all days of the forecast period.This is aimed at assisting mariners to better plan their tripsaround the safest and most comfortable times of the day.”

Ms Evans said these changes were a part of a new forecastingservices being introduced by the Bureau of Meteorology,which will provide detailed maps of forecast wind and waveconditions seven days in advance.

“We have also created easily recognisable geographic coastalwater zones. The former South Coast zone will be split intotwo new zones called Batemans and Eden, the Mid NorthCoast zone will be divided into two new zones known as Coffsand Macquarie, and the current Far North Coast zone will berenamed as Byron,” she said.

Ms Evans said that wave information within coastal waterswarnings would now be provided in terms of the total waveheight, to better describe the conditions expected.

The upgrades are part a federally-funded weather servicesupgrade which is being rolled out around Australia over thenext five years.

Over the next couple of months, the Bureau of Meteorologywill be holding free information sessions along the New SouthWales Coast.

For further information contact Valentina Lazarevska (Bureau of Meteorology), mobile 0439 452 424. Web sitehttp://www.bom.gov.au/marine/about/notices/nswseminars.shtml.

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MARITIME HERITAGE

New Chair for Australian National MaritimeMuseum

The Caretaker Minister for the Arts, Mr Peter Garrett,recently announced the appointment of Mr Peter Dexter as

Chair of the Australian National Maritime MuseumCouncil for three years.

Mr Dexter is currently chairman of Wilh. WilhelmsenInvestments Pty Ltd, and SeaSwift Pty Ltd, Non-Executivedirector of POAGs Pty Ltd and Wilhelmsen Ships Service PtyLtd, as well as serving on the Australian National MaritimeMuseum Foundation.

Previously, Mr Dexter was Regional Director, WalleniusWilhelmsen Logistics and currently serves the company as itsOceania Chairman as well as performing the role of HonoraryConsul-General of Norway in New South Wales.

For further information: http://www.anmm.gov.au.

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CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

8 September 2010

SEA10

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Melbourne

The Australian Shipowners Association is holding its annual conference in

September. The theme of this year’s event reflects the International MaritimeOrganization’s Year of the Seafarer.

Further information: Karen Shaw, mobile 0400 546 561, [email protected].

13-15 September 2010

Tuna 2010

Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand

The world’s leading global tuna industry event.

Further information: Kishore Navani, phone (03) 9645 0411 [email protected]. Web site www.bairdmaritime.com.

14 & 15 September 2010

Port & Maritime Security

Amora Jamison, Sydney

The 7th annual Port & Maritime Security 2010 summit will bring togetherexperts and leaders to share the most recent initiatives, to give you insights intothe latest policy moves and examine some of the most advanced technologicalapproaches on the market.

This summit is aimed at helping to shape future developments within themaritime industry and equip you with the most up-to-date local and regionalindustry information.

Port and Maritime Security 2010 will facilitate interaction and cooperationbetween government agencies, port operators, shipping companies and otherkey industries and the outstanding speaker panel will be able to give you thelatest insights into how you can tackle the ever-expanding threats you and youroperations face.

A pre-conference Crisis Management workshop will be held on Monday13th September. Workshop participants will look at techniques to buildresilience in their organisation before, during and after an incident. Theworkshop will be led by crisis management expert & Managing Director of Turning Point Crisis Management Stephen Young.

Contact the conference registration team on (02) 9080 4307 [email protected]. Or book your place online atwww.portmaritimesecurity.com.au


Transport Project Financing Summit

Stamford Plaza, Brisbane

Australia is experiencing an unprecedented boom in infrastructure investment. Across the nation the public and private sector are spending billions of dollars to build the roads, ports, airports and rail network to meet the increasingdemands of its freight and passenger transport.

The inaugural Transport Project Financing Summit will address all the issuesassociated with securing funding for long term transport projects. The agendawill examine the roles of both the public and private sector for futuretransportation projects in Australia. The sessions will analyse the feasibility of various alternative financing models and address the legislative reforms thatare critical in order to encouraging private investment.

Full details at: www.informa.com.au/transportfinance


Solutions World 2010

Palace Hotel in San Francisco

The eighth biennial conference focused on the latest technology advancements

in marine terminal operations and supply chain logistics. Formerly known asNavis World, the user-conference is renamed Zebra Enterprise Solutions (ZES)World.

More than 300 customers, partners and industry experts from around the worldare expected to attend the conference. Solutions World will offer more than 60sessions on the latest advancements in marine terminal and supply chain

technologies, such as developments in automation technologies, asset visibilityand security, and best practices for managing logistics, assets, inventory andcargo. In addition, ZES will unveil several new marine terminal operationstechnologies including, Navis General Cargo and ZES Maritime Telematics.

Full details at http://zes.zebra.com/zes_world_2010/index.jsp.

6-7 October 20107th Annual Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook

The Devere Holborn Bars, London

Dry bulk demand, particularly iron ore, coking and thermal coal demand fromChina and India remain strong and are set to surge in the second half of 2010.The rapid recovery of freight rates from a catastrophic collapse in 2008 hasseen fixtures for capesize, panamax, handysize and handymax vessels reboundand remain firm. With China’s appetite for steel-making raw materialsexpected to peak by 2020 with imports of iron ore of 1.3bn tonnes a year, theoutlook is for cautious optimism.

Dry Bulk Shipping Market Outlook conference is the only global event tobring together a distinguished panel of experts to analyse market drivers andassess demand and supply fundamentals in the dry bulk shipping sector.

Full details at: www.immevents.com/drybulkshipping

10-12 October 2010

6th Asia Maritime & Logistics Conference & Exhibition

Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Opportunity for Shipowners, Classification Societies, Maritime Law, Suppliersof Marine Equipment, and Suppliers of Marine Services to meet and exchangeviews on most current development affecting Asian Maritime and ShippingIndustry.

Topics include: An update on the economic situation; Its impact on themaritime and logistics industry in 2010, and beyond; Port security what are theissues? How are ports responding?; Creating environmentally efficient portsand whole of supply chain solutions; Examining the latest technologicalinnovations; Shifts in the modal movement of cargoes in the redefinedeconomy and environment.

For speaking and program enquiries: [email protected]. Furtherinformation and registration details: [email protected]. Web sitewww.asiamaritimelogistics.com.

25-29 October 2010

Euronaval 2010: International trade show for naval defence and maritimesafety & security

Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre

Euronaval traditionally covers missions ranging from naval sovereignty to stateactions at sea and maritime safety and security, including the enforcement of public order at sea, marine, maritime and fisheries policing and maritime andcoastal surveillance. Program includes debates on the safe and secure use of the seas for civil and military purposes.

Further information: [email protected], phone +33 (0)1 7 36 80 80. Web sitewww.euronaval.fr.

26-28 October 2010

Ports Australia 42nd Biennial Conference

Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart

Ports Australia’s Biennial Conference is attended by port corporation CEOsand their senior management teams, as well as ports’ Board members and otherkey decision makers within the ports community.

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