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Part 2: Species Populations and Groups Reference Point = conditions in 1900

Groups

Parameter

Summary Rationale

Current Condition ( 0 to 10 compared to reference point )

Current Trend ( Improving, Stable, Declining )

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

Best 10%

Most places

Worst 10%

Confid- ence H, M, L

Mammals Whales - baleen Whales - toothed Dolphins, porpoises Dugongs Fish Sharks and rays - targeted and bycatch Sharks and rays - non exploited Great white shark Whale shark Tuna and billfish Inner shelf (0-50m) demersal fish species Outer shelf (50-

200m) demersal & benthopelagic fish species Slope - demersal fish species (>200m) Meso-pelagic fish species Small pelagics - inner shelf (0-50m) Small pelagics - outer shelf (50-200m) Inner-shelf reef fish species (0-50m) Inner-shelf demersal fish species (0-50m) Grazers/herbivores of coral reefs Inner shelf – other invertebrate spp. Outer shelf & inner slope invertebrate spp. Shoreline and intertidal soft sediment invertebrate spp. Shoreline and intertidal rocky shore invertebrate spp. Benthic filter feeders of soft and hard subtrata Hard coral species Seabirds - resident Inner shelf - crustaceans

Invertebrates Inner shelf – squid etc

Birds