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To provide information on key ecological processes in Torres
Strait that will improve understanding of the sustainability of the
Torres Strait marine ecosystem and conservation of threatened
marine species.
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To provide information on status and trends of fisheries and
other economically and culturally important natural resources of
Torres Strait necessary for effective coordinated and integrated
natural resource management.
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To assist in the development and implementation of marine
strategies for Torres Strait.
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To provide information to support regional marine planning in
Torres Strait and northern Australia.
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To assess the impacts of resource exploitation on the Torres
Strait marine environment.
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To provide tools for the evaluation of the consequences of
alternative management strategies on Torres Strait stakeholders,
marine resources, communities and cultural values.
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To create innovative systems to make available to Torres Strait
peoples and other end-users data and information, either existing
or generated by the program.
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To identify candidate species for new aquaculture from the
natural resources of Torres Strait that are compatible with the
aspirations and lifestyles of Torres Strait peoples, and to develop
the technology and knowledge base to support sustainable production
in new Torres Strait based aquaculture industries.
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To develop education and extension programs to enhance the
involvement of Torres Strait peoples in research and development
opportunities in Torres Strait.
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To improve the capacity of Torres Strait communities to
understand and utilise research results for enhanced economic and
social development.
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To improve the capacity of researchers to engage with Torres
Strait communities in the design and conduct of research and in the
transfer of research results.
