Supply chains and climate change

March 15th, 2021

This project was funded under the National Adaptation Research plan (NARP), and administered by FRDC. The objectives were to:

Describe the current state of biology, fishery, policy and management for each case study
Develop value chains for each of the selected fisheries, with biological, social and economic input
Develop future models of these value chains to identify opportunities and barriers with regard to environmental change, biology, social and economic factors
Develop strategies to overcome the barriers and take advantage of the opportunities

The work was highly interdisciplinary (spanning ecology, fisheries science, social science, economics and modelling), and required a mix of skill sets to address the objectives.

Outcomes

This project developed new methods for modelling value chains and achieved policy influence, in particular in relation to managing the impacts of climate change on supply chains. The work was also important in catalysing future work and as a model for bringing together a diverse, interdisciplinary team to address a complex problem.

Key success factors

Active and continuous engagement of stakeholders in the research process using diverse means of communication
Frequent reflection amongst the team about progress
Active use of team building approaches and conceptual frameworks to help navigate complexity

Key contact

Alistair.Hobday@csiro.au

More information

Final project report:

Hobday, A. J., R. H. Bustamante, A. Farmery, S. Frusher, B. Green, S. Jennings, L. Lim-Camacho, A. Norman-Lopez, S. Pascoe, G. Pecl, E. Plaganyi, E. I. van Putten, P. Schrobback, O. Thebaud and L. Thomas (2014). Growth opportunities & critical elements in the supply chain for wild fisheries & aquaculture in a changing climate. Final Report. FRDC-DCCEE Marine National Adaptation Program 2011/233.

Publications:

Fleming, A., A. J. Hobday, A. Farmery, E. I. van Putten, G. T. Pecl, B. S. Green and L. Lim-Camacho (2014). Climate change risks and adaptation options across Australian seafood supply chains – a preliminary assessment. Climate Risk Management 1: 39-50.
Hobday, A. J., R. H. Bustamante, A. Farmery, A. Fleming, S. Frusher, B. S. Green, L. Lim-Camacho, J. Innes, S. Jennings, A. Norman-Lopez, S. Pascoe, G. T. Pecl, E. E. Plaganyi, P. Schrobback, O. Thebaud, L. Thomas and E. I. van Putten (2015). Growth opportunities for marine fisheries and aquaculture industries in a changing climate. Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation. J. P. Palutikof, S. L. Boulter, J. Barnett and D. Rissik, Wiley: 139-155.
Lim-Camacho, L., A. J. Hobday, R. H. Bustamante, A. Farmery, A. Fleming, S. Frusher, B. S. Green, A. Norman-Lopez, G. Pecl, E. E. Plaganyi, P. Schrobback, O. Thebaud, L. Thomas and E. I. van Putten (2015). Facing the wave of change: Stakeholder perspectives on climate adaptation for Australian seafood supply chains. Regional Environmental change 15(4): 595-606 DOI 510.1007/s10113-10014-10670-10114.
Norman-Lopez, A., S. Pascoe, O. Thebaud, E. I. van Putten, J. Innes, S. Jennings, A. J. Hobday, B. Green and E. Plaganyi (2014). Price integration in the Australian rock lobster industry: implications for management and climate change adaptation. Australian Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics 58(1): 43-59 doi: 10.1111/1467-8489.12020.
Plaganyi, E. E., E. I. van Putten, O. Thebaud, A. J. Hobday, J. Innes, L. Lim-Camacho, A. Norman-Lopez, R. H. Bustamante, A. Farmery, A. Fleming, S. Frusher, B. S. Green, E. Hoshino, S. Jennings, G. Pecl, S. Pascoe, P. Schrobback and L. Thomas (2014). A quantitative metric to identify critical elements within seafood supply networks. PLoS ONE 9(3): doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091833.
van Putten, E. I., A. Farmery, B. S. Green, A. J. Hobday, L. Lim-Camacho, A. Norman-López and R. Parker (2015). The environmental impact of two Australian rock lobster fishery supply chains under a changing climate. Journal of Industrial Ecology: DOI: 10.1111/jiec.12382.