Identifying Management Needs: Informing the Program Design of the Reef 2050 Integrated Monitoring and Reporting Program

Abstract

This report summarises information needs identified through interviews with 45 people who are actively involved in managing various aspects of the Great Barrier Reef. The interviewees represented five Queensland Government departments, six sections within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Department of the Environment and Energy’s Reef Branch. All participants were asked to summarise their current information sources as well as information they felt would improve their ability to manage the Great Barrier Reef and assist in achieving the Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan’s outcomes.