10,000 years of Indigenous fisheries informs future Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 26940)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aims to document the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in shaping the fish resources of the Great Barrier Reef over millennia. Using novel analyses of archaeological faunal remains, this project expects to generate new knowledge on how people’s actions transformed marine systems and modified fish communities. Expected outcomes include establishing pre‐ European baseline data essential for managing contemporary fish populations, and a long‐term perspective on human exploitation of a shifting Great Barrier Reef. Benefits include a framework for integrating Indigenous fisheries management into conservation agendas and foregrounding the deep human history of the Reef to support future social‐ecological resilience.
Date
19 Mar 2021 - 18 Mar 2024
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Archaeology;Great Barrier Reef;Indigenous fishing practices
Funding Body
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Amount
444281
Project Team
N/A