2021 State of the Environment Report Marine Chapter – Expert Assessment – State and Trend – Inner shelf (0-30 m) – invertebrate species

Updated: 2021-07-05

The Marine chapter of the 2021 State of the Environment (SoE) report incorporates multiple expert templates developed from streams of marine data. This metadata record describes the Expert Assessment "State and Trend of inner shelf (0-30 m) – invertebrate species". ***A PDF of the full Expert Assessment, including figures and tables (where provided) is downloadable in the "On-line Resources" section of this record as "EXPERT ASSESSMENT 2021 - Inner shelf (0-30 m) – invertebrate species"*** ---------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION OF SPECIES/HABITAT/COMMUNITY/PROCESS FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT A wide range of both sessile and mobile invertebrate species inhabit the continental shelf. Large areas of soft sediments are dominated by infauna and mobile epifauna, but there are also areas that have abundant sessile epifauna — which are covered in other sections. DATA STREAM(S) USED IN EXPERT ASSESSMENT Peer reviewed publications, fishery stock assessment reports and data from the IMOS autonomous underwater vehicle facility. ---------------------------------------- 2021 SOE ASSESSMENT SUMMARY [see attached Expert Assessment for full details] • 2021 • Assessment grade: Good Assessment trend: Unclear Confidence grade: Limited evidence Confidence trend: Low evidence or consensus Comparability: Comparable • 2016 • Assessment grade: Good Assessment trend: Unclear Confidence grade: Limited evidence Confidence trend: Low evidence or consensus Comparability: Somewhat comparable • 2011 • Assessment grade: Good Assessment trend: Stable Confidence grade: Limited evidence Confidence trend: Limited evidence ---------------------------------------- CHANGES SINCE 2016 SOE ASSESSMENT not supplied