Maynard JA, Johnson JE, Marshall PA, Goby G and Spillman C (2009) A strategic framework for responding to bleaching events in a changing climate. Environmental Management 44:1-11. Oliver, J, Marshall PA, Setiasih N, and L Hansen (2004) A global protocol for assessment and monitoring of coral bleaching. WorldFish Center and WWF Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Spillman CM, O (2009) Dynamical seasonal prediction of summer sea surface temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 28:197-206. Appendix A Schedule of Coral Bleaching Risk and Impact Assessment Plan — routine and responsive tasks for before, during and after the coral bleaching season. TIMING/ TICK WHEN TASK EXPECTED OUTCOME TRIGGER COMPLETED Pre-summer preparations and training Assessment of coral bleaching • risk for the approaching summer September Seasonal outlook meeting Preparations for coordinated • response in the event of coral bleaching Communications updated October Communications processes initiated – regularly on the status of coral May (see Table 3) bleaching Preparations for activation of the November Incident response planning meeting incident response Training of monitoring network in Eye on the Reef training Cairns, Port — November coral bleaching assessment and Douglas and Airlie Beach reporting Training of GBRMPA Townsville GBRMPA internal training in the and regional staff in coral November Reef Health and Impact Survey bleaching assessment and monitoring protocol reporting Refresher training first aid, CPR and Field staff suitably qualified and November oxygen provider training; updates of prepared in case response initiated AS2299 diver medicals Review of seasonal outlook, meeting Meeting convened to refine December convened if high likelihood of coral coordinated response if there is a bleaching risk of coral bleaching Senior management, Minister and Brief senior management, Minister and stakeholders aware of December stakeholders approaching season bleaching risk Revised plan Coral Bleaching Risk Revise Coral Bleaching Risk and December and Impact Assessment Plan Impact Assessment Plan published by December Staff proficient in in-water rescue December In-water rescue refresher training and safety Support for ongoing resilience and January Keppels scheduled monitoring monitoring of no-anchoring areas
Maynard JA, Johnson JE, Marshall PA, Goby G and Spillman C (2009) A strategic framework for responding to bleaching events in a changing climate. Environmental Management 44:1-11. Oliver, J, Marshall PA, Setiasih N, and L Hansen (2004) A global protocol for assessment and monitoring of coral bleaching. WorldFish Center and WWF Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Spillman CM, O (2009) Dynamical seasonal prediction of summer sea surface temperatures in the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 28:197-206. Appendix A — Schedule of Coral Bleaching Risk and Impact Assessment Plan routine and responsive tasks for before, during and after the coral bleaching season. TIMING/ TRIGGER TASK EXPECTED OUTCOME TICK WHEN COMPLETED Pre-summer preparations and training September Seasonal outlook meeting • Assessment of coral bleaching risk for the approaching summer • Preparations for coordinated response in the event of coral bleaching October – May Communications processes initiated (see Table 3) Communications updated regularly on the status of coral bleaching November Incident response planning meeting Preparations for activation of the incident response November Eye on the Reef training — Cairns, Port Douglas and Airlie Beach Training of monitoring network in coral bleaching assessment and reporting November GBRMPA internal training in the Reef Health and Impact Survey monitoring protocol Training of GBRMPA Townsville and regional staff in coral bleaching assessment and reporting November Refresher training first aid, CPR and oxygen provider training; updates of AS2299 diver medicals Field staff suitably qualified and prepared in case response initiated December Review of seasonal outlook, meeting convened if high likelihood of coral bleaching Meeting convened to refine coordinated response if there is a risk of coral bleaching December Brief senior management, Minister and stakeholders Senior management, Minister and stakeholders aware of approaching season bleaching risk December Revise Coral Bleaching Risk and Impact Assessment Plan Revised plan Coral Bleaching Risk and Impact Assessment Plan published by December December In-water rescue refresher training Staff proficient in in-water rescue and safety January Keppels scheduled monitoring Support for ongoing resilience and monitoring of no-anchoring areas