Living on Saltwater Country. Review of literature about Aboriginal rights, use, management and interests in northern Australian marine environments.

Living on Saltwater Country. Review of literature about Aboriginal rights, use, management and interests in northern Australian marine environments. Report

• Author(s): NAILSMA, Jim Monaghan, Dermot Smyth
• Published: 2004
• Publisher: National Oceans Office

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Abstract: This literature review has been prepared in the following sections. Part A covers the Northern Territory and Southern Gulf of Carpentaria regions of the Northern Planning Area. This part of the report was overseen and facilitated by the Northern Land Council and Carpentaria Land Council. Part A was prepared by Dr Dermot Smyth who has a background in natural resource management with a focus on indigenous use and management of marine and coastal resources. Part B covers the western Cape York and the Kaurareg Aboriginal sea country in far northern Cape York and southern Torres Strait. This part of the report was overseen and facilitated by Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation and the Cape York Land Council. Part B was prepared by Mr Jim Monaghan who is a geographer specialising in the use of natural and cultural space and has many years experience working in both the Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw areas. Part C draws together the key themes emerging from across the region and summarises documented accounts of Indigenous concerns about current marine environmental and resource management, and Indigenous needs and aspirations for the future use and management of sea country. This section was prepared by Dr Dermot Smyth in discussion with Northern Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) partners. Part D summarises the main conclusions emerging from Part A, Part B and Part C and sets out some of the policy challenges and options resulting from consideration of these themes. This section was prepared by Dr Dermot Smyth in discussion with NAILSMA partners.

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• Publisher Location: Hobart