The Value of Mangroves to Commercial Fishing in Moreton Bay • back to student info Michael Ross, Norm Duke *Marine Botany, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 4072 commenced: February 2007 to be completed: November 2007 s4079913@uq.edu.au Current perceptions of the relationship between wetlands and fisheries productivity are limited, and it is essential to continue developing hypotheses by quantifying the consequences of the loss and degradation of these vital habitats. This study wishes to conduct a correlative evaluation comparing the past changes in tidal wetland extent and health with historical fisheries productivity on ecologically relevant spatial and temporal scales which have been neglected in the past. Through a combination of detailed commercial logbook data and fine- scale habitat mapping, this study will assist future management decisions regarding the sustainable use of coastal resources and conservation of biodiversity.