PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-072 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Educational travel trip for Ocean Trap and Line industry development to explore alternative fishing practices which help prevent TEP species interactions and ghost fishing ORGANISATION: OceanWatch Australia Ltd TAGS Travel Bursary Rac Wa Rac Nsw Innovation Fishing Gear SPECIES Ocean Jacket Mulloway Snapper Yellowtail Kingfish Eastern Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-067 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Investigative tour to World Fisheries Congress, Boston Seafood Show and Electric and Hybrid Maritime Expo (2024) ORGANISATION: Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd TAGS Travel Bursary Sustainability Climate Resilience Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-066 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Southern Ocean IPA (Austral Fisheries only) - Metal Detector installation on Toothfish vessels to improve PIT tag recovery rates ORGANISATION: Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd TAGS Stock Assessment Post Harvest Commercial Species SPECIES Patagonian Toothfish
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-062 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Methods to account for climate impacts in fishery models and management: Case study example of environmental contributors that affect Tiger Prawn population dynamics ORGANISATION: CSIRO TAGS Rac Cmwth Modelling Ecosystem Climate Mitigation Climate Adaptation SPECIES Tiger Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-060 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Pursuing Marine Stewardship Council Certification for the Australian Southern Rock Lobster fisheries ORGANISATION: Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL) TAGS Social Acceptability Market Opportunities Fisheries Management SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-042 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Development of molecular detection methods for myxosporean parasites infecting Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi ORGANISATION: RMIT University Bundoora Campus TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-039 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the effectiveness of LEDs, T90 cod-end/grid trawl systems and net modifications for reducing bycatch and improving efficiency and selectivity of catches in South Australian prawn fisheries ORGANISATION: Flinders University TAGS Trawl Rac Sa Innovation Efficiency Bycatch SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-036 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Understanding drivers of jellyfish blooms in the Hawkesbury estuary ORGANISATION: Griffith University Gold Coast Campus TAGS Trawl Rac Nsw SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-034 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Land Based Fishing Platforms: a guide to understanding current technologies and the processes required to developing fishing jetties ORGANISATION: Recfishwest TAGS Recreational Fishing Rac Wa
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-033 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Data measures of success against ACPF 2021-2026 Strategic Plan ORGANISATION: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) TAGS Social Acceptability Marketing Consumer Community SPECIES Prawns