Travel bursary: Sustainable Ocean Summit 2017, Canada
Progressing the National Fisheries Digital Data Framework - Industry consultation
Australian fisheries data is currently stored in a segregated manner and connectivity is minimal between sources, leaving data to be relatively inaccessible. The majority of Australia's wild catch fishers continue to complete their catch and effort reporting via paper log books that then require data entry capacity to ensure these can be utilised by the appropriate users - stock assessments, SAFS, etc... The move to electronic, real time data reporting would enable a higher level of data to be collected but would also allow fine scale management of fishing operation and ultimately greater sustainability of fish stocks.
As a result of this, corresponding jurisdictional management agency investment in improving infrastructure is also often segregated. Harmonising fisheries digital data could derive not only efficiencies in the data use (data can be collected once and used many times) but also in infrastructure investment. Harmonised investment in infrastructure as well as innovative change in regards to how a range of services and information are utilised in fishing and aquaculture could deliver greater profit and improve timeliness of decision making. It is however important that and framework proposed has the confidence and support of both government and industry. This project seeks to ensure that industry is involved in progressing the data framework, and that suit a framework suits their needs.
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Fisheries Digital Data Framework: A workshop to share vision, evolve requirements for fisheries data
For FRDC to further investment into the fisheries data space, it must first understand industry needs as well as concerns. It is hoped that this workshop will devlop a way forward for FRDC in the data-space, informing a plan that enables both industry and commercial entities to benefit.
Co-ordinating SAFS data provision - workshop
With the number of SAFS species set to increase to 200 by 2020, it will become increasingly more difficult and time consuming to conduct thorough integrity checks on all data fields in all chapters, meaning the data provision and integrity frameworks must be resolved ahead of time. Before the 2018 SAFS, a conversation around how to improve SAFS data provision, particularly how to account for confidentiality as well as anticipated timelines must occur. This workshop represents a conversation between both FSWG members and SAFS authors to best inform the direction to move towards in regards to SAFS data provision.
Australian Fish and Chip Awards 2017
The fish and chip awards will be the basis for an integrated communication campaign that will use both traditional and social media. The objective is to generate significant interest for fish and chip lovers around the country to support their local shop.
The jurisdictions have all supported the FRDC decision and have agreed to assist in coordination of the delivery and promotion of the awards. Stage one will see FRDC work with each jurisdiction to run and promote their awards, up to and including judging. FRDC will support the jurisdiction awards with national media articles – such as what is fish and chips, what fish is best?, how to prepare and cook fish and chips?, chef tips and tricks, etc. The FRDC will also work with the ABC to promote local stories and gain further coverage. Once all jurisdictions have been completed their winners will then be put forward for the national fish and chip awards to be announced in Sydney at Seafood Directions.