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Development of a guideline to investigate and understand disease outbreaks of unknown cause

Project number: 2021-061
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $44,801.00
Principal Investigator: Tracey Bradley
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Project start/end date: 31 Jan 2022 - 30 Apr 2023
Contact:
FRDC

Need

National priority: improving productivity and profitability of fishing and aquaculture.

The development of a guideline to investigate and understand disease outbreaks of unknown cause aligns with AQUAPLAN objectives for 2021- 2026 as per the draft document. The objectives were developed through extensive consultation with industry and government. This project was identified by the Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram as a priority for the current call for applications.

Aquatic emergency animal disease outbreaks are a substantial threat to aquatic animal production and aquatic environments. The nature of aquatic emergency animal diseases makes them difficult to manage as they are often highly pathogenic and affect both wild and farmed populations. Further, new and emerging diseases are common, and eradication is typically challenging due to the presence of wild reservoir hosts.

Emerging diseases are challenging because reliable diagnostic methods are often not available and epidemiological information to guide responses may be absent. These circumstances present difficulties for decision making and disease investigation because there may be competing priorities between the need to learn about a disease and the need to contain or eradicate it. While the circumstances of each outbreak differ, general principles and approaches apply and if they are documented they can be used to guide responses to emerging diseases.

This project is focussed on developing a guideline to investigate and understand disease outbreaks of unknown cause. The ability to control an outbreak of a disease of unknown cause can occur independently of having knowledge of the aetiological agent. The basic epidemiologic tools used in classical outbreak investigation methodologies can provide insights into factors such spatial, temporal and animal elements of the outbreak. Such approaches are routinely used in terrestrial outbreaks of unknown aetioology and have been instrumental in aiding control, for example the Hendra virus outbreak in horses in the 1990s.

As aquaculture continues to expand at a rate approaching 6% per annum, new diseases will emerge and control strategies will benefit from this approach.

Objectives

1. Scanning exercise to assess currently available materials in the area of outbreak investigations in aquatic animal diseases (whether cultured or wild).
2. Develop a series of guidelines fit for purpose for a range of stakeholder groups process mapping the steps of an outbreak investigation.
3. Launch the guidelines through the Commonwealth departmental website and create an e-learning module on the Victorian state website - EpiReady ( 2 streams for the 2 stakeholder groups)
4. Assess participants knowledge of how to undertake an outbreak investigation pre and post e-learning module to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention.

Handbook

ISBN: 9781760906061
Author: T. Bradley and N. McLaughlin
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.

Project products

Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Handbook • 2023-02-01 • 2.73 MB
2021-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

This handbook presents guidelines that have been developed to use in the event of a disease outbreak in aquatic animals including finfish, molluscs and crustaceans. For the purposes of these guidelines, in the context of an outbreak, the term “disease” will be used for any event where there are animals that have clinical signs or are dead, irrespective of cause. The approach to determining what is affecting animals will be similar whether the cause is an infectious pathogen or an environmental issue such as a chemical toxin. The outbreak investigation process follows 10 basic steps, but these steps do not necessarily need to be completed in sequence. The information collected will provide the evidence required to conduct an epidemiological investigation. This will aid in understanding if the disease event is an outbreak, what may be causing the disease, what controls to apply and ideally, how to prevent future outbreaks. Clear Information on diagnostic tests and how to submit the best sample possible is provided towards the end of the handbook.
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-180
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Benchmarking for health and productivity in aquaculture

Benchmarking is a form of evaluation undertaken by comparing a measure with a standard. With its widespread adoption across many industries, benchmarking was identified as an important area for development in aquatic industries through the national strategic plan for aquatic animal health (AQUAPLAN...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
TAGS
Profitability
Marketing
Husbandry
Fisheries Management
Education
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
Abalone
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-001
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Bonamiasis in farmed Native Oysters (Ostrea angasi)

This project was a collaborative study across three research organisations: Agriculture Victoria, CSIRO (Victoria) and the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). The overall aim of this collaborative project was to better understand many aspects of infection with the parasite...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
TAGS
Toxin
Rac Vic
Rac Sa
Economic
Disease
SPECIES
Native Oyster
Pacific Oyster

Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Improving the recognition and integration of traditional owner customary fishing and ecological knowledge in the management of Victoria’s fisheries

Project number: 2014-226
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $154,572.00
Principal Investigator: Mike J. Gilby
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Project start/end date: 31 Aug 2014 - 29 Aug 2016
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Rac Vic

Need

There is an information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Victoria.

An improved understanding of traditional fishing practices will help promote an understanding of customary fishing among commercial and recreational fishing sectors.

A better understanding of traditional fishing practices will inform governement agencies of ways to improve participation by traditional owners in the ongoing management of fisheries across the fishing sectors.

Recording of information will support the knowledge transfer within traditional owner groups (from one generation to the next) and language retention relating to fisheries resources on traditional owner Country.

The need for work in this area is identified in a number of strategic projects, namely:

• as a VicFRAB priority to be considered in the FRDC 2014 competitive funding round.
• as part of the FRDC Indigenous Reference Group 11 Key priorities.
• within the Victorian Aboriginal Fishing Strategy strategic priorities.
• in State-wide and cross jurisdictional initiatives (e.g. DEPI’s Aboriginal Inclusion Plan).
• identified as a knowledge gap in the FRDC Research Audit of Social Sciences Fisheries Research
• in the Department of Environment and Primary Industries Aboriginal Inclusion Plan

Objectives

1. To improve government and key stakeholder groups’ understanding of customary fishing through documenting traditional owner customary fishing practices across parts of Victoria.
2. To improve Victoria’s traditional owner’s participation in the management of Victoria's fisheries by developing a structured approach to engagement with Victoria's Traditional Owner community.

Final report

Author: Mike J. Gilby
Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Final Report • 2021-08-01 • 2.19 MB
2014-226-DLD.pdf

Summary

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held aspirations by Aboriginal Victorians there are only a small number of Aboriginal people involved in Victoria’s prosperous fishing industries. This project was undertaken to increase the involvement of Indigenous people in the management of Victoria’s fisheries resources and to address the information gap regarding understanding the nature and extent of customary fishing activities across Vicotria. The key findings include, various customary fishing practice have been acknowledged, documented and shared; Government agencies,  recreational and commercial fishing groups have been presented with findings from this project and now have an improved understanding of customary fishing; Connections and trust have begun to develop between VFA and Traditional owner groups; A strategy for effective engagement between Fisheries Victoria and Aboriginal Victorians has been developed by the project team. This project has shown that future RD&E projects with a particular focus on customary fisheries could provide mutual benefits and positive outcomes for eco-cultural tourism, recreation fishing and restoration of fish habitats on-Country.

Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-201
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a harvest management, governance and resource sharing framework for a complex multi-sector, multi-jurisdiction fishery: the south-east Australian ‘western’ snapper stock

This report involves the ‘Western Victorian Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) Stock’ (WVSS) which supports arguably the most important marine fin-fish fishery for Victoria. While the majority of the harvest is by Victorian fisheries, this stock is a straddling stock shared with South...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Recreational Fishing
Rac Vic
Harvest Strategy
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Snapper
Industry
Environment

Tactical Research Fund: enhanced Murray cod recreational fisheries outcomes across the Murray-Darling Basin through improved collaboration and alignment of management and research activities

Project number: 2009-060
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $13,000.00
Principal Investigator: Anthony Forster
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Project start/end date: 30 Jun 2010 - 28 Feb 2011
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Threatened Endangered Protected Species
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Resource Access And Allocation
Recreational Fishing

Need

Murray cod is an iconic freshwater angling species yet the species is listed as threatened (IUCN: upgraded to Critically Endangered in October 2008). It's distribution range covers the Murray-Darling Basin and, hence there is an opportunity for fisheries agencies to collaborate to develop and adopt better fisheries management practices to enhance community benefits from the fishery. Such an approach would be consistent with the Primary Industries Ministerial Council Policy commitment to collaborate nationally and use research, development and extension services more effectively and efficiently.

To achieve the above there is an need to:

1. Improve research deliver i.e. improve information flow between fisheries management and environment management agencies to avoid research duplication, break down jurisdictional silo’s (share information), improve cost effectiveness, timeliness and quality of research (peer review),

2. Align fisheries management and policy i.e. there are significant difference in fisheries management approaches between jurisdictions, e.g. stocking policy, population modelling, bag and size limits etc.,

3. Better align research directions to meet fisheries management needs,

4. Better coordinate between fisheries management agencies in dealing with illegal take for sale trade (note: declaration of Murray cod as a priority species in Victoria),

5. Address a growing division of opinion about the status of Murray cod populations between anglers, fisheries managers and environmental agencies.

A cross-jurisdictional workshop in December 2009 is proposed to bring key resource management agencies together to develop a shared vision for the Murray cod recreational fishery. The forum will also faciliate better engagement with the recreational angling represenative groups and ensure research is aligned to fisheries management objectives.

Improved collaboration will ensure research is driven by resource management objectives, reduce the risk of research duplication, drive policy and research alignment and improve the quality, effectiveness and efficiency of applied research and development.

Objectives

1. Develop a shared understanding of the issues, impediments, information gaps and opportunities to build a stronger recreational Murray cod fishery.
2. Develop an action plan to improve Murray cod recreational fisheries outcomes across the Murray-Darling Basin through partnerships between fisheries, environmental management agencies and recreational fishers.
3. Build a shared commitment by key stakeholders to develop and implement a recreational fishery management and research action plan.

Final report

Author: Anthony Forster
Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
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Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
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Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
2009-060-DLD.pdf
Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
2009-060-DLD.pdf
Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
2009-060-DLD.pdf
Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
2009-060-DLD.pdf
Final Report • 2011-08-03 • 3.79 MB
2009-060-DLD.pdf
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