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Animal Welfare – what we do know and where to from here?

Project number: 2022-146
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $75,000.00
Principal Investigator: Daryl McPhee
Organisation: McPhee Research Consultants Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 30 Nov 2023 - 2 Aug 2024
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Rac Wa
Rac Vic
Rac Tas
Rac Sa
Rac Qld

Need

The topic of animal welfare in fisheries remains highly contentious and contested and there is a need to find both common ground and to understand and respect the diversity of views. Failure to do so represents a financial risk to wildcatch fisheries and aquaculture and some recreational fishing activities. Animal welfare issues continue be a community focus, and more focus is being placed on the welfare of fish and selected marine invertebrates (e.g. crustaceans and cephalopods). Active campaigns of various types and levels of organisation that oppose fishing activities are not uncommon and garner attention. This project aims to consolidate our knowledge of animal welfare issues of direct relevance to FRDC and its stakeholders and provide a way forward for future research investment that is tailored to FRDC's legislative remit and the needs of its stakeholders.

There has been a considerable number of publications globally that have tackled the topic and provided a diversity of perspectives on the issue. A single workshop and report are not going to unify thinking around the question. The workshop will have a starting point that the question “do fish feel pain” is an issue that there is a diversity of views on the topic, and the focus is on currently accepted best practices and continual improvement in those practices. The workshop will have a session that focuses on community perceptions and highlighting the legitimacy of considering the community perceptions.

Objectives

1. Undertake a review of key findings of previous relevant research on animal welfare in Australia, and a review of contemporary peer reviewed material on aquatic animal welfare issues, and prepare this review to inform a stakeholder workshop.
2. List key contemporary issues and developments that are relevant animal welfare in Australia since 2020.
3. Undertake a stakeholder workshop that identifies information needs and identifies and prioritises research gaps.

Whose fish is it anyway? Investigation of co-management and self-governance solutions to local issues in Queensland's inshore fisheries

Project number: 2009-211
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $300,000.00
Principal Investigator: Daryl McPhee
Organisation: McPhee Research Consultants Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 8 Oct 2009 - 30 Jun 2011
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Aquaculture

Need

Traditional management approaches have in many cases failed to address equity, socio-economic, sustainability and environmental issues raised by stakeholders in fisheries from a local, or regional perspective. This has been particularly the case for inshore fisheries.

A range of 'local' issues were raised in the recent Regulatory Impact Statement and Draft Public Benefit consultation process for the Queensland East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery. This project sets out to take an experimental approach to developing solutions to these concerns by investigating a limited number of local problems in a comprehensive manner, with the hope that they will assist in the development of models which can be used to tackle similar situations, both within Queensland and in similar fisheries around Australia, identified in the 2008 FRDC Inshore Fisheries Forum. The project will showcase the first attempts to adopt the 'Steps in implementing co-management' proposed in FRDC's 'Co-management' report (project no. 2006/068).

This project will support both the Queensland fishing industry and the Queensland Government's aspirations to develop improved partnerships between all stakeholders involved in the fishing industry, and through greater sharing of responsibility for management arrangements re-position the Fisheries Group's relationship in the 'management arena' as both a stakeholder and facilitator, in contrast to its historical role of authorising agent.

The implementation of this program will also assist in capacity building of the industry organisation (QSIA), particularly in terms of its readinesss to be involved with, and take a lead role in the development and assessment of new fisheries management tools in the new era of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM).

Objectives

1. Trial the implementation of a locally based co-management approach in three areas.
2. Empirically assess the local socio-economic environment as it pertains to the fishery and identify the various tools that may be applied to local management issues.
3. Assess the applicability of the identified management tools to each local circumstance, and the socio-economic cost and benefits of their application.
4. Develop appropriate proposals for local area fisheries management and identify the pathways and timeframes necessary to implement them.

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-646-80487-3
Author: Daryl McPhee and Renae Tobin
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
Final Report • 2019-08-02 • 7.94 MB
2009-211-DLD.pdf

Summary

The management of inshore fisheries represents one of the most significant challenges for fisheries management. Inshore fisheries and their management are facing an unprecedented level of attention on economic, social and environmental grounds. Such fisheries are typically small scale, accessed by competing stakeholders. Co-management is an established approach for managing small scale fisheries, including inshore fisheries and is of particular interest in developing countries. While the concept behind co-management is logical, it is not without its challenges in terms of practical implementation.
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