Shelf waters off southern Australia support the world’s only northern boundary current ecosystem. Although there are some indications of intense nitrate enrichment in the eastern Great Australian Bight (GAB) arising from upwelling of Subantarctic Water, the biological consequences of these...
The principal objective of the project was to develop and pre-test a “water-to-waiter” approach/framework to evaluate the processing performance and resulting product criteria (compliance with food standards and market shelf-life requirements) of the Spencer Gulf West Coast Prawn...
As a result of the development of a protocol for oyster blood sample collection, preservation and transportation and subsequent catecholamine analysis during the course of this project, a test now exists which can be used to measure stress in oysters. This test will be used in the...
1. Document past (at least 10 years) and current research projects funded by all agencies and identify the outcomes and consequent uptake of results by stakeholders (impacts).
2. Provide comment on the degree to which the R&D has met management needs and has been used to improve the management arrangements.
3. Undertake a benefit cost analysis of the previous R&D.
4. Evaluate fishery(s) strategic research plans with respect to whether domestic management needs, industry development, environmental assessment
and domestic fishery assessment requirements are adequately addressed.
5. Identify significant gaps in current and proposed future research plans and projects, including reference to needs arising from strategic assessment of the fishery under the EPBC Act and demands arising from increased recreational catch.
6. The species to be included are: Spanish mackerel, small mackerel