PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-061 PROJECT STATUS: COMPLETED Reciprocal working group visit to France for oyster farming and hatchery technology transfer ORGANISATION: Hexcyl Systems Pty Ltd TAGS Conference Aquaculture SPECIES Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster
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 • 2023-058 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Aboriginal Fisheries Business Development Program ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW) TAGS Rac Nsw Indigenous Development Business
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-052 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Novel fishery independent, biological and economic-processing methods to underpin expansion of Australia's fastest growing fishery, the Western Rock Octopus ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Rac Wa Economic SPECIES Octopuses
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-051 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Ecologically sustainable aquaculture growth through Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) – Incorporating IMTA nutrient modelling into regulatory frameworks. ORGANISATION: Flinders University TAGS Sustainability Rac Sa Fisheries Management Aquaculture SPECIES Southern Bluefin Tuna Yellowtail Kingfish Atlantic Salmon Pacific Oyster Blue Mussel
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-046 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Creation and establishment of individual biosecurity plans across Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) member farms ORGANISATION: Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS) TAGS Biosecurity Aquaculture SPECIES Barramundi
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-040 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing stock assessment approaches and management frameworks for enhanced and environmentally driven stocks: an inland fisheries case study ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW) TAGS Stock Assessment Recreational Fishing Rac Vic Rac Sa Rac Qld SPECIES Silver Perch Golden Perch Freshwater Catfish Murray Cods
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 • 2023-035 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Precision Oyster Farming with Artificial Intelligence: Oyster Metrics ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Productivity Data Artificial Intelligence Aquaculture SPECIES Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster