PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-064 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Responsible (animal welfare) fishing practice for the Australian Wild Prawn industry ORGANISATION: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) TAGS Wild Catch Community Behaviour Animal Welfare SPECIES Royal Red Prawn Black Tiger Prawn Redspot King Prawn King Prawns Banana Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-092 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing effective approaches to engaging the food service sector ORGANISATION: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) SPECIES Royal Red Prawn Giant Scarlet Prawn Redspot King Prawn King Prawns Banana Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-091 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Whale entanglement mitigation program – understanding whale population dynamics, entanglement dynamics and gear modifications to reduce entanglements in WRL gear ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-123 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Biology and Ecology Program: Strategically targeting research on Panulirus cygnus and its ecosystem to suit the needs of the WRL fishing industry and stakeholders ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Sustainability SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-159 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Survey Stock Assessment Stakeholder Population Dynamics Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster