PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-027 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Centro Workshop - Actions and management outcomes for Longspined Sea Urchin ORGANISATION: Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) TAGS Rac Vic Rac Tas Rac Nsw Market Opportunities Invasive Species SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster Abalone Sea Urchins
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-210 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Abalone Council Australia Ltd management of the national wild catch abalone research, development and extension program (2024 to 2029) ORGANISATION: Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA) TAGS Co-Management SPECIES Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-133 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Determine the risk that Southern Rock Lobster fishing and other recreational and commercial fishing activities act as a vector of transmission of the Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) ORGANISATION: AusVet Pty Ltd TAGS Rac Vic Rac Sa Biosecurity Avg SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-099 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Development of a temperature monitoring framework for Tasmania's seafood industry during marine heatwaves ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Rac Tas Climate Change SPECIES Abalone Octopuses
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-108 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT TNFD (Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosure) - "Blue TNFD Pilot" - Three Case Studies Applying The TNFD Nature Related Risk and Opportunity Management and Disclosure Framework to Commercial Fisheries: Austral Fisheries, Western Rock Lobster Council (WRL) and Spencer Gulf and West Coast Fishermen’s Association (Spencer Gulf Prawns) ORGANISATION: Savoir Consulting SPECIES Patagonian Toothfish Western Rock Lobster King Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-088 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Seafood Trade Advisory Group - transitioning to a new communications, governance and operating model ORGANISATION: Honey and Fox Pty Ltd TAGS Trade Market Import/Export SPECIES Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-082 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Enhanced Education and Engagement with NSW Commercial Fishers re Biosecurity with focus on White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) ORGANISATION: Professional Fishers Association (PFA) TAGS White Spot Disease Education Biosecurity App SPECIES Black Tiger Prawn King Prawns Tiger Prawns School Prawns Endeavour Prawns
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 Trawl Community Behaviour Animal Welfare SPECIES Royal Red Prawn Black Tiger Prawn Redspot King Prawn King Prawns Banana Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-029 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Understanding the risks associated with climate change on infectious diseases affecting the seafood industry ORGANISATION: University of Sydney (USYD) TAGS Climate Adaptation Biosecurity SPECIES Barramundi Black Tiger Prawn Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster Freshwater 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