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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-013
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Modelling environmental changes and effects on wild-caught species in Queensland

This project studied environmental factors which may be influencing the recruitment, catchability or productivity of Snapper, Pearl Perch, and Spanner Crab stocks in Queensland. Two environmental variables: GSLA and Chl-a were found to have strong associations with either abundance or catchability...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Remote Sensing
Rac Qld
Population Dynamics
SPECIES
Snapper
Spanner Crab
Pearl Perches
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Optimising Compliance Outcomes in Recreational Fisheries

This study investigated strategies to enhance compliant participation among recreational fishers, using the Peel-Harvey Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in Western Australia (WA) and the Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in South Australia (SA) as case studies. 
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Sustainability
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
Rac Sa
Human Dimensions Research
SPECIES
Blue Swimmer Crab
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Developing primary school teacher kits for use by the Professional Fishers Association (NSW)

Project number: 2018-213
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $13,047.39
Principal Investigator: Emily A. Mantilla
Organisation: Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 2 Jun 2019 - 29 Sep 2019
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Training
Education
Community

Need

PFA has been awarded 50% funds to hold a Seafood Industry in Partnership with Coffs Harbour School - (Grades 2-6). The students will visit the Coffs Harbour Fishermen's Cooperative on the 21-22 May to be shown the variety of seafood, seafood handling, filleting, fishing methods, the ocean to plate story etc.

Objectives

1. Develop two teacher kits
2. Collate existing Australian seafood, aquaculture and wild catch school resources currently available nationally

Final report

ISBN: 13: 978-0-9876352-3-5
Author: Emily Mantilla
Final Report • 2019-09-10 • 409.00 KB
2018-213-DLD.pdf

Summary

To support a series of school excursions run by the Professional Fisherman's Association a series of lesson plans were developed to support teaching during the excursion and back in the classroom. These lesson plans made up the first stage of the project. The second stage of the project was to conduct an audit of existing primary and secondary school resources that are available in digital and hard copy. 

Project products

Resource list • 2019-08-01 • 1.20 MB
2018-213 Appendix 4 Seafood Primary and Secondary School Resources.pdf

Summary

This project conducted a search for and listed primary and secondary school resources relevant to the seafood sector. 
Curriculum • 2019-09-01 • 4.38 MB
2018-213 Appendix 1 PFA NSW Fisheries Teacher Kit 1 - Years 2 3 4.pdf

Summary

A teachers kit to accompany class excursions to learn about the NSW fishing industry. In this unit, students will cover an extensive range of curriculum points through an in-depth look at New
South Wales' fishing industry and an inquiry project.
Curriculum • 2019-09-01 • 4.19 MB
2018-213 Appendix 2 PFA NSW Fisheries Kit 2 Years 4 5 6.pdf
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-212
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Establishing an industry recovery strategy for the Area 3 zone of the Western Australian Abalone Managed Fishery

The Southern Seafood Producers (Western Australia) Association in conjunction with the Abalone Industry Association of Western Australia hosted a two-day workshop (the workshop) at the Swan Yacht Club in East Fremantle on the 12th and 13th of June 2019. The aim of the workshop was to...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Seafood Producers (WA) Association
TAGS
Training
Sustainability
Rac Wa
Oceanography
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Greenlip Abalone
Brownlip Abalone
Abalone
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-210
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Long-term analysis of the sea-state in the Great Australian Bight

This report provides a detailed characterisation, assessment and prediction of the meteorological and oceanographic conditions that will be encountered by, and have the potential to impact, future petroleum activities in the Great Australian Bight. In the absence of direct, long-term...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
TAGS
Oceanography
Modelling
Climate Change
SPECIES
Southern Bluefin Tuna
People
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-205
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Informing strategies, policies and options supporting owner-operated fishing businesses in fisheries experiencing corporatisation

The Australian wild caught Southern rock lobster industry operates in the South Eastern part of Australia and spans three distinct jurisdictional areas - South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. The industry comprises a fleet of vessels run by a mix of family owned and operated business and...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL)
TAGS
Fisheries Management
Economic
SPECIES
Southern Rock Lobster
Communities
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-197
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing FRDC’s 2020-2025 RD&E Plan

This report covers the second of two CSIRO contributions to the project FRDC 2018-197. This project was reviewing FRDC research objectives through a process that developed alternative scenarios of possible futures relevant to Australian fisheries. Discussed here is the development of a...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
TAGS
Stakeholder
Fisheries Management
Aquaculture
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