PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-063 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Design of a fishery independent longline survey for chondrichthyans in Northern Australia ORGANISATION: Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd TAGS Survey Rac Nt Fisheries Management Abundance
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-062 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Methods to account for climate impacts in fishery models and management: Case study example of environmental contributors that affect Tiger Prawn population dynamics ORGANISATION: CSIRO Agriculture and Food Bribie Island TAGS Rac Cmwth Modelling Ecosystem Climate Mitigation Climate Adaptation SPECIES Tiger Prawns
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 • 2023-042 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Development of molecular detection methods for myxosporean parasites infecting Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi ORGANISATION: RMIT University Bundoora Campus TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-041 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Targeted research to detect and reduce the impact of Kudoa-Unicapsula-Soft-Flesh Syndrome (KUSFS) in Australian Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi. ORGANISATION: CSIRO Agriculture and Food St Lucia TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
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