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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-117
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A global review on implications of plastic in seafood

Microplastics are commonly consumed by seafood species however, there is still limited understanding of the effects and implications that microplastics may have on the fishing and aquaculture industry. This project summarises research on the effects that microplastic may be having on seafood...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide

Bursary to attend the 2022 Microplastics and Seafood: Human Health Symposium in the United Kingdom - Bronwyn Gillanders

Project number: 2022-054
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $8,885.00
Principal Investigator: Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Organisation: University of Adelaide
Project start/end date: 30 Aug 2022 - 29 Nov 2022
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence

Bursary to attend the 2022 Microplastics and Seafood: Human Health Symposium in the United Kingdom - Nina Wootton

Project number: 2022-055
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $9,400.00
Principal Investigator: Nina Wootton
Organisation: University of Adelaide
Project start/end date: 30 Aug 2022 - 30 Jan 2023
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Commercial in confidence. To know more about this project please contact FRDC.

Objectives

Commercial in confidence
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-212
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Compilation of information for the US Marine Mammal Protection Act Comparability Finding process

Recent changes to legislation in the United States (US) requires that nations importing seafood must demonstrate that they have a regulatory program for reducing marine mammal bycatch that is comparable in effectiveness to the US standards under the ‘Fish and Fish Product Import...
ORGANISATION:
Alice Ilona Mackay
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-099
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a temperature monitoring framework for Tasmania's seafood industry during marine heatwaves

Marine heatwaves can have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems, with a strong El Nino event forecast in Australia for the summer/autumn of 2023-24. Forecasts by CSIRO indicated sustained increases in water temperatures down the east coast of Tasmania with potential to significantly affect...
ORGANISATION:
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improving bycatch reduction strategies and escape vents in Queensland Mud Crab fisheries

The Queensland Crab Fishery is an iconic fishery, which encompasses the harvest of mud crabs (Scylla serrata, the Giant Mud Crab, and Scylla olivacea, the Orange Mud Crab) and Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus armatus and Portunus pelagicus), predominately using baited crab pots of various designs. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
SPECIES
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-053
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Enhancing the understanding of the value provided to fisheries by man-made aquatic structures

In 2018, the state’s recreational and commercial fishers (represented by the peak bodies Recfishwest and WAFIC) commissioned a program of research as part of a Fisheries Research Development Corporation project aimed at documenting the social and economic values and benefits that stakeholders...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
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