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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-027
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improving and promoting fish-trawl selectivity in the Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) and Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS) of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF)

This project sought to produce the first-ever review of technical options for improving fish-trawl selectivity around the planet and then use this information to address a deficit in experimental work quantifying the utility of industry-developed and new selective-gear modifications in the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Rac Cmwth
Innovation
Fishing Gear
Environmental Impact
Economic
Adoption
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-221
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Raise awareness of the guidelines developed by the AAWWG (Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group) with industry and review their adoption, uptake rates and utility

During the 2017 FRDC Lead, Collaborate, Partner Stakeholder Workshop delegates identified a need to assess the success of the work undertaken by the Aquatic Animal Welfare Working Group (AAWWG) from 2005 – 2013 and to determine what research, development and extension activities were needed to...
ORGANISATION:
Safe Sustainable Seafood Pty Ltd
TAGS
Wild Catch
Traceability
Sustainability
Supply Chain
Recreational Fishing
Environment
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Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-049
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A Better Way to Fish: testing the feasibility of tunnel net ‘fish trap’ gear in North Queensland

This study found that tunnel nets are technically feasible in this location. In spite of the weather conditions, the fishing gear remained intact and successfully captured significant numbers of marketable fishes. Importantly, SOCI species were released alive and in excellent condition, as were...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
TAGS
Threatened Endangered Protected Species
Sustainability
Stakeholder
Rac Qld
Policy
SPECIES
King Threadfin
Blue Threadfin
Diamondscale Mullet
Sea Mullet
Striped Perches
Communities
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-003
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Understanding the stock structure of Rock Flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery

Rock Flathead (Platycephalus laevigatus) is a marine fish that inhabits shallow seagrass habitats across southern Australia, with a distribution extending from Greenwell Point in New South Wales to Geographe Bay in Western Australia, including Tasmania. The species supports recreational fisheries...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Rac Vic
Migration
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
Rock Flathead
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-089
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Fisheries Management: From Science to Sustainable Practices (program development)

The Fisheries Capacity Building Network project, led by Ian Knuckey and funded through Department of Water and Environment (DAWE) aimed to drive more effective engagement in Commonwealth fisheries management processes by Indigenous, recreational and commercial fisheries representatives and concluded...
ORGANISATION:
Brentwood Kitchens Pty Ltd trading as Jenny Cook Consulting
TAGS
Fisheries Management
Education
Capacity Building
Environment
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