PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-085 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Snapper Science Program: Theme 1 - Biology and Ecology ORGANISATION: Flinders University TAGS Stock Recovery Population Dynamics Habitat SPECIES Snapper
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 • 2022-063 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT WRL Communication, Education and Engagement Program ORGANISATION: Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC) TAGS Wild Catch Survey Social Science Social Science Community SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-091 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Whale entanglement mitigation program – understanding whale population dynamics, entanglement dynamics and gear modifications to reduce entanglements in WRL gear ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-123 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Biology and Ecology Program: Strategically targeting research on Panulirus cygnus and its ecosystem to suit the needs of the WRL fishing industry and stakeholders ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Sustainability SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-159 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Survey Stock Assessment Stakeholder Population Dynamics Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-129 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Potential transition of shark gillnet boats to longline fishing in Bass Strait - ecological, cross-sectoral, and economic implications The project involves the evaluation of trials of auto-longlines to target Gummy Shark in Bass Strait. ORGANISATION: Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd TAGS Wild Catch Recreational Fishing Rac Cmwth Fishing Gear Economic SPECIES Snapper School Shark Whiskery Shark Broadnose Shark Morwongs FINAL REPORT • PUBLISHED DATE: 08 Apr 2022 2019-129-DLD.pdf
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-099 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Climate driven shifts in benthic habitat composition as a potential demographic bottleneck for Western Rocklobster: understanding the role of recruitment habitats to better predict the under-size lobster population for fishery sustainability ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Sustainability Stock Assessment Reproduction Modelling Life History SPECIES Western Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-046 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Cost-effective, non-destructive solutions to developing a pre-recruit index for Snapper ORGANISATION: University of Adelaide TAGS Survey Stock Assessment Resource Access And Allocation Reproduction Rac Sa SPECIES Snapper
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-147 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Develop a strong current warning system and inform knowledge of the nearshore current regime influencing the Western Rock Lobster fishery ORGANISATION: University of Western Australia (UWA) TAGS Wild Catch Stock Assessment Oceanography Modelling Fishing Gear SPECIES Western Rock Lobster