The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) was announced to host the next World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC) to be held in 2023 in Melbourne. The WRFC is the world’s most prominent gathering of the recreational fishing community and is held every three years for researchers,...
This report outlines the impending need for the fishing industry to reduce GHG emissions by 2030. Over 8 months, the project evaluated alternative fuels' potential to cut emissions, recognising challenges in regulatory stimulus and incomplete research. Among numerous options, certain solutions...
This project was completed by Southern Fishery and Ecosystem Solutions and Wiri Miya Aboriginal Corporation in conjunction with the Aboriginal community. Project activities mostly took place in the Port Victoria and Point Pearce area, in Guuranda Country in the summer and autumn of 2022 and...
Scientists at IMAS conducted a stable isotope study on Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) collected from Southern Australian sites to determine whether or not capture site could be determined post-harvest.
Pain point:
The delay in exchange and reconciliation of catch data by fishers and processors means that there is a delay in quota accounting which impacts planning due to lack of timely information. Furthermore, with no access to pre-fishing information data to the processors means they are unable...
This project was commissioned by the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG), an advisory committee to the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). The report provides professional advice to the IRG regarding the potential for economic impacts from branding by Australian and international...
All food sold in Australia must comply with the Food Standards Code. Food label claims are subject to Australian Consumer Law, prohibiting false, misleading or deceptive behaviour.
Australian seafood consumers face existing risks and confusion regarding species, nomenclature, and...
This study explored the extent to which values are shared (or not shared) by fishers across three key sectors (i.e., Indigenous, commercial and recreational). The study was run online using Q-Method Software (https://qmethodsoftware.com), a semi-quantitative technique used to explore human...