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Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-062
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland

Researchers from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland, CQUniversity (CQU) and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) NSW Fisheries are collaborating on a Fisheries Research and Development (FRDC) co-funded research project on mud crab populations in Queensland. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
SPECIES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-060
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The Detection of Ciguatera Toxins in NSW Spanish Mackerel

Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is an illness through the consumption of fish containing naturally occurring toxins, and is considered a high risk for Australian seafood safety. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are produced by benthic microalgae (Gambierdiscus spp). In Australia, CP cases are related to fish caught in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Environment
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-042
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Community Trust in Rural Industries - A framework for advancing social acceptance of the agriculture sector in Australia - A joint RDC initiative

Rural industries (fishers, farmers and foresters) have collaborated to develop a pathway to proactive, transparent, long term engagement with the community via a three-year research program into the drivers of community trust.
ORGANISATION:
AgriFutures Australia
Industry
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Optimising Compliance Outcomes in Recreational Fisheries

This study investigated strategies to enhance compliant participation among recreational fishers, using the Peel-Harvey Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in Western Australia (WA) and the Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in South Australia (SA) as case studies. 
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
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Developing primary school teacher kits for use by the Professional Fishers Association (NSW)

Project number: 2018-213
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $13,047.39
Principal Investigator: Emily A. Mantilla
Organisation: Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 2 Jun 2019 - 29 Sep 2019
Contact:
FRDC

Need

PFA has been awarded 50% funds to hold a Seafood Industry in Partnership with Coffs Harbour School - (Grades 2-6). The students will visit the Coffs Harbour Fishermen's Cooperative on the 21-22 May to be shown the variety of seafood, seafood handling, filleting, fishing methods, the ocean to plate story etc.

Objectives

1. Develop two teacher kits
2. Collate existing Australian seafood, aquaculture and wild catch school resources currently available nationally

Final report

ISBN: 13: 978-0-9876352-3-5
Author: Emily Mantilla
Final Report • 2019-09-10 • 409.00 KB
2018-213-DLD.pdf

Summary

To support a series of school excursions run by the Professional Fisherman's Association a series of lesson plans were developed to support teaching during the excursion and back in the classroom. These lesson plans made up the first stage of the project. The second stage of the project was to conduct an audit of existing primary and secondary school resources that are available in digital and hard copy. 

Project products

Resource list • 2019-08-01 • 1.20 MB
2018-213 Appendix 4 Seafood Primary and Secondary School Resources.pdf

Summary

This project conducted a search for and listed primary and secondary school resources relevant to the seafood sector. 
Curriculum • 2019-09-01 • 4.38 MB
2018-213 Appendix 1 PFA NSW Fisheries Teacher Kit 1 - Years 2 3 4.pdf

Summary

A teachers kit to accompany class excursions to learn about the NSW fishing industry. In this unit, students will cover an extensive range of curriculum points through an in-depth look at New
South Wales' fishing industry and an inquiry project.
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-210
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Long-term analysis of the sea-state in the Great Australian Bight

This report provides a detailed characterisation, assessment and prediction of the meteorological and oceanographic conditions that will be encountered by, and have the potential to impact, future petroleum activities in the Great Australian Bight. In the absence of direct, long-term...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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