PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-052 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Novel fishery independent, biological and economic-processing methods to underpin expansion of Australia's fastest growing fishery, the Western Rock Octopus ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Rac Wa Economic Commercial Species Biology SPECIES Octopuses
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-031 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Post graduate support for novel governance for a changing ocean ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Travel Bursary Leadership Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-011 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Sea Change: co-developing pathways to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate for fisheries and aquaculture in Australia ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Climate Resilience Climate Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-005 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Rac Tas Fisheries Management Commercial Species Biomass SPECIES Sardines
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-012 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Quantifying post-release survival of skate bycatch in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Patagonian Toothfish longline fishery ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Tagging Bycatch Animal Welfare SPECIES Patagonian Toothfish Skates
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 • 2020-005 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing a cost-effective monitoring regime and stock assessment for Sand Flathead in Tasmania ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Stock Assessment Recreational Fishing Rac Tas Population Dynamics Migration SPECIES Southern Sand Flathead
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 • 2019-128 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the benefits of sea urchin processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and soil ameliorant ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Waste Sustainability Rac Tas Physiology Market Opportunities SPECIES Sea Urchins