22 results
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-038
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Valuing WA smaller commercial fisheries across the supply chain

This study aimed to produce information about the economic contribution of the supply chain of selected small-scale fisheries in Western Australia (WA), as well as a method that can be applied to making these estimates for other fisheries. Substantial research has been completed to estimate the...
ORGANISATION:
BDO EconSearch
Adoption

ACPF IPA Management and Community Engagement, People Development Programs

Project number: 2021-080
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $1,023,232.00
Principal Investigator: Rachel King
Organisation: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Project start/end date: 31 Oct 2021 - 29 May 2026
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The ACPF IPA management project is needed to:

1. Resource the investment of $3.98M under a 2021-2025 IPA across Environment, Industry, Communities, People, Adoption Programs according to the ACPF's 2021-2025 Strategic Plan (Note that the ACPF's Plan is aligned to the Goals of FRDC's 2020-2025 RD&E Plan)

2. Deliver a People Development Program

3. Deliver a Community Engagement Program which is designed to maintain moderated community engagement with RD&E projects (in the form of 'What We Care About Series')

Objectives

1. ACPF IPA RD&E funds are invested according to RD&E priorities in the 2021-2025 ACPF Strategic plan and the associated Program allocation %s
2. ACPF IPA RD&E investments address goals in the FRDC's 2021-2025 RD&E Plan
3. Commission stakeholder driven investments, in partnership with prawn fishery jurisdictions, that address RD&E priorities in the 2021-2025 ACPF Strategic plan
4. Collaborate with other sectors and utilise alternative funding sources to address RD&E priorities in the 2021-2025 ACPF Strategic plan
5. Engage the community on RD&E outputs that address shared values
6. Advance wild caught prawn sector people through a People Development Program
7. Finalise a 2026-2030 ACPF Strategic Plan and RD&E priorities
Industry
Industry
Communities
Adoption
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-026
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Biosecurity threats and vulnerabilities of the Southern Rock Lobster Fishery

Ausvet undertook an assessment of biosecurity threats and vulnerabilities of the Southern Rock Lobster Fishery on behalf of the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) for Southern Rocklobster Limited. This report identifies key biosecurity threats, barriers/impediments and solutions...
ORGANISATION:
AusVet Pty Ltd