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 • 2022-164 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Tropical fish traps – addressing ghost fishing impacts and refinements to catch reporting/sampling ORGANISATION: Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd TAGS Rac Nt Pollution Environmental Impact
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-072 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Educational travel trip for Ocean Trap and Line industry development to explore alternative fishing practices which help prevent TEP species interactions and ghost fishing ORGANISATION: OceanWatch Australia Ltd TAGS Rac Wa Rac Nsw Innovation Fishing Gear Capacity Building SPECIES Ocean Jacket Mulloway Snapper Yellowtail Kingfish Eastern Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-122 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Human Dimensions Research Coordination Program 2021-24 ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania TAGS Social Science Social Science Human Dimensions Research Economic
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-124 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Partnering to deliver national research, development and extension for Australia’s recreational fishing sector: management project 2022-2024 ORGANISATION: Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) TAGS Recreational Fishing
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-210 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Abalone Council Australia Ltd management of the national wild catch abalone research, development and extension program (2024 to 2029) ORGANISATION: Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA) TAGS Co-Management SPECIES Abalone
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-160 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Economic Impact assessment of FRDC's annual RD&E investments: a three year procurement ORGANISATION: GHD Pty Ltd Sydney TAGS Economic
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-062 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Methods to account for climate impacts in fishery models and management: Case study example of environmental contributors that affect Tiger Prawn population dynamics ORGANISATION: CSIRO Agriculture and Food Bribie Island TAGS Rac Cmwth Modelling Ecosystem Climate Mitigation Climate Adaptation SPECIES Tiger Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-009 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Reducing impacts on threatened, endangered, and protected species in the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries (QLD) TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Rac Qld Education Capacity Building Bycatch SPECIES Prawns Skates Rays
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-063 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Abundance, population modelling, and potential biological removal estimates for Common Dolphins in Spencer Gulf: implications for the South Australian Sardine Fishery ORGANISATION: University of Adelaide TAGS Sustainability Stakeholder Rac Sa Population Dynamics Observer SPECIES Sardines