PROJECT NUMBER
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2019-159
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys
SPECIES
11 results
Qualitative assessment of the potential impacts of seismic survey activity on Victorian managed fisheries of commercial and recreational importance
Project number:
2024-026
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$21,450.00
Principal Investigator:
Paul McShane
Organisation:
Fishwell Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
24 Nov 2024
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27 Mar 2025
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Seismic surveys undertaken by the petroleum industry and the energy sector in offshore waters use high intensity airguns to characterise seabed petroleum resources and/or potential offshore energy installations. Seismic noise has been shown elsewhere to have adverse effects on marine biota including direct (e.g. injury) or indirect (e.g. behavioural) impacts. A review of relevant literature (including unpublished studies conducted in Victorian waters) is required to fully evaluate potential consequences of expanded seismic surveys. Such a review will provide a more robust basis for decision making by authorised planners consistent with a precautionary approach to development.
1. Conduct a review of literature relevant to understanding potential impacts of marine seismic surveys on animals important to commercial and recreational fisheries.
2. Based on the literature review qualitatively assess the nature of likely impacts on marine biota for input to future risk assessments.
3. Make recommendations for future research so as to improve understanding of the nature of marine seismic surveys and consequences for commercial and recreational fisheries in Victoria.
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2013-022
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Greenfish Consulting Pty Ltd
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2019-051
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on Octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster
This report details the portion of FRDC 2019-051: Examining the potential impacts of seismic surveys on Octopus and larval stages of Southern Rock Lobster focusing on the impacts of exposure to a full-scale seismic survey on the early life stages of the Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii),...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2019-014
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-091
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
TAGS
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-005
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery
This study documents the first comprehensive evaluation of the spawning biomass of the South Eastern Stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax). This stock occupies continental shelf waters from the Victorian-South Australian border, east through Bass Strait and along the north-western and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-085
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
SPECIES
Pathways to social license for the emerging Tasmanian seaweed industry
Project number:
2023-101
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$103,598.00
Principal Investigator:
Scott A. Condie
Organisation:
CSIRO
Project start/end date:
10 Jan 2025
-
14 Jun 2026
Contact:
FRDC
Sectors in the blue economy need to understand and manage social expectations in order to maintain their social license and ensure a satisfactory triple bottom line. This is a particular challenge for emerging industries, where data relating to community attitudes and expectations is limited. In the case of Tasmanian seaweed aquaculture, securing social license may be further complicated by existing perceptions and conflict surrounding salmon aquaculture.
The key elements needed to address the challenge of establishing and maintaining a social license for seaweed aquaculture in Tasmania are:
1. A survey of current community attitudes to industry expansion.
2. A tool to understand the evolution of attitudes and test communication strategies, policy options and industry practices in relation to managing social risk.
3. A coherent set of strategies for navigating pathways towards a social licence for seaweed aquaculture.
1. Characterise current community attitudes towards seaweed aquaculture in Tasmania.
2. Capture past and current media associated the development of seaweed aquaculture utilising AI approaches.
3. Model changes in community attitudes including social and media influences.
4. Explore strategy options for managing the social risks of an expanding seaweed industry.
5. Communicate findings to key stakeholders and support managers in developing social risk mitigation strategies.
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-205
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Role of marine reserves in sustainable management of Australia's ocean estate - review of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands bioregion
The statutory requirement to undertake a 10-year review of the Heard and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve led to a proposal to expand the HIMI marine reserve and include new National Park Zones (IUCN II) and Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV) arrangements. Subsequently, the total...
ORGANISATION:
TJB Management Pty Ltd
SPECIES
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