PROJECT NUMBER
•
2021-080
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
100 results
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2019-154
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA)
Tactical Research Fund: To explore ways to engage successfully with the indigenous community on fisheries R&D issues
Project number:
2009-329
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$23,830.00
Principal Investigator:
Nick Lambert
Organisation:
TQA Australia
Project start/end date:
16 May 2010
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29 Sep 2010
Contact:
FRDC
FRDC have conservatively described engagement with the indigenous community as challenging. Indigenous fishing is one of three core topic areas within the current FRDC priority areas and, despite significant opportunity, has received limited interest from the target market.
This project aims to develop and test guidelines for engagement with indigenous applicants and to test the current FRDC funding application process for its "user-friendliness" to this target audience.
Testing the guidelines for engagement will involve people with limited experience with indigenous communities supported by more experienced team members. It is also hoped that FRDC staff will participate in the testing phase.
1. To explore ways to engage successfully with the indigenous community
2. To develop guidelines for engagement with the indigenous community
3. To build capacity amongst Course 16 of the Australian Leadership Program to effectively engage with the indigenous community
4. To build capacity with FRDC staff to effectively engage with the indigenous community
Final report
Author:
Nicholas Lambert
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2016-206
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Indigenous fishing subprogram: Business Nous - Indigenous business development opportunities and impediments in the fishing and seafood industry
The Business Nous Project (BN) research and outputs have been finalised in November 2019 with the completion of the website and workshop outputs and the project evaluation. The project delivered successfully on three of the four objectives with the workshop component of the project is being held in...
ORGANISATION:
Affectus Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2022-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
WRL Communication, Education and Engagement Program
This report encapsulates the achievements and outcomes of the Western Rock Lobster Council's (WRL) Communication, Education, and Engagement Program (Project 2022-063), which aimed to enhance community understanding, trust, and acceptance of the Western Rock Lobster industry. Through innovative...
ORGANISATION:
Western Rock Lobster Council Inc (WRLC)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2017-132
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Five Cubed Environmental Indigenous Consultants Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-209
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Barangaroo Consulting
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2022-045
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Measuring non-commercial fishing catches (traditional fishing) in the Torres Strait in order to improve fisheries management and promote sustainable livelihoods
Traditional fishing in the Torres Strait Region has, and continues to be, important for livelihood sustainability for all Torres Strait Islander communities, providing a source of kai kai or food, nutrition and other social, cultural and spiritual benefits. Protection of the marine environment and...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
Identifying and synthesizing key messages from projects funded by the FRDC Indigenous Reference Group
Project number:
2018-183
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$167,738.00
Principal Investigator:
Leila Alkassab
Organisation:
Land to Sea Consulting
Project start/end date:
31 Aug 2019
-
8 Mar 2020
Contact:
FRDC
The IRG has raised a need to synthesise the key messages from previous projects that they have supported. In order to ensure that the data and information from these projects are accessible and easily understood for various audiences (includes Indigenous, commercial and recreational stakeholders, researchers, policy makers and the general public), the IRG has identified a need to create succinct materials that can be useful to those that seek to develop policy and stimulate community driven engagement.
1. To gain an understanding of the materials and formats that policy-makers and key fisheries organizations need in their utilization of research to develop policy.
2. To improve general stakeholder awareness of the key research findings in of FRDC and IRG projects.
3. To provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with material that they can use in their engagement with government and non-government agencies.
4. To develop a succinct fact-sheets and a report that integrate the key messages of eight previous IRG projects in a user-friendly and culturally appropriate way.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-646-82309-6
Author:
Leila Alkassab
Final Report
•
2020-08-01
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492.72 KB
2018-183-DLD.pdf
What the report is about
This project identifies, synthesises and summarises the key messages of eight projects that have been funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) on fisheries. These key messages have been presented through a series of materials including a synthesis report, summary booklets and an infographic, all of which were developed as a way of raising awareness of the latest research findings regarding the Indigenous fisheries in Australia. They are presented in a manner that is useful and accessible to a wide-range of audiences including Indigenous communities, decision makers and other fisheries stakeholders.
The materials have specifically developed with the aim of empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities by providing them with resources that they can use to engage government and non-government agencies. This project also involved a two-way learning component which entailed engaging an Indigenous student as a researcher for the duration of this project.
Background
In 2011 the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) on fisheries held a national forum to discuss issues around Indigenous involvement in fishing and seafood based Research, Development and Extension (RD&E). Participants at the forum included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with experience or expertise in fishing, seafood, or natural resource management across Australia as well as a small number of non-Indigenous participants (Calogeras et al. 2012). In 2012, participants from the forum reviewed and endorsed the work and confirmed that the outputs and the outcomes aligned with the desires of the group. Through this process, the IRG developed a set of five priorities to guide RD&E for and about Indigenous fishing in Australia (Calogeras et al. 2012).
The FRDC-IRG have supported a number of projects focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fisheries that focus on elements of the RD&E priorities (Calogeras et al. 2012). These projects have information that the IRG needs to communicate with Indigenous, commercial and recreational stakeholders, researchers, policy makers, agencies and the general public. Their findings bridge certain knowledge gaps about the Indigenous fisheries and highlight key issues and priorities of Indigenous fishing communities in terms of access and use of their fisheries.
Aims/objectives
This project was undertaken in response to the need identified by the IRG to ensure that the research findings from the previous eight projects are made accessible and easy to understand. The project consisted of the following objectives:
- To gain an understanding of the materials and formats that policy makers and key fisheries organisations need in their use of research to develop policy.
- To improve general stakeholder awareness of the key research findings in of FRDC and IRG projects.
- To provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities with material that they can use in their engagement with government and non-government agencies.
- To develop succinct fact-sheets and a report that integrate the key messages of eight previous IRG projects in a user-friendly and culturally appropriate way.
Methodology
The project team conducted a desk-top review of eight project reports, their appendices, conducted phone meetings with the principle investigators of each project and liaised with the IRG. Project materials were subsequently developed with the use of qualitative data analysis software NVIVO and designed through Canva, a graphic design program.
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artwork was used for the materials produced and where appropriate the artist engaged was from the region that the original project was for or about. An Indigenous student was also recruited as an employee of Land to Sea Consulting for the purposes of two-way capacity building.
Results/key findings
The project findings echo the key messages drawn from the eight recent FRDC-IRG projects that took place on country through participatory and ethical research methodologies. The five themes identified provide an insight into Indigenous priorities for:
- Indigenous fisheries
- Governance and management
- Legislation and policy
- Economic empowerment
- Capacity building
These five themes have been developed as a way of understanding the key messages of recent FRDC-IRG research and for providing a step forward in offering fisheries stakeholders with in-depth insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the Indigenous fisheries sector. They support and align with the IRG RD&E principles and priorities while emphasising the particular findings and core assertions of the research projects analysed.
Implications for relevant stakeholders
The significance of this project lies in the materials created to communicate with Indigenous communities, fisheries managers, policy makers and other stakeholders involved in the Australian fisheries. They are short, easy-to-read and accessible versions of eight comprehensive research projects and clearly summarise their findings and synthesise their key messages.
The also provide Indigenous communities with material that they can use to engage decision makers. For policy makers and managers, they provide a synthesised and summarised version of recent research bout Indigenous fisheries from which proactive policy can be built and based upon.
Recommendations
The five key messages that have been created through the synthesis of the FRDC-IRG projects have come to shape the very core of this project. Therefore, it is ultimately inevitable that these are the same messages that must embody the recommendations of this project. They are particularly aimed at policy makers and the direction for further development in the Indigenous fisheries sector.
PROJECT NUMBER
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2021-137
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
KAL Analysis
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