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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)
TAGS
Indigenous
Fisheries Management
Data

Integrating indigenous fishing: extending adoption pathways to policy and management

Project number: 2022-076
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $140,000.00
Principal Investigator: Stan Lui
Organisation: Indigenous Marine Resources Consultants Australia (IMRCA)
Project start/end date: 14 Dec 2022 - 4 Jan 2024
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Indigenous
Fisheries Management

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Objectives

1. Document the impediments and opportunities for Indigenous engagement and adoption of IRG project outputs across fisheries management jurisdictions in Australia.
2. Identify the priorities for Indigenous fishing in jurisdictions with a focus on the 5 IRG RD&E priorities.
3. Develop a report synthesizing the impediments, opportunities and priorities for Indigenous fishing engagement and adoption to guide future IRG investment.
4. Develop a template for future IRG projects that will ensure engagement and adoption are maximized.
5. Professional development and capacity building of the Indigenous Principal Investigator and grow cultural awareness in wider participants.
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Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-062
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland

Researchers from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Queensland, CQUniversity (CQU) and the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) NSW Fisheries are collaborating on a Fisheries Research and Development (FRDC) co-funded research project on mud crab populations in Queensland. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Tagging
Reproduction
Rac Qld
Rac Nsw
SPECIES
Mud Crabs
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