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Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-065
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Indicators for density and biomass of exploitable abalone – developing and applying a new approach

The objectives of this project are to use the Victorian Western Zone (WZ) abalone fishery to develop and evaluate a new approach to calculating abalone density and biomass indicators from the combination of three information sources. The three information sources are: i. ...
ORGANISATION:
Western Abalone Divers Association (WADA)
People
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
Environment

Navigating New Waters: Supporting Fisheries and Aquaculture Businesses to Pursue Seafood Tourism as a Diversification Pathway

Project number: 2023-140
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $135,000.00
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Bell
Organisation: Blueshift Consulting
Project start/end date: 2 Nov 2024 - 29 May 2025
Contact:
FRDC

Need

This project is a strategic initiative to support seafood businesses in diversifying into new economic markets. Amidst evolving global challenges and the impact of Covid-19 on the seafood industry, the need for diversification is more pressing than ever. The proposed project addresses this need by providing seafood business with the necessary support and resources to diversify into a sector which boasts much potential: seafood tourism. Seafood tourism presents a practical and feasible approach to diversification, which leverages the intrigue of marine environments and the seafood production process. Whilst feasible, there are inherent challenges and risks involved in pursuing this diversification pathway. This project directly responds to the request of F&A for support in navigating the diversification process. Central to its approach, is the delivery of decision-support tools which can facilitate informed decision-making and mitigate potential risks involved in diversifying. These tools will be vital in ensuring F&A businesses make sound and strategic decisions regarding their suitability to different seafood tourism models.

Objectives

1. Identify the range of seafood tourism business models and determine success factors for different models.
2. Document and compare the operating environment and the regulations in each jurisdiction (across production, food safety, tourism) for establishing and maintaining seafood tourism enterprises.
3. Identify the business capacity and capability needed for successful seafood businesses, inclusive of skills, assets, and networks.
4. Develop decision support tools for seafood operators to undertake a first pass assessment of the potential suitability of different tourism models.

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
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