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PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-198

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Assess new technologies and techniques that could improve the cost-effectiveness and robustness of recreational fishing surveys

Currently, the most significant gap in our knowledge in assessing the status of community-shared fisheries is determining the relative contribution by the recreational sector. To explore this issue, a two-day national workshop was held from 10-12 July 2018 at the South Australian Research and...

ORGANISATION:

SARDI Food Safety and Innovation

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-042

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COMPLETED

Improving Outcomes of Fisher Interactions with Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras

This report summarises the outcomes of the Workshop on; prioritisation of species, identification of best-practice capture and handling, design of post-release survival studies, and development of effective communication campaigns, for developing positive behavioural change in recreational fishing...

ORGANISATION:

Monash University Clayton Campus

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-103

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Strategic Planning Workshop for Yellowtail Kingfish Stock Assessment in South-Eastern Australia

The project facilitated cross-jurisdictional and cross-sectoral discussions on aspects of the Eastern Australia biological stock of Yellowtail Kingfish. Several knowledge gaps relating to biological and life-history parameters, as well as reliable data on the recreational fishery across all...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)

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Tagging

Stock Assessment

Resource Rehabilitation

Recreational Fishing

Rac Vic

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Yellowtail Kingfish

PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-012

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COMPLETED

Postgraduate funding - Stock structure and connectivity of Black Bream including implications for management

The research in this report was undertaken as part of Koster Sarakinis’s PhD project at the University of Adelaide supervised by Professor Bronwyn Gillanders (University of Adelaide), Dr Patrick Reis Santos (University of Adelaide), Dr Qifeng Ye (SARDI Aquatic Sciences), and Dr Jason...

ORGANISATION:

University of Adelaide

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-038

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COMPLETED

Shark depredation in Australian fisheries: understanding the scope of the issue and identify potential mitigation options

To guide the workshops, FRDC commissioned Dr Jonathan Mitchell (Qld DAF) to draft a discussion paper exploring key issues in Australian shark depredation research. Given that at least one substantial global review on shark depredation had been published recently (Mitchell et al. 2018;...

ORGANISATION:

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-146

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COMPLETED

National Recreational Fishing Conference bursary 2019

Introduction Over the 10th and 11th of December 2019, the Australian Recreational Fishing Federation held their biannual National recreational Fishing Conference in Hobart, Tasmania. The theme of this conference was “Our Fishing. Our Research. Our Recreational Future”. In response to...

ORGANISATION:

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-011

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COMPLETED

Optimising Compliance Outcomes in Recreational Fisheries

This study investigated strategies to enhance compliant participation among recreational fishers, using the Peel-Harvey Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in Western Australia (WA) and the Blue Swimmer Crab fishery in South Australia (SA) as case studies. 

ORGANISATION:

University of Western Australia (UWA)

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Human Dimensions Research

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Blue Swimmer Crab

WAFIC, Recfishwest, DPIRD and SSPWA attendance at 'Engaging Leaders Innovating Across Sectors' (ELIAS)

Project number: 2017-250

Project Status:

Completed

Budget expenditure: $18,000.00

Principal Investigator: Alex Ogg

Organisation: Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)

Project start/end date: 19 Jul 2018 - 27 Feb 2019

Contact:

FRDC

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Need

In November 2017 the WA RAC published the priority: Develop an efficient and equitable process for allocation and re-allocation of fisheries resources, across sectors, to align with legislative requirements of the Aquatic Resource Management Act 2016.

Another of the WARAC priorities recently has been to assist small fisheries improve viability and a strategic approach to fisheries development on the South Coast of WA.

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1. Develop capacity to work across commercial fishing, recreational fishing and government to solve complex problems using innovative methods

PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-047

PROJECT STATUS:

COMPLETED

Understanding environmental and fisheries factors causing fluctuations in mud crab and blue swimmer crab fisheries in northern Australia to inform harvest strategies

This project investigated relationships between environmental factors and harvests of crabs in the Gulf of Carpentaria (GoC), northern Australia. Desktop correlative analyses clearly indicated that recent fluctuations in the catches of Giant Mud Crabs in the GoC are most likely driven by...

ORGANISATION:

Department of Primary Industries (QLD)

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