PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-126
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
ERM Australia Consultants Pty Ltd
158 results
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-104
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
TAGS
PROJECT NUMBER
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2021-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Improving bycatch reduction strategies and escape vents in Queensland Mud Crab fisheries
The Queensland Crab Fishery is an iconic fishery, which encompasses the harvest of mud crabs (Scylla serrata, the Giant Mud Crab, and Scylla olivacea, the Orange Mud Crab) and Blue Swimmer Crabs (Portunus armatus and Portunus pelagicus), predominately using baited crab pots of various designs. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2018-056
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-079
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Infofish Australia Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-022
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
KAL Analysis
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-009
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2018-154
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
A market research-driven and co-management approach to developing an industry strategy for the SA Charter Boat Fishery
This project investigated the South Australian Charter Boat Fishery by conducting analyses to identify potential actions for growth to counter the declining level of activity and profitability in the industry.
The SA Charter industry has shown declining in trends in economic returns and...
ORGANISATION:
BDO EconSearch
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-063
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
NCCP: Remembering a life BC #Before Carp ;a collection of stories from Australians who have been impacted by Australia’s worst freshwater pest fish – the Carp!
The present study, undertaken by Invasive Animals Ltd, was developed to address a need for incorporating living memory of waterway changes resulting from cyprinus carpio introduction into public discussion surrounding potential use of cyprinid herpesvirus (CyHV-3) as a biocontrol measure. There is...
ORGANISATION:
Centre for Invasive Species Solutions
SPECIES
Informing the structural reform of South Australia's Marine Scalefish Fishery
Project number:
2017-014
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$496,836.00
Principal Investigator:
Jonathan Smart
Organisation:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Project start/end date:
30 Jun 2017
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29 Jun 2020
Contact:
FRDC
South Australia’s Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) is currently undergoing a strategic review with the principal aim of restructuring the fishery in order to ensure its long-term sustainability and economic viability. The heterogeneous mixture of participants, fishing devices, licence conditions and regulations associated with this fishery makes the tasks of administering and managing it extremely challenging. These complexities intertwined within a highly dynamic fleet that is capable of shifting fishing effort amongst species and regions often alters the emphasis of its overarching management. Industry and Government are working collaboratively to address the inherent complexities of the fishery through firstly developing a mechanism to rationalise the fleet, then reforming its overall structure, and ultimately refining its future management. In order to optimise this structural reform, it is necessary to disentangle and understand the fleet dynamics of this extremely complex fishery. This project aims to explore the implications of strategic management options (e.g. regionalisation, licensing, ITQ’s and ITE’s) on the future structure and viability of the MSF, from resource sustainability, economic and social perspectives.
1. To review the structure and function of multi-species, multi-gear fisheries around the world.
2. To disentangle the complexities of the South Australian commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery to describe long-term spatio-temporal trends in the composition, dynamics and socio-economic performance of the fishing fleet
3. To evaluate the possible strategic management options such as regionalisation, licensing, ITQs and ITEs on the future structure and viability of South Australia’s MSF
4. To determine the biological, economic and social 'carrying capacity' of the MSF across key regions of the fishery.
Final report
ISBN:
978-1-876007-43-0
Authors:
Jonathan Smart
Mike Steer
Fred Bailleul
David Hall
Ian Knuckey
Anders Magnusson
Julian Morison
Jon Presser
and Jacki Schirmer
Final Report
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2022-09-27
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29.96 MB
2017-014-DLD.pdf
This study was undertaken by the South Australia Research and Development Institute (SARDI) in collaboration with PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture, BDO EconSearch, the Marine Fishers Association (MFA), Fishwell Consulting and University of Canberra. This project guided the reform of South Australia’s commercial Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) by providing scientific advice and analyses to underpin its implementation. The MSF is a multi-sector, multi-gear and multi-species fishery, making any management reform a complex and difficult process. Both the sustainability of key stocks and commercial fishery’s economic performance have been deteriorating over a 20-year period; significantly influenced by fishery overcapitalisation. Simply put, there were too many fishers and not enough fish to support a vibrant and sustainable commercial fishery. This was addressed through the three ‘pillars’ of the reform: regionalisation, unitisation and rationalisation. These pillars were reflected in the reform with: 1) the creation of four new zones of management; 2) implementation of individual transferable quotas (ITQs) for appropriate ‘Tier 1’ stocks; and 3) rationalisation of the commercial MSF fleet by removing one third of licences through a voluntary licence surrender program (VLSP). These pillars were supported by research on the biological, economic and social carrying capacity of the fishery. The reform was implemented on 1 July 2021 resulting in a fishery that has regional management with appropriate output controls and a reduced fleet size.
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