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Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-204
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation National Recreational Fishing Conference 2019

Following on from the success of the 2012, 2015 & 2017 National Recreational Fishing Conferences, the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation was successful in securing a funding grant from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) to deliver a National Recreational Fishing...
ORGANISATION:
Tasmanian Association for Recreational Fishing Inc (TARFish)
TAGS
Recreational Fishing

FRDC Stakeholder Survey Program

Project number: 2011-514
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $393,164.75
Principal Investigator: Michael Sparks
Organisation: Intuitive Solutions
Project start/end date: 30 Jun 2011 - 29 Apr 2012
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TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Innovation
Fisheries Management
Biomass

Final report

Author: Michael Sparks
Final Report • 2021-03-11 • 780.26 KB
2011-514-DLD.pdf

Summary

This report explores results from the 2020 stakeholder survey conducted by Intuitive Solutions. This survey focussed on the following stakeholder groups: 
 
Stakeholders directly involved with fishing and aquaculture sectors (described as being active seafood businesses);
Stakeholders who are supply chain partners; and
Stakeholders who we describe as non-business stakeholders. This will include:
▪ Federal, state and territory governments, including fisheries and natural resources
managers, along with
▪ The research community, including universities, government fisheries organisations,
and private research providers.
 
Contents of the survey explore aspects of stakeholder engagement with FRDC.
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-079
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Knowledge for Productivity: Phase I - Lake Wooloweyah

This project focused on restoring tidal connectivity to a portion of the Clarence River estuary (Lake Wooloweyah) to enhance fisheries productivity. The work provides a case study for similar initiatives in other estuaries.
ORGANISATION:
University of Newcastle
TAGS
Training
SPECIES
King Prawns
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-016
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Estimating the biomass of fish stocks using novel and efficient genetic techniques

This project represents the first detailed study exploring the relationship between eDNA concentrations and the biomass and/or abundance of some economically and ecologically important (primarily freshwater) fish species in Australia. The work was conducted over four-and-a-half-years as part of a...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
SPECIES
Mulloway
Environment
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-098
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern Bluefin Tuna: Changing The Trajectory

Life on the Line is the true story of the Southern Bluefin Tuna, its biological traits and its history of exploitation and most recently its recovery. This documentary covers how research, managers and the fishing industry - commercial and recreational have contributed to the recovering status of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
TAGS
Wild Catch
SPECIES
Chub Mackerel
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-114
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Completing Australia’s First National Bycatch Report

Bycatch (non-targeted organisms that are unintentionally caught when fishing for particular species or sizes of species) remains an important issue concerning the world’s fisheries. Discards are considered the most important component of bycatch because they represent a perceived wastage of...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Industry
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