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Development of a fisheries R&D response to MPA and spatial management for fisheries

Project number: 2003-073
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $30,000.00
Principal Investigator: David Smith
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Project start/end date: 29 Apr 2003 - 30 Nov 2003
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Objectives

1. Identifies and discusses the key gaps in knowledge as they relate to the integrated spatial management of fisheries, including the role of aquatic protected areas.
2. Identifies R&D, including specific outputs, that will address these gaps.
3. Draws an explicit link between these R&D outputs and the fisheries and/or ecosystem based management responses that would be expected as a result of these R&D outputs
4. Develops an R&D framework for investment in research on fisheries integrated spatial management including the role of aquatic protected areas. This framework could provide options or examples on where future R&D is required.
5. Further, this framework should clearly identify the various stakeholder involvements.
6. Discusses the relevant benefits and risks in undertaking this R&D.
7. Demonstrates very clearly the link between these needed R&D outputs and existing R&D activities and understanding.

Final report

Author: David Smith
Final Report • 2004-02-23 • 342.44 KB
2003-073-DLD.pdf

Summary

The governance arrangements for fisheries management are based on the use of spatial structures and management measures, such as jurisdictional boundaries, management plans and zoning of fishing type and intensity. These spatially-based arrangements are manifest at various scales and so there is a growing interest in assessing the relative roles of different spatial components in achieving desired outcomes for marine systems as a whole.  This includes the use of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the management of fisheries and the ecosystem more generally. Despite this, key uncertainties remain about the use of spatial management approaches and these are a significant constraint on decision-making to achieve Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) objectives.
 
In recent years the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) has received a number of applications concerning the use of spatial management in fisheries, particularly the impact of MPAs.  However, the FRDC Board recognised that it lacked clear strategic direction with respect to the R&D needed to support spatially-based management and the way that R&D investment could reduce the risks and improve the benefits of management.  In order to facilitate a discussion of this topic with the Australian Fisheries Managers Forum in July 2003, the FRDC board funded the development of this paper to outline the options for fisheries R&D investment in spatial management (including MPAs).
 
The objectives of the paper were to consider two main issues:
• The effectiveness of spatial based management for fisheries
• The implications for fisheries of closures initiated by other sectors
 
The paper begins with a description of the policy context and concepts. The current and past R&D relevant to the spatial management of fisheries were considered, and a gap analysis was undertaken and used to develop an R&D framework. Finally the potential management issues/response are outlined.
 
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Development of an environment-recruitment model for black bream as a case study for estuarine fisheries management

Project number: 1996-102
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $85,125.00
Principal Investigator: Patrick Coutin
Organisation: Agriculture Victoria
Project start/end date: 29 Dec 1996 - 30 Aug 1998
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Objectives

1. To determine the current age structure and relative cohort abundance in populations of black bream in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria.
2. To collate and analyse the available environmental data collected in Gippsland Lakes.
3. To model the relationship between fluctuations in Black bream recruitment and selected environmental variables as a case study for estuarine fisheries management.

Final report

Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-226
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Indigenous Fishing Subprogram: Improving the recognition and integration of traditional owner customary fishing and ecological knowledge in the management of Victoria’s fisheries

With growing recognition of Traditional Owner groups across Victoria as native title claims are being resolved. There is a strong interest from within Victorian Traditional Owner community to actively participate in the management of Victoria’s fisheries. However, despite these strongly held...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-146
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluation of recreational fishery management controls of commercially important scalefish species

There are increasing demands for Australian fisheries management agencies to demonstrate that fisheries under their jurisdiction are being managed in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD). The decision-making processes of the ESD management framework...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-652
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: enhancement of the emergency disease management capability in Victoria - developing a Victorian Control Centres Management Manual

AQUAVETPLAN and its associated manuals, and in particular the ‘AQUAVETPLAN Control Centres Management Manual’ provide the necessary framework for the development of a Victorian management/operational manual that would meet the planning needs in relation to aquatic animal diseases. The...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
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