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Adoption
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 1993-230
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Ex-post benefit-cost evaluation of R&D projects

Increasing demands on public funds have led to calls from governments and industry for greater accountability in research expenditures and hence a need for a systematic evaluation of the benefits from research. The underlying rationale for government involve­ment in supporting fisheries research...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-246
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2015

Outcomes achieved to date: A reliable time series of economic data about Australia’s fishing and aquaculture industries provided to ensure well informed investment, management and policy decisions by governments, the fishing industry and the public in general. Accurate information...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES

Status of key Australian fish stocks reports and companion national fishery status reports - review of the 2012 reporting process and planning for future reports

Project number: 2012-513
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $66,200.00
Principal Investigator: Matt J. Flood
Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Project start/end date: 19 May 2013 - 20 Nov 2013
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The release of the first SAFS reports in 2012 demonstrated the value and impact of national fisheries reporting. In order to build on this and establish a strategic, longer-term legacy it is critical that the process is evaluated and the next edition planned. The current proposal is critical to developing the mechanisms needed to establish the reports as on-going and build towards the broader elements of national fisheries status reporting.

This proposal builds on the investment in the inaugural reports, facilitating feedback from end-users and those directly involved in production. It also provides a forum for agreeing on processes for the second edition of the SAFS reports (tentatively scheduled for 2014) and future companion reports that will contribute to establishing national fishery status reporting.

While the initial reports focused on target species, there is a longer term need to build reporting frameworks on other aspects of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD), such as the effects of fishing on the marine environment, economic performance, governance and/or social good. Elements of this are already underway through complementary projects, and this proposal will identify and focus on the key gaps.

Complimentary projects with a national focus on fisheries include:

2010/061 ‘Development of a national harvest strategy framework’ (PIRSA)
2013/023 ‘Develop a draft Australian Standard for responsible fishing on vessels to improve public perception of the commercial fishing industry’ (SSA)
2012/746 ‘Seafood CRC: preliminary investigation of internationally recognised Responsible Fisheries Management Certification’ (Sydney-Fish-Market)
2013/024 ‘Professionalising industry - NSW pilot’ (Oceanwatch)
2011/513 ‘Status of key Australian fish stocks reports’ (ABARES)
Review of the Commonwealth policy on fisheries bycatch (DAFF)
Review of the Commonwealth Harvest Strategy Policy (DAFF)
2010/046 ‘Improving the Management of Bycatch: Development and Testing of Standards for the Effective Mitigation of Bycatch in Commonwealth Fisheries’ (ABARES)
2010/040 'National social objectives and indicators guide' (FRDC)

Objectives

1. To document the lessons learned from the production process used for the Status of key Australian fish stocks reports 2012
2. To develop a preliminary agreed process for production of the next edition of the SAFS reports
3. To develop a preliminary agreed process for production of companion reports building towards national fishery status reporting

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-74323-177-7
Author: Mirjana Barrie
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-008
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of seal fishery interactions in the South East Trawl Fishery (SETF) and the development of fishing practices and seal exclusion devices (SEDs) in the winter blue grenadier fishery to mitigate seal bycatch by SETF trawlers

Introducing a Code of Fishing Practice aimed at avoiding seals appeared to halve the incidence of seal bycatch in this fishery. In SED trials, the problems of fish-loss via the SED escape hatch and net blockage via the SED grid were solved by changes in SED design. Although the effectiveness of most...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-060
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Byproduct: Catch, economics and co-occurrence in Australias longline fisheries

The longline sector of the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery (ETBF) and the Southern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery (SWTBF) target four main species and incidentally take over 80 other species as “bycatch”. Significant amounts of these species are often retained for sale, and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Adoption
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-146
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Determination of Australian fisheries statistics 1994-95 to 1996-97

This project was undertaken to maintain and develop the collection of industry production, value of production and trade data. These are the only collated, published source of information on commercial industry catches and are used for a wide range of purposes , including determination of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
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