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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-049
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the Norfolk Island domestic fishery with a study on the major species, sweetlip emperor (Lethrinus chrisostumus)

The Norfolk Island domestic fishery survey was undertaken by Department of Primary Industry (DPI), Canberra on behalf of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly. Research undertaken on Norfolk Island during 1981 to 1983 was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA 81/49) with...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-640
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal health Subprogram: production of AQUAVETPLAN disease strategy manual for viral haemorrhagic septicaemia

In the May 2000 Budget, the Federal Government announced its Building a National Approach to Animal and Plant Health program. This initiative seeks to maintain Australia’s status as a sought after supplier of high quality, ‘clean, green’ agricultural produce. Within this...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry

Tactical Research Fund: Indigenous turtle and dugong conservation comic

Project number: 2008-307
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $62,010.00
Principal Investigator: Paul Pak Poy
Organisation: Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Project start/end date: 28 Feb 2008 - 1 Mar 2009
Contact:
FRDC

Need

This is project will develop a “Indigenous Turtle and Dugong Conservation Comic” project for the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry that increases the understanding of Indigenous dugong and turtle fishermen about species sustainability and the population impacts if extraction continues at current levels.

The Torres Strait region is characterised by a complex marine ecosystem, which supports globally significant populations of dugong and marine turtles. Torres Strait is the most important dugong habitat in the world and the region has six of the seven species of marine turtles.

Within Torres Strait there are nineteen Indigenous communities distributed across seventeen geographically remote islands stretching to the south-western coast of Papua New Guinea and the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. These communities are very diverse in terms of their socio-economic, cultural and political characteristics. Each community also has differing priorites, needs and concerns in relation to local issues affecting turtle and dugong.

Story telling is the basis for Indigenous communication. Families prefer messages as stories because they resonate with people's day to day experience and have been the cornerstone of passing on culture and values. Many organisations now understand the value of this form of communication. This project, to develop a series of educational comic books in collaboration with Island youth, is needed to develop grassroots knowledge of conservation and fisheries management, and committment to sustainable practices for harvest of dugong and turtle.

This knowledge and committment is necessary to ensure young Indigenosu school students understand the environemental impacts of traditional harvest of marine turtle and duging, and in turn to ensure the sustainability of traditional hunting practice.

Objectives

1. To design, produce and distribute a comic book that will raise awareness for sustainable dugong and turtle harvest among the children of the Torres Strait, their families, and dugong and turtle fishers
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-155
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern Ocean IPA - Bottom Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA) for proposed fishing activities by Australia in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Area – 2020 Update

This project by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has updated Australia’s bottom fishing impact assessment for the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) area. The historic Australian fishing footprint was revised to include: - A small amount of fishing effort which had...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-127
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A biological study of east coast tunas and billfishes with particular emphasis on yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

The East Coast Tunas and Billfishes Research Program was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA F86/127) from July 1986 to June 1988. The objectives of the program were to identify the stock(s) exploited by the east coast tuna and billfish fisheries, examine the structure of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-095
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture Statistics 2016

Since 1991 ABARES has annually published detailed production and trade data in Australian Fisheries Statistics (now Australian fisheries and aquaculture statistics) to meet the needs of the fishing and aquaculture industries, fisheries managers, policy makers and researchers. The research undertaken...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
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