9 results
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-042
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Shellfish aquaculture research and development

Assessing the biological, technical & economic feasibility of a range of aquaculture projects, including scallops, mussels & abalone and encourage the commercial development of those showing promise.
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Blank
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-075
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National Workshop to develop a regional collaborative plan to control the invasive Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii)

The 2023 National Centrostephanus Workshop was convened by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania. The workshop brought together 130 representatives from industry, government, research, Aboriginal communities, recreational fishing groups, and the community to: • Identify...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Rac Vic
SPECIES
Sea Urchins
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1988-094
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The development of new techniques for assessing and managing the Australian abalone fisheries

In studies of blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) in Tasmania conducted during 1983 to 1987, Jeremy Prince and his research team made several important findings concerning the biology and fishery management of this species. These include: Rate of deposition of growth layers in the shell is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-045
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of demersal fish resources of the south western sector

Catch statistics for 13 species from commercial and research trawls conducted between 1979 and 1984 in the southern areas of the South-East Trawl fishery are examined. Catch and catch per swept area from demersal trawls were stratified by position, depth and month and shots were subsequently...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1983-052
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Feasibility assessment of commercial production of two important shellfish (abalone and scallops)

This report concludes investigations into the economic and biological viability of scallop culture in Tasmania. Research into spat settlement and ongrowing methods has continued from the 1970's and the current TFDA and FIRTA funded programmes (1980-84) have successfully cultured scallops to legal,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1993-116
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The second international symposium on abalone biology fisheries and culture

The First International Symposium on Abalone Biology, Fisheries and Culture was held in La Paz, Mexico in November 1989. In the closing session of that symposium it was decided to hold the second abalone symposium in Australia in 1993 or 1994. Subsequently, Hobart was chosen as the site and 7-11...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Communications
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-053
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The development of an index for the prediction of catches of blacklip and greenlip abalone, and a technique for ageing these species

The scientific literature has generally accepted that abalone populations are characterised by low levels of settlement and recruitment (Tegner in press), that mortality is relatively low (Doi et al. 1977; Beinssen and Powell 1979; Sainsbury 1982; Shepherd et al. 1982; Fournier and Breen 1983) and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (NRE TAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
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