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PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-316
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A new Strategic R&D plan for Queensland Fisheries - A "living document" approach to implementation of priorities

The Queensland Fishing Industry Research Advisory Committee (QFIRAC) undertook a one-year period of consultation with stakeholders (industry sectors and R&D providers) to develop a new Strategic R&D Plan. The plan’s purpose is to identify the research priorities of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)

Effects of net fishing: addressing biodiversity and bycatch issues in Queensland inshore waters

Project number: 1997-206
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $528,010.19
Principal Investigator: Ian Halliday
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 30 Aug 1997 - 25 Mar 2002
Contact:
FRDC

Need

There is a critical need for information to support management decisions about inshore fisheries resources, and to address rising industry, conservation and public concern about the impact of net fishing on sustainability and biodiversity of the ecosystem and habitats associated with the fishery. The theory of measuring changes in biodiversity have yet to be applied in net fisheries. This project will be a test case for the practical application of determining net fishing effects on biodiversity.

Information on the effect of net fishing on bycatch and biodiversity in Australia is extremely limited. While some data exist on the marketed catch, the quantity and nature of bycatch remains virtually unknown. There is little information on the total catch characteristics of net fisheries, the proportions of species caught, and the proportion of the resource harvested each year. Similarly little is known about the fate of fish discarded from nets which would help to characterise the impact of net fishing on biodiversity.

This project will address the urgent need for information on the: total catch composition from net fishing, fate of discarded fish bycatch, impact on protected species and impact on biodiversity. Baseline data collected through both fishery dependent and independent methods will provide a basis for long term monitoring of the fishery and will enhance the interpretation of existing commercial catch records. These data will help meet the requirements of the ‘National Strategy for Conservation of Australia’s Biological Biodiversity’ of a) improving the knowledge base of fisheries, b) improving fisheries management and c) assessing and minimising the impact of commercial fishery practices on non-target and bycatch species, ecosystems and genetic diversity.

Objectives

1. Establish proportions of target catch and bycatch caught in inshore net fisheries along the Queensland east coast and the Gulf of Carpentaria.
2. Characterise the bycatch component of net fisheries in terms of species composition, seasonal abundance, habitat type and mesh size.
3. Determine the fate of fish discarded from net catches.
4. Establish the effects of net fishing on biodiversity through intensive comparative studies of areas closed and open to commercial net fishing.
5. Provide management advice on possible sustainability and biodiversity indicators, and on changes in net fishing practices needed to reduce impacts on bycatch species and biodiversity.

Final report

Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-207
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of post-harvest handling technologies for the under-utilised cross-jurisdictional Royal Red Prawn fishery

The research team have studied the supply chain of Royal Red Prawns including the fishing operations, prawn handling and processing, and current market supply chains. The research team has also undertaken extensive sensory investigation to understand the specific sensory qualities of the Royal Red...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-751
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: implementing Australian Quality Index schemes in three supply chains

This project has raised awareness within targeted seafood supply chains of QI methodology and the advantages of use within quality assurance systems. Initial focus centred on updating the existing Australian Quality Index Manual with all schemes developed for Australian fish species. Over two...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-417
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Creating a shelf stable marinated jelly fish product from the underutilised species (Catostylus mosaicus)

A survey of jellyfish products in both the domestic and Japanese markets showed that dried whole and low value semi-prepared jellyfish was available, but there was a clearly demonstrated demand for a convenience food product. In Japan, reports indicated that demand for high quality jellyfish...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-048
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improving mortality rate estimates for management of the Queensland Saucer Scallop fishery

This research was undertaken on the Queensland saucer scallop (Ylistrum balloti) fishery in southeast Queensland, which is an important component of the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery (QECOTF). The research was undertaken by a collaborative team from the Queensland Department...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-018
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improving survival and quality of crabs and lobsters in transportation from first point of sale to market.

Eastern rock lobsters, spanner crabs and mud crabs command a high price when supplied to the market as live product. Being aquatic animals, the demands to retain maximum quality and liveliness through the supply chain are challenging. Once taken from water, these crustaceans are subject to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-046
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Reducing uncertainty in the assessment of the Australian spanner crab fishery

Spanner crabs (Ranina ranina) represent a valuable single-species fishery in Queensland. Although a transparent and effective assessment process was developed some years ago for setting the commercial total allowable catch (TAC), additional information was needed to reduce some of the uncertainty in...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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