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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-774
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: harvest strategy evaluations and co-management for the Moreton Bay trawl fishery

The Moreton Bay otter trawl fishery is a multispecies fishery, with the majority of the catch composed of various species of prawns, squid and Moreton Bay Bugs. The project was an initiative of the MBSIA and developed from concerns over a number of issues. These included concern over declining...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Supply & Demand
Non Market Values
Modelling
Harvest Strategy
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
King Prawns
Banana Prawns
Tiger Prawns
Endeavour Prawns
Bay Prawns
Environment
Industry
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-003
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Harvest and slaughter methods for farmed Barramundi to minimise fish stress and achieve premium market quality and improved fish welfare outcomes

The Australian Barramundi Farmer's Association (ABFA) has learned how harvest teams on farms can take simple preparatory steps to ensure the quality and consistency of Australian farmed Barramundi reaching the market. Scientists have worked with farmers that have nurtured their Barramundi for...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Training
Harvest Strategy
Animal Welfare
SPECIES
Barramundi

Biology and harvest of tropical fishes in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria gillnet fisheries

Project number: 1992-145
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $140,880.36
Principal Investigator: Rod Garrett
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 2 May 1993 - 27 May 1998
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Population Dynamics
Inshore
Harvest Strategy

Objectives

1. To undertake over a two year period an investigation of age, sexuality, reproduction, stock structure, and seasonal abundance of key target species threadfin salmon (Polydactylus sheridani), grunter (Pomadasys kaakan) and jewfish (Johnnius diacanthus) from the Queensland inshore gillnet fishery in eastern Gulf of Carpentaria waters.
2. To determine and compare within this time frame the geographic differences in life cycle details for the species on the major fishing grounds along the Queensland Gulf coast.
3. To develop a protocol for the long term monitoring of catches and fishing effort for these species on the eastern Gulf coast fishing grounds.
4. To make this information available for consideration in the review of the current Gulf Fishery Management Plan.

Final report

Final Report • 2017-09-29 • 25.09 MB
1992-145-DLD.pdf
Industry
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a user-friendly Management Strategy Evaluation framework for Queensland’s rocky reef fishery

Researchers from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have developed a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) tool to test the effects of potential management changes on the spawning biomass of Snapper and Pearl Perch in Queensland.
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
TAGS
Rac Qld
SPECIES
Snapper
Pearl Perches
Environment
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