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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-714.10
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: decision-support tools for economic optimisation of western rocklobster

The Western Rocklobster fishery was one of the first to be made limited entry with the number of licences restricted since 1963. Historically, the main focus of the assessment and management of the fishery has been on the status of the breeding stock to ensure biological sustainability. In the...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing novel remote camera approaches to assess and monitor the population status of Australian sea lions

This project trialled the use of remote cameras to monitor the relative abundance of Australian sea lions (ASLs, Neophoca cinerea) at three Western Australian (WA) breeding colonies. The research was undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to assess...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-314
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sharing the Fish conference '06

Sharing the Fish06 Conference was held from 26 February – 2 March 2006 and preceded by the FAO Pre Conference Workshop on 23 – 24 February 2006. Sharing the Fish06 Conference was an initiative of the Department of Fisheries Western Australia. The aim of the conference was to focus...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-064
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aboriginal fishing strategy

The Western Australian Aboriginal Fishing Strategy (the “strategy”) was developed following a three-year consultative process overseen by former Western Australian Supreme Court Judge, the Hon E M Franklyn QC. Formulation of the draft strategy was assisted by a working group, which...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-139
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Quantification of changes in recreational catch and effort on inner Shark Bay snapper species following implementation of responsive management measures

A 12-month creel survey of recreational boat-based fishing in Shark Bay, Western Australia was conducted between May 2001 and April 2002 to estimate the catch of pink snapper. During the survey 431 boat crews were interviewed at public boat ramps of which 414 had been fishing. The information...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
SPECIES
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-051
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Management and monitoring of fish spawning aggregations within the West Coast Bio-region of Western Australia

Many strategies have evolved among fishes to maximise spawning success. One of the most striking of these is aggregation spawning, in which individuals group together, often at predictable times and locations in order to reproduce (cf. a school, which refers to a group of non-spawning fish)....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
SPECIES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-215
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Improved performance of marron using genetic and pond management strategies

Marron (Cherax tenuimanus) are the highest valued freshwater crayfish farmed in Australia. This project addressed the need to increase the profitability of commercial marron farms by improving growth rates and pond management strategies. The project evaluated progeny produced from wild populations...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
SPECIES
Environment
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