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People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-668
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: enhancing the emergency disease response capability of Department of Fisheries and industry bodies associated with non-maxima oyster culture

A two day disease emergency response workshop was held at Geraldton, Western Australia, in October 2002. The objective of the exercise was to test the industry and government response to a disease emergency among non-maxima pearl farms at the Abrolhos Islands. The exercise was...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Disease
Aquaculture
Animal Health
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-155
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Modelling Western Australian fisheries with techniques of time series analysis: examining data from a different perspective

The management of fisheries in Western Australia requires an understanding of the status of the fisheries stocks. For many species, the only available data are catch, effort and CPUE history. For these and other fisheries, time series methods may improve the stock assessment methods. Biological...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Modelling
Fishing Effort
Industry
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-206
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the Inflamark method as a sensitive and cost-effective measure of oxidative stress in cultured fish

This collaborative project between industry and academia was developed in response to the need for a reliable and simple measurement of fish health status in farmed populations as well as in a research context, to assess the outcomes of trials on health, nutrition and environment. We have developed...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Rac Wa
Rac Qld
Rac Nt
Rac Nsw
SPECIES
Yellowtail Kingfish
Barramundi
Atlantic Salmon
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
TAGS
Sustainability
Rac Wa
Marketing
Harvest Strategy
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-306
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

ASFB workshop: towards sustainability for data limited multi-sector fisheries

FRDC and State agencies have generously supported an annual national workshop hosted by Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) since the 1980’s. At the workshop, Australian and overseas scientists have presented keynote addresses on the theme of the workshop, followed by panel debates. The...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Workshop
Values & Ethics
Training
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-029
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Establishing baselines and assessing vulnerability of commercially harvested corals across northern Australia

The objectives and outcomes of this project were three-fold. Firstly, we established the abundance and turnover of select, commercially important coral species in areas of concentrated fishing across northern Australia. Improved understanding of the biology and ecology of harvested corals is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Sustainability
Survey
Rac Wa
Rac Qld
Rac Nt
Industry
Environment
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