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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-207
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The social drivers and implications of conducting an ecological risk assessment of both recreational and commercial fishing - a case study from Port Phillip Bay

This project assessed the social and ecological issues associated with fishing (commercial and recreational) in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Port Phillip Bay (including Corio Bay) is a large (1,950 km2), semi-enclosed, tidal marine embayment with a narrow entrance (Anon, 1973). Much of the...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-116
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a 5-year sector and NT Strategic Research, Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan for Northern Territory fisheries and aquaculture based on priority needs of major stakeholder sectors

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation’s (FRDC) Northern Territory Research Advisory Committee (NT RAC) recognised that a 5-year Research Development and Extension (RD&E) Plan was a major strategic need of the NT but acknowledged that there was limited capacity among sectors to...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-069
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Indigenous Capacity Building Program

This project aimed to address the need to increase the number of Indigenous Australians with capacity to engage in management and governance of fisheries and aquatic resources, by developing a capacity building program with supporting materials and conducting capacity building activities with...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd

Empowering stakeholders to initiate and advance R&D projects in the seafood industry

Project number: 2007-304
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $136,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ian Knuckey
Organisation: Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 26 May 2007 - 30 Aug 2008
Contact:
FRDC

Need

As outlined in the consultation section there is qualitative evidence of support for such a project and there has been an indication that Industry would relish the opportunity to develop their R&D ideas into projects. This would empower their members and associations to conduct relevant R&D and champion the need to take more responsibility for R&D directions.

This project seeks to achieve outcomes identified in all the programs in the FRDC 2005-10 R&D Plan. In addition, all proposals will need to link in with existing industry specific R&D plans so it will allow stakeholders to develop research projects that will assist in achieving the outcomes identified in relevant stakeholder R&D plans

Currently some industries and individuals are paying hundreds of thousands dollars for R&D. They are often unaware, or do not have the knowledge to use their financial and human resources to value add to their research dollars by leveraging further assistance. This project will provide a means for this to occur, leading to improved projects and more wide ranging outcomes.

There is a general lack of expertise amongst stakeholders including commercial, recreational associations and indigenous groups to develop their own R&D projects. As such they often merely tag onto research agencies’ projects which may not really provide desired stakeholder outcomes.

A significant proportion of R&D funding is directed towards agency overheads and oncosts, as well as directly towards projects. It is envisaged that proposals that are developed under this project will seek to minimise oncosts apportioned towards such externally funded projects.

The process used in this project will allow stakeholders to develop a range of skills so as to be able to participate in research programs that focus on good management, maximising economic, environmental and social benefits for the whole community through stakeholder specific research.

Objectives

1. For stakeholders to be empowered and develop the necessary skills to prepare, submit and conduct their own R&D projects
2. To increase leverage for existing research resources expended by stakeholders
3. To quantify the need and level of use of the service and identify if the qualitative level of support is corroborated
4. The development of at least 5 stakeholder sponsored applications during 2007/8 with Industry members being the principal, or co-investigator, in all projects
5. To improve extension and take up of findings through improved stakeholder ownership of outcomes.

Final report

ISBN: 978-0-9805388-4-7
Author: Ian Knuckey
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-300
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Empowering Industry R&D: Developing an industry driven R&D model for the Australian fishing and seafood industry - partnerships to improve efficiency, profitability and performance

'Empowering II' sought to develop an ongoing, cost-effective and transparent process, whereby the best industry RD&E ideas, on a national or regional scale, could be obtained, linked with the most suitable RD&E providers, and developed into successful projects with valuable industry outcomes...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
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