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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-072
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Multiple - Before After Control Impact analysis of the effect of a 3D marine seismic survey on Danish Seine catch rates

The project is a four phase research program being conducted in the Danish seine commercial fishery off Lakes Entrance that looks to: 1. Examine effect of seismic testing on Danish seine catch rates of Tiger Flathead 2. Examine effect of seismic testing on Danish seine catch rates...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
TAGS
Survey
SPECIES
School Whitings

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

Project number: 2009-300
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $421,206.46
Principal Investigator: Ian Knuckey
Organisation: Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 2009 - 29 Jun 2012
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TAGS
Education

Need

The ‘Empowering Industry’ project identified an ongoing need for a process to enable Industry to identify and develop R&D ideas into successful projects partnered with suitable providers and funders.

The current project improves on this model by developing an ongoing, cost-effective and transparent process that builds capacity within Industry to identify and initiate R&D, on a coordinated national or regional scale, using the most suitable service providers. This will lead to the development of Industry driven, effective and efficient projects aligning with strategic directions addressing critical issues, such as the economic and social sustainability, across sectors and jurisdictions.

A web-based project registry, using and building on existing sites (eg. SSA, FRDC, WAFIC), will ensure a transparent process to link industry with R&D providers to develop projects in cooperation.

A key focus of this project will be to ensure Industry build closer linkages with the FRABs and understands their requirements, how to achieve them and to encourage cooperation and coordination to harmonise R&D across and between sectors and jurisdictions. The project also seeks a method to engage and involve the FRABs so they better understand Industry’s broader R&D needs.

The process should lead to project proponents seeking out the best service providers, possibly leading to the development of ‘centres-of-excellence’ which will optimise skills, and increase return on R&D dollars.

This project will identify and evaluate Industry R&D ideas, provide a means to put projects into context and assess their suitability, prior to moving further into funding cycles, or identifying other options to achieve the desired outcomes.

This project will seek to have an educational and induction component, identifying FRDC’s and FRAB roles, responsibilities and processes and developing the experiential triangle of R&D; (i.e. Manager-Researcher-industry interactions) to improve outcomes adoption.

Utilising NSILP and ARLP graduates will enhance their Industry standing and input.

Objectives

1. Empower and build capacity within the broader seafood and fishing industry to identify and initiate relevant R&D projects with suitable partners.
2. To develop an ongoing, cost-effective and transparent process to link industry with suitable R&D service providers and funding options
3. Implement a cost-effective process for one-on-one assistance for industry to engage in the R&D process.
4. Build on, and coordinate, web based linkages between existing databases to cover the full range of R&D service providers required by Industry

Final report

ISBN: 978‐0‐9873286‐8‐7
Author: Ian Knuckey Chris Calogeras
Final Report • 2015-01-15 • 8.40 MB
2009-300-DLD.pdf

Summary

'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 in efficiency, profitability, and capacity building. While the underlying objective of Empowering Industry remained sound, as the project proceeded, it was agreed to vary the focus to facilitate the capture of the RD&E needs of the fishing and seafood industry and bring them into the higher level research prioritisation process. The Queensland and Victorian Fisheries research Advisory Bodies (FRABs) agreed to be case studies to use the Empowering Industry approach and framework to feed into their prioritisation process. The trial FRAB case studies showed that the Empowering Industry process and website is a cost effective means to more closely link industry needs with FRAB priorities, and that it provides a direct way to engage with a diverse range of stakeholder groups in the commercial and recreational sectors.

Key Words: cost-effective, R&D industry, link.

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