South Australia's Strategic Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
The Strategy published in 1998 is recognised as a very useful document but one that now needs to be reviewed and articulated better. Currently, the plan specifies 10 broad research priorities for each of the 8 industry sectors. These priorities need to be more concise and better focussed to provide clearer indicators for funding of appropriate research. Consideration needs to be given to incorporating a Marine Environment R&D Strategy that conforms to the present initiatives in SA which are supervised by the Marine Managers Forum.
The document also needs to be more "outcomes" focussed and to specify performance indicators for its effectiveness.
The Strategy Document structure needs to be improved to present useful and comprehensible information to a broad range of stakeholders.
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Final report
Sustainable fisheries management through enhanced access rights and resource security - a industry paper for presentation at Fishrights '99
National seafood emergency plan - SA trial workshop
Failure to deal quickly and effectively with a food safety incident may result in costly trade disruption and threaten the commercial viability of seafood suppliers, processors, wholesalers, retailers and food service providers. The seafood emergency plan was developed through Seafood Services Australia to provide a proactive and simple step by step response and recovery guide, should an emergency occur.
SA has participated in the initial stages of the SSA national plan and is keen to ensure the framework is established in this state.
Strategic plan for fisheries research in South Australia
At a time when increasing pressure is being brought to bear on the State's fisheries resources there is an urgent requirement for a coordinated, long term Strategy, to enable more efficient planning and conduct of practical fisheries research which will underpin further sustainable development of the fisheries Industry.
Maximum benefit must be extracted both from the finite amount of funding available for fisheries research and, from the considerable effort which is applied by research providers. To achieve this it is essential that appropriate research priorities are targetted transparently, and research programs are continuous and consistent in addressing those priorities.
A clearly stated and widely disseminated long term plan compiled with input from all stakeholders in the fisheries resource is an overdue requirement to effectively focus funds and effort on the common goal.