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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-096
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Diseases of prawns in aquaculture: to develop procedures to detect pathogens of prawns shipped interstate

This project found and described a baculovirus similar to Monodon Baculovirus (MBV) that was called Plebejus Baculovirus (PBV) as it was in eastern king prawns (Penaeus plebejus). It later found it in Australian cultured Penaeus monodon. The project investigated other conditions, particularly...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)

Framework for valuing fisheries resource use

Project number: 1998-165
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $200,070.00
Principal Investigator: Tor J. Hundloe
Organisation: University of Queensland (UQ)
Project start/end date: 28 Jun 1998 - 30 Jun 2004
Contact:
FRDC

Need

All the situations mentioned above involve issues of resource-sharing between competing uses of the marine environment (commercial versus recreational fishing, fishing versus preservation, traditional fishing versus other uses, and so on).

If there is no agreed approach (methodology) to the measurement of economic value of various potential uses, there will be a major public disputes, considerable waste of resources by all parties and the tax-payers (through government expenditure), and the very real prospect of serious misallocation of fisheries resources.

The Workshop, the Steering Committee and representatives of the major sectors have identified the need to address these issues as a very high priority. If not addressed, there will be a continuation of fruitless and unresolvable disputes between the sectors.

The issues of allocation of marine resources both within and between sectors is an important plank of the Oceans Policy currently in development. The objective of the National Oceans Policy is to provide a framework for the planning, management and ecologically sustainable development of Australia's ocean resources. This project responds directly to the needs identified by the policy.

In the context of the Oceans Policy, the Marine Science and Technology Plan, presently in draft stage, has identified the need for much improved economic statistics and data for fisheries management and to properly compare uses for the marine environment. This proposal has been formulated to meet these objectives.

The Steering Commitee has identified issues associated with valuation as a high priority area,
requiring immediate attention if Australian Fisheries Statistics are to be improved. This work is essential to identifying the gaps in economic data on the seafood industry and to ensure consistency in valuation techniques across the different uses of fisheries resources.

A related need, which underpins debates in relation to the valuation of alternative use of fisheries resources is that many fisheries economists work in isolation from others in the field. As a consequence, there is often not the level of intellectual rigour in development of analysis and in interpretation of results that exists in other, similar areas, such as fish biology, where peer review is provided through the Australian Society of Fish Biologists, underpinned by an annual conference.

- To address the issues in relation to research quality management and consistency of approach it is also necessary to address the issue of developing appropriate peer review structures for such analysis in Australia.

.. There is an international organisation, the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) which can potentially provide such support. It holds conferences biennially and has Australian representation.

Objectives

1. To develop an agreed framework to measure the economic value of fisheries resources in different uses.
2. To identify the data required to apply the framework.
3. To present the framework, data requirements and analysis methods in a user-friendly handbook for use by fisheries manager, researchers and other relevant parties.
4. To promote and explain the use of the framework through a series of workshops around the nation.

Final report

The Third International Billfish Symposium

Project number: 2000-192
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $36,704.55
Principal Investigator: John Glaister
Organisation: University of Queensland (UQ)
Project start/end date: 21 Apr 2001 - 9 Oct 2003
Contact:
FRDC

Need

The third international billfish symposium has been anticipated by the world's fisheries community since the previous two such meetings (1972,1988) were watersheds in the advancement of knowledge of these important fishes. There have been significant increases in the world's understanding of billfish species stock structure and population dynamics, and corresponding increases in concerns for some global stocks. The Australian populations of billfishes occur in waters off most States and are especially well represented in the region of the Great Barrier Reef. Much of this area has recently been declared to be of World Heritage value and magnificent arrangements for natural resources has been under considerable scrutiny from agencies and organisations not usually concerned with fisheries management. There is a need to examine the global status of our understanding of these fishes and the management regimes adopted throughout the world. Australia may benefit from such an understanding. The broadbill swordfish is in decline in parts of the northern hemisphere and remedial action is needed to protect these stocks. Again, Australia would benefit from an understanding of past and present management practices for this species.

Objectives

1. Organise the third international Billfish symposium.
2. Publish the proceedings of the symposium.
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