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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-050
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Linking habitat mapping with fisheries assessment in key commercial fishing grounds

The Tasmanian commercial fishery for blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) and greenlip abalone (H. laevigata) contributes a significant component of the total Australian abalone catch, with annual landings of around 2590 tonnes in 2003. The catch consists primarily of blacklip abalone (around...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-200
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquafin CRC - Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture Subprogram: strategic planning, project management and adoption

This project implemented the agreed Strategic R&D Plan for the salmon industry for the period 2003-2006. It provided an economical administrative framework and processes which: Engaged stakeholders, specifically the salmon farming industry and the State managers responsible for its...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1990-098
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

An economic analysis of management options for tuna fishery development in the east coast tuna longline fishery of the AFZ

The objective of the research project is to provide economic analysis that will assist in future management of tuna in the eastern Australian Fishing Zone, with particular reference to the area north of Barrenjoey point. The results of the research are presented in two reports....
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-027
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Determining when and where to fish: Linking scallop spawning, settlement, size and condition to collaborative spatial harvest and industry in-season management strategies

Spatially explicit harvest strategies employed in the southeast Australian commercial scallop fisheries aim to buffer against recruitment variation to increase both production and continuity between seasons. As part of these harvest strategies, biomass surveys determine areas to be opened the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-201
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Implementing a spatial assessment and decision process to improve fishery management outcomes using geo-referenced diver data

Fishing activity was captured across 53,852 one Hectare hex grid cells across Tasmania. A total of 113,164 diving hours were recorded across 125,536 individual fishing events (Table 1). Between 2012 and 2016, the Tasmanian Geo-Fishery Dependent Data (GFDD) program captured between 85 % and 90 % of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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