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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1979-005
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Dependence of commercially import fish on krill as a food source in south-east Tasmania

This final report on the project describes data on stomach contents of major fish predators of the euphausiid Nyctiphanes australis. The study has concluded that: size and stock of krill and its production can be calculated with some degree of confidence; major predators of adult krill can be...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-765
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Seafood CRC Visiting Expert and Master Classes - Dr Paw Dalgaard - SSSP and related food safety and quality software

Dr. Paw Dalgaard of the Danish Technical University is internationally recognised for his work on microbial quality, spoilage and safety of fish. His research studies are made accessible to industry through internet software that can be used to predict the growth of bacteria of interest on seafood...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-703
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: PhD: Tracking methyl mercury contamination pathways in key commercially and recreationally fished species.

Estuarine systems that are exposed to industrial pollutants often retain a high loading of contaminants, including mercury (Hg), due to prevailing physical, chemical and biological conditions. Estuarine biota are principally exposed to Hg through dietary uptake, which can lead to higher order...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Tasmania's Marine Atlas

Project number: 2019-111
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $455,936.36
Principal Investigator: Myriam Lacharite
Organisation: University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date: 31 Dec 2020 - 30 Dec 2023
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Marine spatial planning (MSP) has emerged in recent years as a tool for sea use management. However, MSP requires adequate and accurate information on the biophysical state and usage of the marine environment. Such data often exists, but generally not in a format which allows several data layers to be overlaid in order to identify potential conflicts/trade-offs.

Marine information management and data science are developing areas of research addressing how to easily access, collate and use multiple disparate sources of data to support marine ecosystem and resource management. Significant efforts are made to standardize the collection, reporting and open access to marine data in existing databases and platforms, but these platforms commonly use specific (and differing) sources and types of data. Challenges arise from disparities in spatiotemporal resolution, uncertainty in geographic positioning, diversity of data sources and types, lack of access, and often limited metadata standards within and across scientific disciplines. To address this problem, this project will identify, compile and standardize spatially-resolved datasets required for marine social-ecological system management for Tasmanian State waters. No new field-based data will be collected, although secondary analysis may create new datasets. Rather than duplicating effort, this project builds on accessible databases and platforms to provide recommendations on the availability and best practices of using marine data to support data-driven decision-making processes in Tasmanian waters.

Perhaps more importantly, this project will also compare various off-the-shelf tools to identify trade-offs at various scales and resolutions of interest. Currently, many off-the-shelf spatial multi-criteria decision-analysis tools and methods exist (e.g. Marxan, CommunityViz, SSANTO…). More have been developed for more specific uses (e.g. the Aquaspace tool - developed to plan trade-offs with aquaculture in Europe). Research is required to identify the most appropriate tools for use in identifying conflicts/trade-offs in Tasmanian waters, given the needs of decision-makers and the available data.

Finally, this project will provide planning for database longevity.

Objectives

1. Identify, collate and create database of available spatially-resolved environmental, resource use, and cultural heritage data for Tasmania’s state waters
2. Develop an interactive web-based mapping service to display and download Tasmania’s Marine Atlas data
3. Analyse and compare existing trade-off tool(s), to be used in conjunction with Tasmania’s Marine Atlas, for use in decision-making
4. Establish protocols for ongoing updates (automatic and manual) to, and management of, Tasmania’s Marine Atlas database

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-922708-81-6
Authors: Myriam Lacharité Helena Baird Maree Fudge Cecilia Villanueva
Final Report • 2024-10-01 • 1.80 MB
2019-111-DLD.pdf

Summary

Marine groups in Tasmania expressed a need to better understand the distribution of ocean uses, ecosystems and species in Tasmanian marine waters, and to make that information readily available to stakeholders. The Tasmania’s Marine Atlas project aimed to address this need by collating datasets relevant to marine resources and make this information available via a publicly available web-based mapping platform. 
The Tasmania’s Marine Atlas enables Tasmanian stakeholders to easily access relevant information on marine activities and ecosystems. The Atlas is designed for ease-of-use to foster opportunities for research through data discovery and data gaps, and facilitate engagement and extension with relevant stakeholders. The Atlas can support spatial planning to ensure fair access to the marine estate and the sustainable development of marine industries. The Atlas aims to appeal to a broad range of stakeholders and contains ocean literacy content to support engagement. 
It is expected several groups will benefit from the development of the Tasmania’s Marine Atlas, including the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, marine transport, recreational users, the Tasmanian Government, the general public, researchers and educators. 
The Tasmania’s Marine Atlas is a web-based mapping platform where users can easily access relevant datasets on the uses of Tasmania’s marine waters and its ecosystems. The platform connects to online databases and repositories from state and federal government agencies and research organisations (e.g., University of Tasmania, CSIRO). The platform is hosted by a front-end accessible website that also contains targeted science communication products meant to foster ocean literacy in Tasmania. The Tasmania’s Marine Atlas is now available at tasmarineatlas.org. 
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-343
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

9th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms, 7-11 February 2000, Hobart

The FRDC sponsored 9th International Conference on Harmful Algal Blooms held in Hobart, Tasmania, from 7-11 February 2000, was a resounding success. It was the largest conference on this topic (526 participants from 47 countries) ever held anywhere in the world. A total of 130 talks and 308 poster...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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