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Environment
Communities
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-060
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The Detection of Ciguatera Toxins in NSW Spanish Mackerel

Ciguatera Poisoning (CP) is an illness through the consumption of fish containing naturally occurring toxins, and is considered a high risk for Australian seafood safety. Ciguatoxins (CTXs) are produced by benthic microalgae (Gambierdiscus spp). In Australia, CP cases are related to fish caught in...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Toxin
SPECIES
Spanish Mackerel
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-301
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Social and economic evaluation of NSW coastal commercial wild-catch fisheries

The professional wild-catch fishing industry contributes to the viability of rural and regional areas in coastal NSW. This Project addresses two key information gaps about the role of professional fishing in coastal communities. First, the wild-catch industry in NSW feels that their role has not...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Workforce
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-078
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Circular Economy Opportunities for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Australia

The aim of this project was to understand current circular economy (CE) activities, opportunities and barriers in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Australia through extensive stakeholder engagement. This research and consultation project has found that there are many CE activities occurring...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Waste
Communities
Environment
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-092
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Valuing Victoria's Wild-catch fisheries and aquaculture industries

This project provides the first evaluation of the social and economic contributions of wildcatch professional fisheries and aquaculture of Victoria to the communities in which the industries are located and to the entire state. This project was developed in consultation with the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Wild Catch
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