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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-119
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing novel remote camera approaches to assess and monitor the population status of Australian sea lions

This project trialled the use of remote cameras to monitor the relative abundance of Australian sea lions (ASLs, Neophoca cinerea) at three Western Australian (WA) breeding colonies. The research was undertaken by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) to assess...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment

Improved method and apparatus for fishing (remote controlled fishing craft to operate in surf)

Project number: 1982-018
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $0.00
Organisation: ACC Wood
Project start/end date: 28 Dec 1983 - 31 Dec 1983
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Develop a small remote-controlled net-launching craft that can be launched directly from a trailer and operate in heavy surf and turbulent seas not accessible to conventional manned fishing craft and methods
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-187
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Direct sensing of the size and abundance of target and non-target fauna in Australian fisheries - a national workshop

Increasing environmental concerns and policy shifts toward more holistic fishery ecosystem management have resulted in demand for rapid, non-destructive assessment techniques for sensing both target and non-target species in fisheries and mariculture, and for mapping benthic habitats. Underwater...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-225
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of sponge (Spongia Spp.) farming as a viable commercial enterprise for remote Aboriginal communities

Sponges have been employed for thousands of years for a wide variety of purposes, most commonly for basic hygiene (bath/toilet sponges), padding (historically under armour and saddles) and in certain manufacturing processes. World production from the wild harvest has, however, declined significantly...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
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