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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-060
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Characterising the fish habitats in the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia

This project is a joint Esperance community (through the Recherche Advisory Group - RAG), research scientist and resource management project. The commitment of RAG has allowed the researchers to efficiently transfer scientific information to the general public of Esperance and the South Coast of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-044
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Establishment of the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania: a first assessment of the threat to abalone and rock lobster fisheries

The pattern of distribution of the long-spined sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii over ca. 40 y in the Kent group, Bass St., suggests initial establishment in the mid 1960s with subsequent expansion of populations to its current status as the dominant invertebrate on shallow subtidal rocky reef....
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-042
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of the tools for long term management of the giant crab resource: data collection methodology, stock assessment and harvest strategy evaluation

The project has developed tools for low cost assessment of the giant crab resource across southern Australia. Stock assessment and management response is now increasingly based on biomass estimates from this project. Risk of poor management decisions is thus reduced, which...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
SPECIES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-210
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of commercial production systems for mud crab (Scylla serrata) aquaculture in Australia: hatchery & nursery

Commercially viable techniques for rearing Scylla serrata larvae through to megalops stage have been developed at both the centres involved in the project, the Darwin Aquaculture Centre (DAC) and the Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Centre (BIARC). The methods developed in an earlier ACIAR project...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
SPECIES
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-134
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Biology and stock assessment of the thickskin (sandbar) shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in WA and further refinement of the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, stock assessment

The purpose of this project was to collect the biological and fishery information necessary to conduct a stock assessment of the sandbar (known locally as ‘thickskin’) shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus and to improve and update the existing stock assessment for the dusky shark, Carcharhinus...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-334
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquaculture diet development subprogram: inclusion of data on the nutritional value of ingredients used in aquaculture feeds in the Australasian Livestock Feed Ingredient (ALFI) Database

As a result of completing this project, the Australasian Livestock Feed Ingredient (ALFI) database now includes a large amount of information on the chemical composition and nutritional quality of feed grains for pigs, poultry (broilers, layers) and aquaculture species, and can be used by...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-202
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: rock lobster autopsy manual

Data and information on lobster host defense responses, disease conditions, dissection procedures and laboratory investigation methods were obtained from the FRDC projects 94/134. 07, 96/344, 96/345 and 98/302 and other sources and collated into a publication on the nature and investigation of...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-155
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Modelling Western Australian fisheries with techniques of time series analysis: examining data from a different perspective

The management of fisheries in Western Australia requires an understanding of the status of the fisheries stocks. For many species, the only available data are catch, effort and CPUE history. For these and other fisheries, time series methods may improve the stock assessment methods. Biological...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-129
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock assessment review workshop

A three day stock assessment course was presented by Dr Malcolm Haddon of the Australian Maritime College and Dr James Scandol of the Quantitative Training Unit for Fisheries. Techniques such as biomass dynamic and age based modelling were covered. Thereafter, a Stock Assessment Review Workshop,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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