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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-124
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern Ocean IPA - Science to support Australia’s Southern Ocean Fisheries 2018-2020

This collaborative project between the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) addressed key research needs between 2018 and 2020 for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and Mackerel Icefish...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
SPECIES
Patagonian Toothfish
Environment

Review and synthesis of Australian fisheries habitat research

Project number: 1995-055
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $88,781.00
Principal Investigator: Mike Cappo
Organisation: Australian Institute Of Marine Science (AIMS)
Project start/end date: 20 Sep 1995 - 30 Jun 1998
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Nutrition
Invasive Species
Habitat
Estuarine

Objectives

1. To review and synthesise the past decade of Australian research relevant to fisheries habitats. The scope of the review will include : identity of "critical" and "limiting" habitat factors for finfish and shellfish
knowledge of processes linking fisheries with habitats
natural variation in these processes and habitats
and knowledge of major threats to these habitats. The synthesis will aim to document both the existence, and absence, of knowledge of specific processes and patterns of generic application to Australian fisheries and habitats.
2. To use this synthesis to evaluate the suitability, rank and coverage of the six areas of research priority identified in the Cronulla Workshop (Williams and Newton, 1994). These were, in order of priority, 1. Natural Dynamics, 2. Modification of nearshore, estuarine and wetland habitats, 3. Effects of fishing, 4. Change in drainage, 5. Introduction of marine pests, 6. Nutrient inputs.
3. To summarise the results of searches for past and ongoing fisheries habitat research in an annotated bibliography with a spatial reference (lat. / long.) for each study identified. This will be in the form of an ASCII file on computer diskette.

Final report

ISBN: 0 642 32200 7
Author: Mike Cappo
Final Report • 1998-03-02 • 5.04 MB
1995-055-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was commissioned by FRDC. The task was to review and synthesise the available knowledge on Australian fisheries habitat research and on this basis:

  • describe and evaluate the suitability and coverage of the areas of research priority identified at a scientific workshop convened by the FRDC in March 1994, and
  • prepare a prospectus of opportunities for the FRDC Ecosystem Protection Program.

The priority issues and impacts reviewed were:

  1. natural dynamics in fisheries habitats and environmental variability
  2. changes to drainage and habitat alteration
  3. nutrient and contaminant inputs
  4. effects of harvesting on ecosystems and biodiversity
  5. introduced and translocated pests and diseases.

To obtain this information we conducted a formal literature search and interviews with informants from key organisations in all States and Territories in 1995-96.

The results have been prepared as a detailed scoping review (Volume 2) describing the issues, knowledge gaps and impacts, and proposing more than 60 R&D opportunities. These R&D themes, issues have been summarised as a prospectus here in Volume 1. Sources of citations are provided in Volume 3, and the full bibliography will be linked (HTML) with the scoping review for access on the Internet.

Project products

Publication • 4.38 MB
1995-055 Priorities for Seagrass Research in Australia.pdf

Summary

This booklet is a summary of Seagrass in Australia: a Strategic Review and Development of an R&D P/an' (short title Seagrass Review) with emphasis on its key features. It is not a substitute for the Seagrass Review itself, but only an outline. The Seagross Review is targeted at all organisations and individuals that have direct or indirect influence on sustainable management of seagrass.
 
Seagrass is seen as one link in a "critical chain of habitats' (see the Fisheries Habitat Review1} important not only to fisheries, but also to aquaculture, tourism, the protection of biodiversity, and the healthy functioning of nearshore marine ecosystems. The Seagrass Review was undertaken to assess: 
• gaps in existing knowledge of seagrass ecosystems
• knowledge of links between seagrass and fisheries
• the state of the art in rehabilitation and restoration of damaged seagrass beds
• the state of the art in monitoring and assessment of seagrass
• relationships between research on seagrass and fisheries management
• and to develop a research and development plan for seagrass
 
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-170
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Real time monitoring of water quality and mechanisation of pond management to boost productivity and increase profit

Maintenance of adequate levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) are critical for the health and production of aquaculture species. In barramundi (Lates calcarifer) pond aquaculture the use of 24 hr/7 day mechanical aeration via paddlewheels represents a significant energy cost to companies,...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
TAGS
Energy
Energy
Efficiency
Automation
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Barramundi
Environment
People
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-075
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Prawn farming pond management

The bioassay section of this study provides, for the first time, estimations of lethal and growth reducing concentrations for the major production-limiting water quality variables for P. monodon. These critical concentrations were assessed using comparable experimental facilities and procedures....
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Population Dynamics
Aquaculture
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-028
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mud cockle (Katelysia spp.) stock enhancement/restoration: practical implementation and policy evaluation

This study was conducted to restore the Mud Cockle population in the Section Bank of Port River, South Australia, which had drastically decreased due to commercial fishing. Mud Cockles are important not only for commercial purposes but also for stabilizing sediment and reducing turbidity in the...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Recreational Fishing
Rac Sa
Policy
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Cockles
Industry
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-306
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

2005 Australian Society for Fish Biology Workshop & 2005 International Barramundi Workshop

The 2005 ASFB Workshop was hosted by the Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines in Darwin on 11-12 July 2005. The workshop explored the theme ‘Monitoring Fish Stocks and Aquatic Ecosystems’. The event attracted 138 delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Africa and North...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Society For Fish Biology Inc
TAGS
Workshop
Survey
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Indigenous
SPECIES
Barramundi
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