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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1986-038
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Scallop Recruitment Studies at Lakes Entrance

The aims of the Lakes Entrance scallop work were threefold: to monitor the period and abundance of spat settlement at sites east and west of Lakes Entrance; to survey scallop grounds for the distribution and abundance of juvenile and commercial sized scallops; and to determine the growth rate of...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Population Dynamics
Habitat
Fishing Technology
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-081
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Monitoring and assessment of management policies in the northern prawn fishery

The northern prawn fishery has been subject to management since the early 1970s in an attempt to control the expansion of effort and prevent the overexploitation of the resource. Many of the management policies developed over this period have proved to be ineffective in controlling effort. Moreover,...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
TAGS
Reproduction
Policy
Modelling
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1985-037
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

New product development of scallops and mussels

Traditionally, in common with other agriculture-based industries, the Australian Fishing Industry has been production, rather than consumer, oriented. In recent times, however, diminishing markets for meat, fruit and vegetables have served as catalysts for change in these industries, changes...
ORGANISATION:
RMIT University Melbourne City Campus
TAGS
Trade
Market Opportunities
Consumer
Aquaculture
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1983-055
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mercury content of tropical sharks

Total mercury, alkyl mercury and selenium concentrations in the muscle tissue of several species of pelagic sharks from northern Australian waters are reported. Mean mercury concentrations ranged between O .13 mg /kg for Carcharhinus brevipinna and 1. 94 mg/kg for C. amblyrhyn choides. Maximum...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (NT)
TAGS
Toxin
Health And Safety
Consumer Health
Analytics
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1983-045
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Economic study of the north New South Wales and southern Queensland prawn fisheries

The East Coast Prawn Fishery extends along the east coast of Australia from Torres Straight in the north to Barrenjoey Point in New South Wales. A limited entry policy was recently introduced to the fishery and a task force comprising industry and government representatives is currently deliberating...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
Economic
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1981-049
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the Norfolk Island domestic fishery with a study on the major species, sweetlip emperor (Lethrinus chrisostumus)

The Norfolk Island domestic fishery survey was undertaken by Department of Primary Industry (DPI), Canberra on behalf of the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly. Research undertaken on Norfolk Island during 1981 to 1983 was funded by the Fishing Industry Research Trust Account (FIRTA 81/49) with...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry
TAGS
Reproduction
Fishing Effort
Fisheries Management
Electronic Log Book
Ageing
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Adoption
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-090
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Lead Auditor Training Program for Aquaculture Biosecurity Plans

This report presents the findings, feedback, survey data, and recommendations following the successful execution of the Lead Auditor Training Course for Aquaculture Biosecurity Plans (Lead Auditor Program) for the Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (Department), which included...
ORGANISATION:
Swinburne Professional
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