PROJECT NUMBER
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1999-230
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Land and Water Canberra
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PROJECT NUMBER
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2013-239.20
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
TAGS
Seafood Directions '99 - the inaugural biennial national seafood industry conference
Project number:
1999-340
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$50,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Lara Damiani
Organisation:
Seafood Council (SA) Ltd
Project start/end date:
1 Jun 1999
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19 Dec 2000
Contact:
FRDC
The Australian Seafood Industry Council has identified a need to hold a biennial national seafood industry conference where the industry can gather in an appropriate forum to discuss and learn about issues of critical nature affecting the industry and to use this forum as a means of providing the basis for future planning and directions. The ASIC have identified the need to hold this conference bi-ennually on an ongoing basis. The ASIC have agreed that the venues for future conferences will be: 2001 Qld, 2003 WA, 2005 NSW.
There are a range of industry needs which have been identified as critical and which a National Seafood Conference can immediately and directly address at a national level.
1. There is a critical need for the seafood industry of Australia to promote itself and it's image.
2. There is also a critical need for industry to address the public's perception of seafood and associated issues such as quality, health benefits and product promotion.
3. There is a clear need for the Australian seafood industry to develop a 'conference culture' at a national level, which is critical to ensuring effective information transfer.
4. Other issues such as training and education, marketing and industry development also have international aspects which could be addressed through attracting international industry delegates to Australia through a conference.
5. There is a need for more extensive communication/interaction within the industry at national level and a national conference will provide an ideal forum for this to occur.
Additionally there is a need for national recognition within Australia's seafood industry of the value of its members and their operations. To promote this culture, the timing of the seafood conference and the fact that it will provide a critical mass of industry people will be the opportunity
to host the Inaugural National Seafood Industry Awards Dinner. This dinner is fully supported and will be fully funded by ASIC with the Project Management Team taking on the responsibility for the organisation of the event.
1. To conduct a national seafood industry conference in Adelaide in October 1999.
2. To use the conference to transfer information regarding critical issues to the seafood industry utilising local and overseas experts.
3. To document the process for planning for future biennial conferences.
4. To obtain clear resolutions from the conference and to use these resolutions to develop national industry policy for the future.
5. To enhance the image of the Australian seafood industry amongst the national and international community by:utilising the Tasting Australia exhibition being held in Adelaide in October 1999 as a national and international seafood trade exhibition and to use this forum for trialing future trade displays for the seafood industry- using the seafood exhibition at Tasting Australia as a means of promoting Australian seafood products and the seafood industry to the general public- using the seafood exhibition as a means of increasing or opening up possible new trade opportunities with invited overseas seafood buyers
Final report
Author:
Lara Damiani and Mr Matin Smallridge
Final Report
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2017-09-29
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257.05 KB
1999-340-DLD.pdf
While the Australian Seafood Industry is valued in excess of $2bn, there has never been a national seafood conference in Australia. During 1998, the Australian Seafood Industry Council (ASIC) recognised that a conference would provide opportunities for industry to showcase its advances in recent years, particularly in quality, training, environmental performance and the institutional framework for efficient fisheries management.
It was recognized that a national conference with an international profile would also be an opportunity to promote domestic consumption of Australian seafood by highlighting the quality and health benefits of the products.
During 1998 the South Australian Seafood Industry Development Board was also expressing interest in holding a seafood conference in South Australia in 1999. The two concepts were brought together and the South Australian Government, through the Seafood Industry Development Board, pledged $50,000 to support a national seafood industry conference in Adelaide in 1999. This commitment was made on the condition that the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) match the pledge.
In late 1998, the Australian Seafood Industry Council (ASIC) awarded the right to hold the inaugural National Seafood Industry Conference to the newly established South Australian seafood industry body, the Seafood Council (SA) Ltd. In recognition of the advantages gained from hosting a national industry conference, ASIC and the Seafood Council (SA) formed a partnership to progress and manage the conference.
Timing of the event was organized to coincide with Tasting Australia, a major bi-ennial food promotion to be held during October 1999. The natural synergy between holding the conference followed by a significant presence at Tasting Australia offered significant marketing and profiling opportunities to overseas and interstate buyers, international media and approximately 40,000 consumers who were expected to attend the event.
PROJECT NUMBER
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2013-714.60
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
China Gate Consulting
PROJECT NUMBER
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2013-204
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Meeting sustainability expectations: translating and aligning objectives, reporting and evaluation of the performance of Australian fisheries
This report presents findings of a research project which examined the extent to which the stated objectives being pursued to guide the management of Australia’s fisheries are aligned with community expectations for sustainability. And, further to this, the extent to which the design of objectives...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Tactical Research Fund: Shark futures - a synthesis of available data on Mako and Porbeagle sharks in Australasian waters - current status and future directions
Project number:
2011-045
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$69,533.00
Principal Investigator:
Barry Bruce
Organisation:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Project start/end date:
27 Dec 2011
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31 Oct 2012
Contact:
FRDC
The shortfin mako, longfin mako and porbeagle sharks have widespread distributions in temperate and tropical waters of all the world’s oceans. Makos are bycatch and by-product species of pelagic longline and gillnet fisheries where they are taken for their meat and high-value fins. They are also highly-prized recreational species in many regions. Makos have low productivity, typical of sharks that do not mature until reaching a large size, producing few young and where individuals are unlikely to reproduce annually. Risk assessments both nationally and in the Atlantic concluded that mako sharks are at the highest risk of all pelagic sharks. These species are listed by the IUCN as Vulnerable globally and Critically Endangered in the Mediterranean. Significant population declines in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic resulted in these species being listed under Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) in 2008 and concomitant listing under Australia’s EPBC Act in January 2010. This effectively meant that the target commercial or recreational fishing for these species was prohibited in Australian waters. In May 2010 the National Recreational Mako Shark Fishery - Management Forum identified the need for a study to identify and propose cost effective ways to fill key gaps in the collective knowledge of these species. In July 2010, after considerable debate, a legislative amendment was made to allow for the recreational fishing of mako and porbeagle sharks in Commonwealth areas despite the offence provisions under the EPBC Act. Commercial targeting of these species remains an offence, however, there are exemptions where they are taken as bycatch under accredited management plans. The Federal Environment Minister also directed DEWHA/SEWPaC to work with Fisheries Managers to provide a “more comprehensive information base on mako and porbeagle sharks for the future”. This project is a direct result of these needs.
1. Identify and collate existing data sets on mako and porbeagle sharks in Australasian waters including data on the geographic distribution and magnitude of current and historical catch (commercial and recreational), demographic parameters, behaviour, movement patterns, habitat associations, diet and trophic interactions and impacts of fishing, including who holds these data.
2. Identify and provide a national framework of coordination and cooperation for current and future research on mako and porbeagle sharks that will contribute towards improving understanding and reduce uncertainty in these parameters.
3. Identify key gaps in our collective knowledge of these species and opportunities for sustained, long-term programs for data collection.
4. Work with managers, policy makers, researchers as well as commercial and recreational sectors to identify cost-effective ways to address these gaps in a coordinated national and regional approach that aligns with the needs for management and policy.
5. Improve communication and coordination between research providers, State and Commonwealth management agencies and the recreational and commercial sectors on data collection and data synthesis for these species to facilitate cost effective science-support for management and policy decision making.
Final report
ISBN:
978-1-4863-0341-0
Author:
Barry Bruce
Final Report
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2014-08-13
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21.95 MB
2011-045-DLD.pdf
This project summarises the available information on the population biology of the shortfin mako, longfin mako and porbeagle sharks in Australasian waters and other parts of the world based on a workshop held at CSIRO Marine Laboratories, Hobart, Tasmania and via reviews of published literature. The report evaluates the available catch and effort data from the Australian fishery that takes the majority of mako sharks in Australian waters (the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery) and provides data summaries of catches from other fisheries in Australia and New Zealand. It also provides a series \ of progress reports on current research in the Australia-New Zealand region and the Pacific Ocean. Although available data do not indicate any evidence for significant declines in mako shark abundance, it is not possible to quantitatively assess their current status in Australasian waters. Mako and porbeagle sharks have a demonstrated vulnerability to the impacts of fishing in other regions and experiences in both the Mediterranean and Atlantic support that careful attention toward monitoring their populations elsewhere is required, including in Australasian waters.
The workshop provided a highly successful construct to discuss data-sets and current research as well as facilitating collaborative partnerships between researchers, management agencies and
stakeholders. It compiled a comprehensive information base on mako and porbeagle sharks in Australasian waters to support management and inform policy decisions into the future. These elements combined to form a useful framework from which not only to guide nationally coordinated initiatives for mako and porbeagle shark research, but also offer a model for addressing similar issues for other species with international cross-jurisdictional links that require a nationally coordinated approach to research and management.
The workshop provided a highly successful construct to discuss data-sets and current research as well as facilitating collaborative partnerships between researchers, management agencies and
stakeholders. It compiled a comprehensive information base on mako and porbeagle sharks in Australasian waters to support management and inform policy decisions into the future. These elements combined to form a useful framework from which not only to guide nationally coordinated initiatives for mako and porbeagle shark research, but also offer a model for addressing similar issues for other species with international cross-jurisdictional links that require a nationally coordinated approach to research and management.
PROJECT NUMBER
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1994-130
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
PROJECT NUMBER
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2014-245
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2013-711
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Seafood CRC: Centre of Excellence Science Seafood & Health (CESSH): Post Harvest Research Program
This report summarises the outputs of Sub-Programs 2-5 of FRDC 2013-711: Centre of Excellence for Science, Seafood and Health. The report focuses on the period between January 2013 and June 2015 after which time the Sub-programs were ceased. The Sub-programs were entitled: Retailer 2020,...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
TAGS
PROJECT NUMBER
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1978-013
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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