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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-051
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Validating a defensible and robust method for data collection, species composition and reporting the harvest of protected coral species from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

Keywords: Queensland Coral Fishery (QCF), Specialty Coral, Scleractinia, offcut concession, coral weight Executive Summary: Catch reporting in the Queensland Coral Fishery (QCF) has recently undergone reforms to increase data resolution and accuracy for improved management of the...
ORGANISATION:
Pro-vision Reef Inc
TAGS
Wild Catch
Sustainability
Rac Qld
Market Opportunities
Harvest Strategy
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-023
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

An industry based mark recapture program to provide stock assessment inputs for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery following introduction of quota management

The West Coast Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) moved from input to output controls in 2010. This change directly affected the relativity of a number of fisherybased data sources, making assessment of the fishery more problematic. A novel examination of the stock dynamics was required to help ensure...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
TAGS
Tagging
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Modelling
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Application of tracking technologies to understand space-time explicit patterns of movement, residency and habitat use of pelagic sharks in Spencer Gulf: resolving overlaps with key community activities and marine industries

The report focuses on the movement dynamics of two pelagic sharks, the White Shark (Carcharadon carcharias) and Bronze Whaler (Carcharinhus brachyurus), in South Australia. Specific aims were to: (1) determine if aquaculture activities correlated with patterns on fidelity and migration; and (2)...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Tourism
Social Science
Social Science
Recreational Fishing
Rac Sa
SPECIES
Bronze Whaler
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-019
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing a fishery independent estimate of biomass for snapper

This study was undertaken by the South Australia Research and Development Institute (SARDI). Through overcoming considerable technical challenges, this study was the first to successfully develop a relatively non-destructive molecular probe that can reliably identify Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Sustainability
Survey
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Rac Sa
SPECIES
Snapper
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the impacts of seal populations on the seafood industry in South Australia

This report provides the most comprehensive assessment of the impact of seals on the seafood industry in South Australia, where management of both the real and perceived impacts of seals has become a very complex socio-ecological economic issue. The objectives of the project where...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Rac Sa
Population Dynamics
Modelling
Habitat
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 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
Waste
Training
Stakeholder
Rac Wa
Policy
Environment
Environment
People
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-036
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Implementation of dynamic reference points and harvest strategies to account for environmentally-driven changes in productivity in Australian fisheries

The need to adapt stock assessment methods and harvest strategies to explicitly and justifiably account for shifts in productivity has been recognised by the AFMA Resource Assessment Group for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF), not least as a result of clearly evident...
ORGANISATION:
Pisces Australis Pty Ltd
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Rac Cmwth
Oceanography
Harvest Strategy
SPECIES
Gemfish
Jackass Morwong
Bight Redfish
Redfish
Blue Grenadier
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