Investigating social acceptance for the wild catch commercial fishing industry of Southeast Queensland
Improving the cost effectiveness of displaced fishing effort adjustment programmes using ex post socio-economic impact analysis
As with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Protected Area and the South-east Marine Bio-regional plan, future social and economic impact assessments of Commonwealth and State declared MPAs/marine reserves are likely to contribute to the estimated quantum and distribution of adjustment assistance for displaced fishing effort.
However, previous experiences of adjustment assistance for displaced effort have never been evaluated as to whether these schemes alleviated the impacts on communities and fishers most affected or whether the assistance provided was used by recipients for what it was intended.
Evaluating these impacts will better inform and shape the intensive marine bioregional planning process over the next two years.
An optimised displaced effort adjustment program should result in:
1. potentially reduced expenditure due to better-targetted assistance
2. faster planning processes for future MPAs.
3. reduced administrative burdens due to lower levels of complaints and challenge.
Final report
Golden fish: evaluating and optimising the biological, social and economic returns of small-scale fisheries
WRL Communication, Education and Engagement Program
SCRC: SCRC IB: “National Shellfisheries Association Conference, Whiskey Creek Hatchery, Taylor Shellfish, Hatfield marine Science Centre & aqua Technics” Tom Spykers
Final report
This study tour was undertaken to attend the WERA and 101st Shellfisheries Association Conferences held in Savannah, Georgia, USA, from 21st – 26th March 2009 and to visit shellfish hatcheries throughout Washington State and Oregon. Unfortunately I was unable to attend the WERA conference because of flight delays however Peter Kube a quantitative geneticist from the CSIRO in Hobart attended and gave a presentation on the breeding programs conducted by Shellfish Culture Ltd. The NSA meeting was comprised of three and half days of industry and research presentations with a wide range of subject areas including shellfish, crustaceans, genetics, diseases, environmental impacts and restoration. The main purpose of my attendance and the visits to the NW hatcheries was to investigate the impact of Vibrio pathogens on hatchery production and recent advances in technology and management procedures to combat its affects.