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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-028
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Review and update harvest strategy settings for the Commonwealth small pelagic fishery

This study undertook ecosystem and population modelling to evaluate and provide advice on the reference points (e.g. biomass depletion levels) and settings (e.g. exploitation rates) for the four main target species in the harvest strategy of the Commonwealth Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF) – Jack...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Rac Cmwth
Harvest Strategy
Ecosystem
Biomass
SPECIES
Blue Mackerel
Redbaits
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-061
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Gear interaction of non-targeted species in the Lakes and Coorong commercial and recreational fisheries of South Australia

This project was developed by SARDI, in consultation with PIRSA, Lakes and Coorong Fishery (LCF) licence holders and relevant stakeholders, over several years. Proposals to investigate interactions with non-target species and discarding from the LCF in the Murray River estuary and Coorong...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Recreational Fishing
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-222
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture: spatial impacts and carrying capacity - further developing, refining and validating existing models of environmental effects of finfish farming

As aquaculture continues to grow, both in South Australia and elsewhere, it is becoming increasingly necessary to understand how wastes are circulated through the environment, both to minimize environmental impacts, and to minimize feedbacks that may reduce production. This information will...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Physiology
Aquaculture
SPECIES
Yellowtail Kingfish

Driving innovation in environmental performance in the Queensland fishing industry

Project number: 2003-062
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $80,000.00
Principal Investigator: Daryl McPhee
Organisation: James Cook University (JCU)
Project start/end date: 25 May 2003 - 20 Jun 2006
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Workforce
Sustainability
Stakeholder
Resource Sharing
Resource Sharing

Need

Environmental performance will be one of the most important drivers of future fishing industry profitability. There is a growing recognition amongst the industry's grass roots that long-term profitability will require maintainence of existing resource and market access - access that is only possible with improved environmental performance and demonstrated triple bottom line sustainability.

Projects that assist in motivating and demonstrating continual improvement in the industry's environmental performance are clearly within industry's interest, and will assist in increasing community and consumer confidence in the sustainability of wild capture fisheries.

Methodologies to assist in motivating and demonstrating continual environmental improvement in the seafood industry have been the subject of significant investment at the policy level but remain largely unimplemented on the ground at broad scale. This project aims to roll out 'green chooser' (FRDC 2000/146) derived EMS methodologies across two broad scale pilot project areas both subject to a high degree of community scrutiny (Moreton Bay, Cairns inshore fishery). In doing so the project will 'road test' the existing green chooser EMS model and refine it where necessary to ensure it is relevant to the needs of grass roots industry.

In addition, improvement of incentives for adoption of best practice will greatly assist industry environmental performance while providing significant opportunities to reduce management and compliance costs. In the long-term, the project aims to improve overall industry profitability by assisting Queensland fishers demonstrate the benefits of low cost and high performance co-management arrangements.

For collaborative agencies involved fisheries regulation there is a strong recognition that EMS can provide reform mechanisms which are industry driven. Further, for these agencies the project provides an alternate tool to demonstrate that state (e.g. QFS), national and international (e.g. Environment Australia) sustainability obligations are being met. Moreover, the proposed project can offer relevant agencies the opportunity to further streamline, co-ordinate and integrate parallel programs (incl. extension & compliance) at fisher level. These needs are reflected in the high number of collaborative agencies involved in the project.

The recently released mid-review findings of the Seafood Industry Training Package Review recommend a stronger emphasis on environmental awareness and promotion of ESD and environmental management throughout the training package - a need which is also reflected in the Seafood Training Australia’s Strategic Training Plan for 2001-2002.

The proposed project can operationally deliver QFIRAC and FRDC priorities, as envisaged by the FRDC's Environmental Management Systems Initiative (FRDC Project 2000/084). FRDC, in creating its EMS initiative has allocated funds to ensure the persons employed under this initiative and associated industry champions are appropriately trained for their roles. The proposed project can further value add and extend both current (e.g. FRDC 2002/303) and previous research investments (e.g. FRDC 2000/146).

Objectives

1. To develop and implement two EMS projects for industry participants that will have utility for the fishing industry throughout Queensland.
2. To further refine the existing Green Chooser EMS methodology with a focus on identifying and overcoming any impediments to on-ground implementation.
3. To improve awareness of the triple-bottom line benefits of EMS amongst both the seafood industry and broader community in the pilot regions.
4. To provide EMS project officers, industry champions and industry participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to optimally carry out their roles and responsibilities.
5. To establish a grass roots culture amongst pilot regions of continual improvement in environmental performance, and to motivate the development of an industry-driven framework to demonstrate ongoing improvements in environmental performance post the life of the project.

Final report

ISBN: 1-8649985-6-3
Author: Daryl McPhee
Final Report • 2006-08-24 • 3.32 MB
2003-062-DLD.pdf

Summary

In response to the success of the Green Chooser Case Studies (FRDC 2000-146) carried out in Queensland from 2000 – 2002 (the Rock Lobster Association and the Gulf of Carpentaria Commercial Fishermen), the Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA) sought funding to trial the development of large scale Environmental Management Systems (EMSs).

The QSIA obtained expressions of interest from two regional professional fishing industry associations – the Moreton Bay Seafood Industry Association (MBSIA) and Ecofish of far north Queensland. This coincided with the creation of a National Seafood EMS Program, building on the Green Chooser studies, with the aim of trialing the development of full EMSs within regions or fisheries. This pilot program was funded by the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT), administered by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and was coordinated by Seafood Services Australia (SSA). 

The QSIA achieved a grant from NHT to establish a pilot EMS study in Queensland, which formed part of the National Seafood EMS Program. In order to trial EMS at a large scale within Queensland, a partnership approach to funding the project was employed. The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency (QEPA), the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (QDPI&F), the QSIA, MBISA and Ecofish became the primary funding/support bodies for the project in addition to SSA.

The scope of the project was set so that two pilot project groups were established in Queensland. One group was affiliated with Ecofish and positioned in far north Queensland. The other was tied to the MBSIA and located in Moreton Bay (south-east Queensland). The original FRDC contract stipulated that two EMS officers would facilitate the development of EMSs, with one officer based in each region.

Keywords: Environmental Management Systems, Ecologically Sustainable Development, natural resource management, fisheries, commercial fishing.

Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-257
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Australian aquaculture - practical solutions to the triple bottom line - a national workshop

Federal and state legislation is increasingly demanding more stringent environmental controls on aquaculture activities and place the onus of proof for demonstrating environmental performance on the industry. In addition, regulation for and approval of aquaculture activities is increasingly...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
TAGS
Toxin
Health And Safety
Food Safety

Seafood Directions 2001- second biennial national seafood industry conference

Project number: 2000-303
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $45,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ted Loveday
Organisation: Queensland Seafood Industry Association (QSIA)
Project start/end date: 8 Oct 2000 - 30 Jul 2003
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Training
Leadership
Fisheries Management
Community
Communications

Need

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.

It will be a critical component of SD 2001 to measure the achievements of ASIC against the SD 99 Action Plan and to build upon this Action Plan for the two years from 2001 - 2003.

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.

The needs identified at Seafood Directions '99 and written into the SD 99 Action Plan were:

• Implement the FAO code of conduct (has been distributed, what hasn’t been implemented - how to finish, include in all environmental plans, must have ownership, link to communication strategy, time limit, include the content in education circular in any training, report to FAO annually on the implementation of the code 2001.

ACCESS SECURITY
• Needs to be continuous efforts to clarify rights
• Maintain existing current rights
• Extend current rights in future
• Need to educate our policy makers to ensure our rights are preserved
• Plain English document on what property rights are - what the different access security structures are
• Consistent approach nationally to expectations on what access rights are
• Industry and environmental NGOs needs to drive the process
• Clarification of tenure on access
• Ensure gear types are included in conditions of access
• Recreational, traditional need to be included
• Need an economic study on the Australian industry
• Include non extractive users rights and - biodiversity

ENVIRONMENT
• Develop an innovative approach to meeting environmental requirements (industry in the broad definition including green groups) and work with Environment Australia to a joint approach to legislation.
• Develop a communication strategy
• Identify debilitating impacts on marine environment and work with conservation groups to rectify
• Develop resources for ASIC to meaningfully meet its charter
• Whole of government approach needs to be considered - AFFA
• Meet with National Farmers Federation (NFF) environmental sub committee to discuss joint issues (Nigel Scullion to arrange through ASIC)
• National standard for fisheries ESD

INDUSTRY PROFILE

• Ensure education material is comprehensive in its development to ensure that all stakeholders are involved
• Develop a strong credible peak body that represents the whole industry
• Seafood Training Australia (STA) should develop similar program as New Zealand (see G Morris)
• All local groups to develop mechanisms to keep informed their local elected representatives • tell your story
• Develop central one page document that are used by all - develop a common message
• Strategies to develop people in leadership roles including public speaking, negotiations skills

QUALITY

• Develop environmental management systems
• Support industries that are developing Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• Develop a whole of chain approach to quality
• D develop a link between price and quality
• Develop standards for quality and specifications and educate what they mean
• Educate consumer what quality is and where to get a quality product
• Standards must be well written and user friendly and meet all fisheries requirements
• A set standard for fish handling on the boat that meets customer expectations • training to include quality
• Need to train the consumer in how to handle seafood until consumed
• Strategy to include the broader seafood industry through ASIC process
• Can the resource sustain the level of cost recovery

Given the results and Action Plan from SD 99, the following is clear:

1. There is a critical need for the seafood industry of Australia to promote itself and it's image.

2. There is a critical need for the industry at national level to adequately address issues of Access Security.

3. There is a critical need for the industry at national level to adequately address issues of Quality.

4. There is a critical need for the industry at national level to adequately address issues relating to the Environment.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

Objectives

1. To conduct a national seafood industry conference in Brisbane, in October, 2001.
2. To utilise the conference as a means of transferring information regarding critical issues to the seafood industry.
3. To inform the industry about and to empower the seafood industry with relevant information with which to make informed decisions about the directions in which the industry is moving in the future.
4. To provide a forum whereby the national seafood industry can obtain information regarding critical issues from overseas experts.
5. To enhance the image of the Australian seafood industry amongst the national and international community.
6. To measure and check against the Action Plan from SD 1999
7. To hold the first National Seafood Industry Awards Dinner and to establish this as an ongoing process

Final report

Author: Ted Loveday
Final Report • 2017-09-29 • 199.54 KB
2000-303-DLD.pdf

Project products

Guide • 65.25 MB
2000-303-Product-A Guide to planning funding and managing Seafood Directions and the Australian Seafood Industry Awards.pdf

Determination of Australian fisheries statistics 1994-95 to 1996-97

Project number: 1994-146
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $120,000.00
Principal Investigator: David Campbell
Organisation: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Project start/end date: 29 May 1995 - 30 Jun 1998
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
Wild Catch
Trade
Stock Assessment
Reproduction
Economic

Objectives

1. To develop and maintain a data base of production, value and trade statistics for the Australian fishing industry including aquaculture

Final report

Author: Perry Smith
Final Report • 1996-12-24 • 355.63 KB
1994-146-DLD.pdf

Summary

This project was undertaken to maintain and develop the collection of industry production, value of production and trade data. These are the only collated, published source of information on commercial industry catches and are used for a wide range of purposes , including determination of Commonwealth allocations for fisheries research funding, industry levies and for addressing a wide range of the information needs of both Government and industry.

Since the project's commencement in 1995 there has been an increased focus on developing the statistics to better meet the information needs of all users. In February 1997, the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation convened the Australian Fisheries Economic Statistics Workshop in Canberra to review the best means of addressing these needs. At this Workshop there was strong support for the approaches adopted in Australian Fisheries Statistics and the form in which it was published. However, there was agreement on the need to address a number of areas where statistics were either not available or were not of the robustness required.

Project products

Report • 1997-01-07 • 2.35 MB
1994-146-PDT.pdf

Summary

To meet the needs of the fishing industry and fisheries managers, policy makers and researchers, ABARE has been publishing detailed production and trade data in Australian Fisheries Statistics since 1991. The estimates of the gross value of production provided in this report are used, for example, to determine Commonwealth, state and territory fisheries research funding arrangements each year.

This publication, the sixth in the series, contains a comprehensive set of data on the volume and value of production from Commonwealth and state fisheries, and the volume and value of Australian fisheries trade, by destination, source and product, for the three years to 1995-96. The report also contains a profile of Commonwealth and state fisheries for 1995-96.

Australian Fisheries Statistics can be used in conjunction with ABARE's major annual statistical bulletin, Australian Commodity Statistics, which provides ahistorical series of production and trade statistics for fisheries and a range of other commodities, and ABARE's quarterly journal, Australian Commodities, in which forecasts for major fisheries commodities are updated throughout the year. Together these three publications provide a comprehensive account of historical trends in, and the outlook for, Australian fisheries. Detailed analysis of selected fisheries is also provided in the annual Australian Fisheries Surveys Report.

Proceedings • 1.01 MB
1994-146-Product-Australian Fisheries Economic Statistics Workshop Proceedings.pdf
Book
1994-146-Product-Australian Fisheries Statistics 1997.pdf
Book
1994-146-Product-Australian Fisheries Statistics 1995.pdf
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-088
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Quantifying inter-sectoral values within and among the Indigenous, commercial and recreational sectors

This study explored the extent to which values are shared (or not shared) by fishers across three key sectors (i.e., Indigenous, commercial and recreational). The study was run online using Q-Method Software (https://qmethodsoftware.com), a semi-quantitative technique used to explore human...
ORGANISATION:
Natural Capital Economics
TAGS
Values & Ethics
Social Science
Social Science
Resource Access And Allocation
Recreational Fishing
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-078
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Circular Economy Opportunities for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Australia

The aim of this project was to understand current circular economy (CE) activities, opportunities and barriers in the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Australia through extensive stakeholder engagement. This research and consultation project has found that there are many CE activities occurring...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
TAGS
Waste
Marine Plastics
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