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PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-044
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Establishment of the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania: a first assessment of the threat to abalone and rock lobster fisheries

The pattern of distribution of the long-spined sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii over ca. 40 y in the Kent group, Bass St., suggests initial establishment in the mid 1960s with subsequent expansion of populations to its current status as the dominant invertebrate on shallow subtidal rocky reef....
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Effects of habitat disturbances on coastal fisheries resources in Tin Can Bay/ Great Sandy Strait

Project number: 1991-041
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $292,153.04
Principal Investigator: Beumer
Organisation: Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date: 31 Jul 1991 - 30 Jun 1995
Contact:
FRDC

Objectives

1. Characterise estuarine & marine faunas associated with disturbed, undisturbed habitats at selected sites within the Tin Can Bay/Great Sandy Strait region, southern Queensland.
2. Identify sources of variation and describe levels of variation in abundance of important finfish, crustacean and cephalopod populations and in community structure
3. Assess whether changes considered undesirable from a fisheries viewpoint may have resulted from disturbances
4. Provide a basis for the preparation of guidelines for acceptable levels of disturbance to rrsult in minimal impacts on fisheries and habitats in northern Australia
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-208
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Waste to profit in urchin fisheries: developing business opportunities to ensure fishery sustainability and safeguard reef dependent fisheries from destructive urchin grazing

This report examines two potential applications of Longspined Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) via pitot scale trials; processing waste as an agricultural fertiliser and use as Southern Rock Lobster bait. The biochemical composition of Longspined Sea Urchin waste products was analysed, and the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-316
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A new Strategic R&D plan for Queensland Fisheries - A "living document" approach to implementation of priorities

The Queensland Fishing Industry Research Advisory Committee (QFIRAC) undertook a one-year period of consultation with stakeholders (industry sectors and R&D providers) to develop a new Strategic R&D Plan. The plan’s purpose is to identify the research priorities of...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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