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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-223
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Rock Lobster Post Harvest Subprogram: evaluation of alternative processing technologies applicable to crustaceans

This project has identified the processing parameters required to optimise rock lobster processing using atmospheric steam cooking to ensure increased weight recovery, reduced melanosis and improved post processing sensory quality. The information arising from this project enables processors...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1999-162
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Evaluating the effectiveness of marine protected areas as a fisheries management tool

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being proclaimed around the world with the stated primary purposes of enhancing fisheries stocks and/or conserving marine biodiversity. In Australia, in response to a joint State/Commonwealth agreement to establish a National Representative System of MPAs (NRSMPA)...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2000-206
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Sustainable genetic improvement of Pacific oysters in Tasmania and South Australia

The Pacific oyster breeding project initiated in FRDC 97/321 was continued. Both mass selection and family selection procedures were employed. The main trait of interest was growth rate, although shell shape and condition index were also recorded. Families were monitored on five farms. Two were...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-357
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Update of the Australian prawn farming industry R&D plan

The Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) was formed in 1993 to represent the interests of prawn farmers and to foster the development of the Australian prawn farming industry. The industry now produces over 2,000 tonnes of product with a farm gate value in excess of $40 million and, while one...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)

Seafood CRC: Introduction to the use of bioeconomics in fisheries management for key decision makers

Project number: 2013-748.30
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $17,824.80
Principal Investigator: Tim Emery
Organisation: Seafood CRC Company Ltd
Project start/end date: 31 Aug 2014 - 29 Jun 2015
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Many fisheries managers in Australia have no formal fisheries management, let alone fisheries economics, background or training and tend to learn 'on the job'. There is currently a large gap between economists, researchers and fisheries managers. The latter group is under extreme pressure due to budgetary cuts and if the extensive results of the CRC FH harvest projects are to adopted, there is a need close that gap. The proposed workshop will demonstrate to senior fisheries managers that Government does have a key role in ensuring that the benefits from fisheries are realised, and that this includes economic benefits. They will learn about the application of a wide range of tools available to achieve this.

Other than the FH masterclass series of training courses there is almost a total absence of an opportunity for fisheries managers to be introduced to contemporary fisheries management approaches, including bioeconomic analysis. The recent AFMF workshop on small scale fisheries management held in Adelaide was an exception, and demonstrated the use and value of an interactive forum to increase the understanding and uptake of new concepts in fisheries management.

Objectives

1. Increased dialogue and establishment of networks of fisheries managers engaged in policy and fisheries management planning involving economic analysis and considerations
2. Fisheries managers are aware of the developments in fisheries economics and bioeconomic modelling, including success stories from the FH suite of projects.
3. Exposure of fisheries managers to international innovations in fisheries economics

Final report

ISBN: 9781862958074
Authors: Timothy Emery Caleb Gardner and Ian Cartwright
Final Report • 2016-03-22 • 680.03 KB
2013-748.30-DLD.pdf

Summary

A bio-economic workshop for fisheries managers was held to discuss the importance of economic objectives and the role of government and industry in attaining those objectives.

Participants learnt how economic analyses, such as bio-economics, can identify management changes that can improve fishery yield. Furthermore, participants heard how the use of economic analyses and bio-economics has increased profitability in the Shark Bay Prawn trawl and Western Australian rock lobster fisheries respectively.

A bio-economic workshop for fisheries managers was held to discuss the importance of economic objectives and the role of government and industry in attaining those objectives.

Participants learnt how economic analyses, such as bio-economics, can identify management changes that can improve fishery yield. Furthermore, participants heard how the use of economic analyses and bio-economics has increased profitability in the Shark Bay Prawn trawl and Western Australian rock lobster fisheries respectively.

Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-213
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Building economics into fisheries management decision making - to utilise a suite of SA case studies

The aim of this project was to develop a set of economic analysis guidelines for use at an individual fishery level to aid harvest strategy and other fisheries management decisions. The project sought to demonstrate how economics can be incorporated in fisheries management frameworks in lower value...
ORGANISATION:
Econsearch Pty Ltd
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