PROJECT NUMBER
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2021-080
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
28 results
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-085
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
PROJECT NUMBER
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2018-145
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Nautilus Collaboration Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-032
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-191
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2016-140
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Recfishwest
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-029
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC)
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-210
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) Queenscliff
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Role of marine reserves in sustainable management of Australia's ocean estate - review of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands bioregion
Project number:
2023-205
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$119,200.00
Principal Investigator:
Travis J. Baulch
Organisation:
TJB Management Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
23 Jun 2024
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29 Sep 2024
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
The HIMI bioregion supports significant marine conservation values as well as a highly sustainable, and valuable commercial fishing industry. Typically, marine parks/reserve development processes are tasked with developing marine spatial planning arrangements that achieve a balance between preserving conservation values of the area and maintaining/promoting human activities through the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). However, key uncertainties remain regarding the policy priorities and how the final design of marine parks are objectively determined.
This project will provide an independent assessment of the framework used for original design of the HIMI Marine Reserve in 2002, the review in 2014, and the current review to provide recommendations for future development. The project will also explore how/if the policy objectives have been achieved since inception . Furthermore, this project will explore the potential of a quantitative risk-based approach to provide for minimising the uncertainties in the Marine Protected Area (MPA) development processes and deliver an objective framework.
In addition, the project will explore the current HIMI marine reserve framework, the associated commercial fishing industry arrangements and how they intersect with regard to:
Regulation
• Regulatory processes to minimise impacts of commercial fishing
• Legislative framework currently in place for Ecological Risk Assessment/ESD, Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management, bycatch policy strategic research plans
• Marine Protected Areas review processes
• Statutory Fishing Rights (SFRs)
Economic impacts
• Commercial fishing viability
• Statutory fishing rights
• Permitted fishing gear types – (e.g. potential removal of MSC certified trawl fisheries with additional implications on research activity)
Biological impacts
• Impact on juvenile toothfish index of abundance and icefish estimates – accuracy of tracking stock will be significantly reduced if ability to trawl is removed (i.e. random stratified trawl survey impacted)
• Stock assessment model ability to consider toothfish population structure if longline fishery further constrained
• Climate change and effects of population shift
• Increasing policy position of MPAs as fisheries management tools
• Increased localised depletion and constrained ability to distribute commercial fishing effort
Social Impacts
• Market access
• Community sentiment
1. Evaluate the technical approach used in the design of the HIMI marine reserve with specific reference to scientific and policy objectives
2. Examine management plan frameworks in regard to research outcomes since plan implementation
3. Provide recommendations in relation to review of the HIMI marine reserve
Final report
Authors:
Travis Baulch
Colin D. Buxton
Rick Fletcher and Alistair J. Hobday
Final Report
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2024-11-01
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2.10 MB
2023-205-DLD.pdf
The statutory requirement to undertake a 10-year review of the Heard and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve led to a proposal to expand the HIMI marine reserve and include new National Park Zones (IUCN II) and Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV) arrangements. Subsequently, the total area of the HIMI Marine Reserve has been increased to 379,070 square kilometres, a 400% increase over the previous marine reserve. This report aims to assess how current (and proposed) management frameworks relate to the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas (NRSMPA) objectives, but also the extent to which they meet the overarching principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) which requires holistic consideration of all relevant environment, social and economic objectives, as well as meeting obligations under various international legislation and conventions. As the expansion incorporates the area within which Australia’s Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fishery operates, this report explores the basis of the expansion with particular reference to the implications for future fishery arrangements, management frameworks and longer-term fishery viability.
Developing a framework to evaluate capability and capacity investment and implementation
Project number:
2022-203
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$69,825.00
Principal Investigator:
Patrick Gilmour
Organisation:
First Person Consulting
Project start/end date:
26 Jun 2023
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29 Jul 2026
Contact:
FRDC
The FRDC’s Capability and Capacity Building Plan identifies three objectives:
• Investing in people to strengthen capability and capacity, showcasing career and development pathways to enable and empower our future workforce.
• Establishing shared principles, values and trust through new ways of working to enable culture change and adoption.
• Developing confidence, resilience and courage to solve problems manage uncertainty, respect and support each other.
In turn, the plan outlines a range of initiatives the FRDC is investing in to achieve these objectives.
One of the key needs under the plan is to monitor and evaluate capability and capacity building initiatives to showcase impact, identify lessons and adapt and improve. This proposal outlines First Person Consulting’s (FPC) proposed approach to developing a framework to evaluate the FRDC’s capability and capacity initiatives.
1. We understand the key objective of this project is to develop an evaluation framework that can be applied to capability and capacity initiatives to:• showcase impact and change• fulfill FRDC’s performance reporting requirements• identify lessons and insights that can help improve initiatives and investment decisions
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