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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-070
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Overcoming propagule supply bottlenecks for seaweed production

Protoplast technology has the potential to revolutionize the seaweed aquaculture industry. The protoplast is a living plant cell without a cell wall, protoplasts offer opportunities for mass propagation and plant regeneration. The remarkable potential of protoplast technology in the seaweed...
ORGANISATION:
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-076
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Strategic management of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association RD&E portfolio

This report describes the outcomes from a five-year Industry Partnership Agreement (IPA) between Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA). The project was led by APFA Executive Officer, Kim Hooper with assistance from members of the...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA)
SPECIES
Black Tiger Prawn
Banana Prawns
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-029
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Improving performance of ITQ fisheries - Project activity paused

Following the Improving performance of ITQ fisheries Forum on September 28, 2023, decisions were made regarding the project's direction. Instead of proceeding to case studies, stakeholders acknowledged the importance of focusing on future research priorities for rights-based fisheries approaches....
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
TAGS
Social Science
Social Science
Individual Transferable Quota
Human Dimensions Research
Fisheries Management
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-003
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Understanding the stock structure of Rock Flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery

Rock Flathead (Platycephalus laevigatus) is a marine fish that inhabits shallow seagrass habitats across southern Australia, with a distribution extending from Greenwell Point in New South Wales to Geographe Bay in Western Australia, including Tasmania. The species supports recreational fisheries...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Rac Vic
Migration
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
Rock Flathead
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-055
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Developing a positive cultural attitude towards the capture and release of sharks and rays

This report summarises the outcomes of the Workshop on; prioritisation of species, identification of best-practice capture and handling, design of post-release survival studies, and development of effective communication campaigns, for developing positive behavioural change in recreational fishing...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Rac Sa
Mortality
Behaviour
Audit
SPECIES
Rays
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-005
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Research to support the development of a Tasmanian Sardine Fishery

This study documents the first comprehensive evaluation of the spawning biomass of the South Eastern Stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax). This stock occupies continental shelf waters from the Victorian-South Australian border, east through Bass Strait and along the north-western and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Rac Tas
Fisheries Management
Biomass
SPECIES
Sardines
Adoption
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-065
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Indicators for density and biomass of exploitable abalone – developing and applying a new approach

The objectives of this project are to use the Victorian Western Zone (WZ) abalone fishery to develop and evaluate a new approach to calculating abalone density and biomass indicators from the combination of three information sources. The three information sources are: i. ...
ORGANISATION:
Western Abalone Divers Association (WADA)
TAGS
Survey
Stock Assessment
Resource Access And Allocation
Fishing Gear
Fishing Effort
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
Brownlip Abalone
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