PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-163 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Feasibility of recreational scalefish enhancement in Tasmania ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Resource Enhancement Recreational Fishing Rac Tas SPECIES Black Bream Snapper Estuary Perch Southern Sand Flathead
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-154 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Fish LIGHT - Low impact gears and innovative harvest technologies ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries (QLD) TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Technology Transfer Rac Qld Innovation Fishing Technology SPECIES Grey Mackerel Barramundi
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-103 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Detecting paralytic shellfish toxins in oysters - initial assessment of AquaBC rapid test kit ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Food Safety Consumer Biotoxin Aquaculture SPECIES Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster Blue Mussel
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-004 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Post-graduate support to develop science to support Red Sea Urchin fisheries ORGANISATION: University of Sydney (USYD) TAGS Recreational Fishing Rac Nsw Fisheries Management Distribution Climate Change SPECIES Sea Urchins
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-002 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing a cost-effective and novel fisheries-independent monitoring program to inform scalefish fisheries management ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Stock Assessment Rac Tas Fisheries Management Data Artificial Intelligence
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-091 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT The South East Australian Marine Ecosystem Survey: untangling the effects of climate change and fisheries ORGANISATION: CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart TAGS Rac Vic Rac Tas Rac Nsw Rac Cmwth Fisheries Management
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-010 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessment of the interactive effects of climate change, floods and discard stress on the commercially important Mud Crab (Scylla serrata) and Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus) - postgraduate ORGANISATION: Southern Cross University (SCU) National Marine Science Centre TAGS Recreational Fishing Rac Nsw Discard Capacity Building Animal Health SPECIES Blue Swimmer Crab Mud Crabs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-008 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Towards healthy and sustainable freshwater fish populations – assessing genetic health of priority fish species to inform management ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW) TAGS Stock Assessment Restocking Rac Nsw Broodstock Biomass SPECIES Silver Perch Golden Perch Murray Cods
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-025 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Resolving the biological stock structure of Southern Ocean crab fisheries ORGANISATION: Deakin University Warrnambool Campus TAGS Stock Assessment Rac Wa Rac Vic Rac Tas Rac Sa SPECIES Giant Crab Crabs
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-073 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the effectiveness of artificial reefs and FADs in creating recreational opportunities for Tasmania’s recreational fishers ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania TAGS Rac Tas SPECIES Albacore Southern Bluefin Tuna Snapper Yellowtail Kingfish Native Oyster