PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-044 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Characterising the impacts of warm water and other stressors on the boom-and-bust cycle of the Commercial Scallop ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Rac Tas Fishing Gear Fisheries Management Climate Change Climate Adaptation SPECIES Commercial Scallop
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-102 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Pilot scale trial to assess benefits of remote sensing technology to optimise fishing efficiency of tuna ranching operations ORGANISATION: Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association TAGS Oceanography SPECIES Southern Bluefin Tuna
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-127 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing a traditional fishing harvest strategy to support the sustainable harvest of Quampie (Pinctada albina) in Moreton Bay ORGANISATION: David Brewer Consulting (DBC) TAGS Rac Qld Indigenous SPECIES Pearl Oysters
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-152 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the biology and connectivity of deep-water finfish on Australia’s east coast and the impact of fleet dynamics ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries (QLD) TAGS Stock Assessment Reproduction Recreational Fishing Rac Qld Rac Nsw SPECIES Hapuku Goldband Snappers Deepsea Cods
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-125 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Technical support and advice to the Australian fishing and aquaculture sectors on aquatic animal health and biosecurity related matters ORGANISATION: Aquaculture Development and Veterinary Services TAGS Communications Biosecurity Aquaculture Animal Health
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-159 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Consultation pathways for Australian fishing and seafood industry focused RD&E to deliver improved economic, environmental and social benefits to Australia’s Indigenous people through the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) and Indigenous RD&E program support ORGANISATION: Five Cubed Environmental Indigenous Consultants Pty Ltd TAGS Indigenous
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-015 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Understanding the relationship between commercial prawn species population dynamics, fishing patterns and climate in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA TAGS Reproduction Rac Wa Population Dynamics Modelling Harvest Strategy SPECIES King Prawns Tiger Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-111 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Mitigating threatened species bycatch in gillnet fisheries ORGANISATION: Charles Darwin University (CDU) TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Sustainability Bycatch SPECIES Barramundi
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-078 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Improving the management of wildlife interactions in pelagic longline fisheries ORGANISATION: Tuna Australia Ltd TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Rac Cmwth Fishing Gear SPECIES Striped Marlin Swordfish Bigeye Tuna Albacore Southern Bluefin Tuna
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-068 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Multi-fishery collaboration to assess population abundances and post release survival of threatened Sawfish captured in commercial fishing operations in Northern Australia ORGANISATION: Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Ltd TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Tagging Rac Wa Rac Qld Rac Nt