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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-163
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Feasibility of recreational scalefish enhancement in Tasmania

Recreational fishing plays a significant social and economic role in Tasmania, with one in four residents participating annually. The most recent state wide survey reported that recreational fishers retained over 830,000 finfish and released or discarded an additional 1.2 million. The recreational...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Resource Enhancement
Recreational Fishing
Rac Tas
SPECIES
Black Bream
Snapper
Estuary Perch
Southern Sand Flathead
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-012
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Postgraduate funding - Stock structure and connectivity of Black Bream including implications for management

The research in this report was undertaken as part of Koster Sarakinis’s PhD project at the University of Adelaide supervised by Professor Bronwyn Gillanders (University of Adelaide), Dr Patrick Reis Santos (University of Adelaide), Dr Qifeng Ye (SARDI Aquatic Sciences), and Dr Jason...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
TAGS
Training
Stock Assessment
Rac Sa
Fisheries Management
Estuarine
SPECIES
Black Bream
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-181
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The End of an Era: Acknowledging the socio-cultural history and contribution of Australian small-scale fisheries

With little fanfare or attention, commercial fishing in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria ceased on 1 April 2020. The small-scale commercial fishery, which was crucial to the establishment of the town of Lakes Entrance roughly 150 years ago, was closed by the Victorian State...
ORGANISATION:
A Twigg
TAGS
Workshop
Wild Catch
Wellbeing
Rac Vic
Human Dimensions Research
SPECIES
Blue Weed Whiting
Yelloweye Mullet
Black Bream
Silver Trevally
Yellowtail Scad
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-091
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of national-scale tracking of commercially important fish species

In this FRDC project, a team from Integrated Marine Observing System Animal Tracking Facility (IMOS ATF), in coordination with state and federal agencies and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Providers Network (RPN) met. They systematically reconfigured the IMOS ATF national network to...
ORGANISATION:
Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Remote Sensing
Recreational Fishing
Migration
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Spanish Mackerel
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Yellowfin Bream
Black Bream
Snapper
Blank
Environment
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-012
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigating social acceptance for the wild catch commercial fishing industry of Southeast Queensland

This research project aimed to develop an engagement strategy that would assist the Southeast Queensland (SEQ) wild catch commercial fishing industry to gain social acceptance, or a Social Licence to Operate (SLO). SLO is needed to maintain access to the resource and market confidence. A scan of...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Survey
Stakeholder
Resource Access And Allocation
Rac Qld
SPECIES
Tarwhine
Pikey Bream
Frypan Bream
Yellowfin Bream
Black Bream
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-034
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Golden fish: evaluating and optimising the biological, social and economic returns of small-scale fisheries

This project investigates recreational and commercial fisher motivations for using a fishery and the beliefs, attitudes and perceived benefits of aquaculture-based enhancement programs and other management options. It also determines the total economic value for recreational fishing for Blue Swimmer...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
TAGS
Responsible Fishing
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
Indigenous
Harvest Strategy
SPECIES
Black Bream
Blue Swimmer Crab
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