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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)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-086
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Development of a national sector-specific biosecurity plan guideline and template for the farmed freshwater native finfish industry of Australia

These guidelines were developed as part of Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) project number 2019-086: Development of a national sector-specific biosecurity plan guideline and template for the farmed freshwater native finfish industry of Australia and in accordance with: •...
ORGANISATION:
Freshwater Native Fish Association (FNFA)
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
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