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PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-208
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Habitat modification and its influence on prawn and crab fisheries

Experimental trawling in Gulf St Vincent indicated that epifaunal assemblages experienced substantial trawling mortality, which varied depending on sediment characteristics. Locations with strong currents and coarse sediments experienced minimal effects, whereas those with weak currents and...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-774
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: harvest strategy evaluations and co-management for the Moreton Bay trawl fishery

The Moreton Bay otter trawl fishery is a multispecies fishery, with the majority of the catch composed of various species of prawns, squid and Moreton Bay Bugs. The project was an initiative of the MBSIA and developed from concerns over a number of issues. These included concern over declining...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-750
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: bio-economic model for SA prawn trawl fisheries

In recent years Australian wild catch prawn fisheries have had to compete with increasing volumes of cheaper, aquacultured imports. This has resulted in reductions in prawn prices and reduced profitability for prawn fisheries. Historically, the primary focus of management for these fisheries has...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-006
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

The impact of habitat loss and rehabilitation on recruitment to the NSW eastern king prawn fishery

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) presents new information exploring the linkages between estuarine habitats and exploited species. Establishing linkages between fisheries and the habitats that support them is essential to the effective management and repair of marine and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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