PROJECT NUMBER
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2024-043
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Australian Longline Fishing Pty Ltd
SPECIES
22 results
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-205
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Role of marine reserves in sustainable management of Australia's ocean estate - review of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands bioregion
The statutory requirement to undertake a 10-year review of the Heard and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve led to a proposal to expand the HIMI marine reserve and include new National Park Zones (IUCN II) and Habitat Protection Zone (IUCN IV) arrangements. Subsequently, the total...
ORGANISATION:
TJB Management Pty Ltd
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-173
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2023-066
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2022-108
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
Savoir Consulting
TAGS
PROJECT NUMBER
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2022-012
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2020-108
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Seafood Industry Australia (SIA)
TAGS
Investigating sources of variability in the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Patagonian Toothfish fishery
Project number:
2020-097
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$840,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Dale Maschette
Organisation:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date:
14 Jun 2021
-
9 Jan 2026
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
Science to support Australia’s Southern Ocean Fisheries 2021-2023
Project number:
2020-095
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$1,240,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Philippe Ziegler
Organisation:
University of Tasmania
Project start/end date:
30 Jun 2021
-
30 Mar 2024
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
Southern Ocean IPA: Environmental and ecosystem drivers of catch efficiency within Australia’s subantarctic Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fisheries
Project number:
2019-169
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$372,089.00
Principal Investigator:
Ryan Downie
Organisation:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Project start/end date:
14 Nov 2020
-
31 Aug 2023
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
Southern Ocean IPA - Bottom Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA) for proposed fishing activities by Australia in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Area – 2020 Update
Project number:
2019-155
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$24,000.00
Principal Investigator:
Dirk Welsford
Organisation:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF)
Project start/end date:
4 Feb 2020
-
17 Apr 2020
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
Australia needs to update its Benthic Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA, https://www.apsoi.org/bf-impact) for the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA), to protect the interests of the members of the Southern Ocean IPA (SO-IPA) with respect to fishing by other nations on the population of Heard Island Patagonian toothfish that extends into the SIOFA Area on William's Ridge. According to the rules of SIOFA, the BFIA must be updated in order for Australia to be permitted to fish this area. Austral Fisheries, as part of this project, will also take the opportunity to further update the BFIA so that the company can be permitted to fish with traps to target lobster (e.g. Jasus paulensis and Palinurus delagoae) in the SIOFA Area. This work entails an updated estimation of the Australian fishing footprint and the risk of direct impacts by planned bottom fishing on VMEs.
The proponents have consulted with AFMA and the Department of Agriculture, and both agencies agree that this project is a priority for delivering the Australian Government Toothfish Strategy.
This EoI meets the objectives of the SO-IPA :
4.1.a: ensuring the Australian Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic fisheries are managed on an ecologically sustainable basis;
4.1.b: investing in targeted RD&E activities that address the following issues:
i: Sustainable development of the fishery and industry;
ii. Security of resource access and property rights;
viii. Australian participation/involvement with international arrangements for resources conservation and management;
ix. Improved biological and ecological understanding of the main target fish species; and
xi. Identify areas of the Australian Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic fisheries where innovation can make significant positive impacts (e.g. new assessment methods).
It also meets the SO-IPA Strategic RD&E investment priority areas:
2. Spatial stock structure and movement dynamics for key species;
5. Assess and determine a wide range of ecological impacts;
11. Improving efficiencies in assessment methodologies and fisheries management taking into account both national and international aspects of the Kerguelen Plateau region;
12. Scope the research, exploration and development of new fisheries.
1. An updated estimation of Australia’s bottom fishing footprint using approved fishing gear types (trawl, dropline, longline) and a risk assessment of significant adverse impacts on VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) by Australian vessels using these gear types in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Area.
2. A risk assessment of significant adverse impacts on VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) by Australian vessels using traps in the SIOFA Area.
3. Deliver the BFIA to the SIOFA SC5 meeting in La Réunion, March-April 2019.
4. Achieve approval of Australia's updated BFIA by the SIOFA SC5 meeting.
Final report
ISBN:
978-1-876934-41-5
Authors:
Dirk Welsford
Philippe Ziegler
Dale Maschette and Mike Sumner
Final Report
•
2020-11-01
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1.82 MB
2019-155-DLD.pdf
This project by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has updated Australia’s bottom fishing impact assessment for the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) area. The historic Australian fishing footprint was revised to include:
- A small amount of fishing effort which had not been included in the original footprint presented to SIOFA (Williams et al. 2011; Delegation of Australia 2018); and
- Updated bathymetric data for the entire SIOFA area.
In addition, an assessment was conducted of Australia’s intention to undertake fishing using integrated weight longline to target Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) on William’s Ridge, according to SIOFA CMM 2019/05, and potting for Spiny Lobsters (Palinurus spp. and Jasus paulensis) within its historical fishing footprint from 2020/21.
- A small amount of fishing effort which had not been included in the original footprint presented to SIOFA (Williams et al. 2011; Delegation of Australia 2018); and
- Updated bathymetric data for the entire SIOFA area.
In addition, an assessment was conducted of Australia’s intention to undertake fishing using integrated weight longline to target Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) on William’s Ridge, according to SIOFA CMM 2019/05, and potting for Spiny Lobsters (Palinurus spp. and Jasus paulensis) within its historical fishing footprint from 2020/21.
The Australian fishing footprint in the SIOFA area was updated with a small amount of data from trawling and longlining on William’s Ridge in SIOFA Statistical Area 7. Inclusion of the fishing effort from William’s Ridge increased the total area of Australia’s historical fishing footprint in the SIOFA area by 3280 km2 or 1.4%. The overlap of the Australian fishing footprint with the total SIOFA area was 0.85%.
The status and impact of the proposed longline and potting activities on target species (Patagonian Toothfish and Spiny Lobsters), bycatch species and VMEs was assessed. The report recommends monitoring of target, bycatch and VME species, including the collection of biological data and deployment of cameras on longlines and pots, and mitigation measures such as pot limits and move-on rules to avoid high bycatch and VME interaction rates.
Based on the current monitoring, mitigation and management arrangements, including effort limitation under CMM 2019/05 and those recommended here, the residual risk of the proposed Australian fishing activities in the SIOFA area causing or contributing to Significant Adverse Impacts (SAI) to stocks of Patagonian Toothfish, Spiny Lobsters, associated bycatch species or VME was considered to be low.
The status and impact of the proposed longline and potting activities on target species (Patagonian Toothfish and Spiny Lobsters), bycatch species and VMEs was assessed. The report recommends monitoring of target, bycatch and VME species, including the collection of biological data and deployment of cameras on longlines and pots, and mitigation measures such as pot limits and move-on rules to avoid high bycatch and VME interaction rates.
Based on the current monitoring, mitigation and management arrangements, including effort limitation under CMM 2019/05 and those recommended here, the residual risk of the proposed Australian fishing activities in the SIOFA area causing or contributing to Significant Adverse Impacts (SAI) to stocks of Patagonian Toothfish, Spiny Lobsters, associated bycatch species or VME was considered to be low.
Southern Ocean IPA (Austral Fisheries only) - Chemical profiling of Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) from the Heard Island and McDonald Islands fishery
Project number:
2019-145
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$45,567.50
Principal Investigator:
Rhys Arangio
Organisation:
Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
18 Jul 2020
-
29 Oct 2020
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
We have seen evidence of counterfeit versions of our Glacier 51 Toothfish brand being used in international markets. We want to be able to provide verifiable proof that the toothfish product carrying our label is in fact our fish, while at the same time be able to decipher where this counterfeit product is being sourced from. Source Certain International's (SCI), Source Connect program will aim to deliver the capacity to verify toothfish provenance to the specific area within the HIMI fishery or to prove that certain toothfish product is not from the HIMI fishery. If this succeeds, we may be able to map the chemical profile of toothfish globally, to help this issue more broadly. This process may also have additional scientific benefits with regard to stock structure and movement, but we will not know the potential of this until initial samples are analysed.
1. Establish that there are sufficient markers determinable for Patagonian Toothfish to construct the TSW Trace® profile (fingerprint).
2. Establish if there are any limitations as to where on the fish the sample of flesh required for analysis needs to be collected to build the appropriate reference database and in turn, how does this limit the scope of any in-market investigation.
3. Investigation the application of Source Certain's technology to map the fishery and potentially enable the discrimination and hence verification of tooth fish flesh to a discrete provenance location, a zone within the fishery.
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2019-094
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd
SPECIES
Southern Ocean IPA - variation to 2018-124: Science to support Australia's Southern Ocean Fisheries 2018-2020. Addition of Heard Island Patagonian Toothfish 2019 Stock Assessment Review
Project number:
2018-218
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$12,808.00
Principal Investigator:
Rhys Arangio
Organisation:
Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd
Project start/end date:
3 Sep 2019
-
30 Sep 2019
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
Southern Ocean IPA - Impact of environmental variability on the Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fishery
Project number:
2018-133
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure:
$586,621.25
Principal Investigator:
Stuart P. Corney
Organisation:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date:
28 Feb 2019
-
27 Feb 2022
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
SPECIES
Southern Ocean IPA - Science to support Australia’s Southern Ocean Fisheries 2018-2020
Project number:
2018-124
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$1,345,640.04
Principal Investigator:
Philippe Ziegler
Organisation:
University of Tasmania
Project start/end date:
26 Nov 2018
-
30 Mar 2021
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
For the sustainable management of the HIMI fishery, AFMA and the Australian fishing industry require further research to (1) support and improve data collection programs, (2) reduce sources of uncertainty in icefish and toothfish assessments, (3) provide avenues for adaptation of the fishery to climate change, and (4) monitor, evaluate and mitigate fish and skate/ray bycatch, seabird bycatch and cetacean depredation. There is also a need to support Australian research activities in CCAMLR’s exploratory fisheries, in particular in developing research plans and delivering progress towards the development of a sustainable toothfish harvest strategy in the AAT.
1. Support and improve the collection of biological, ecological and population dynamics data for key target and bycatch species in the toothfish and icefish fisheries at Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) and in the Ross & Amundsen Seas
2. Provide robust estimates of key population parameters (growth, reproduction, recruitment, mortality, and movement) and their uncertainty for toothfish, mackerel icefish, and key bycatch species at HIMI and in the AAT
3. Develop, implement and improve stock assessment methods that account for species population dynamics and ecosystem linkages, and uncertainty in key parameters and processes at HIMI and in East Antarctica
4. Evaluate environmental impacts on the HIMI fishery and develop adaptation strategies to climate change on the Kerguelen Plateau
5. Monitor, evaluate and mitigate fish and skate/ray bycatch, seabird bycatch and cetacean depredation in the HIMI longline fleet
Final report
ISBN:
978-1-876934-38-5
Authors:
Philippe Ziegler
Dirk Welsford
Dale Maschette
Tim Lamb
Simon Wotherspoon
Jaimie Cleeland
Genevieve Phillips
Gabrielle Nowara
James Dell
Bryn Farmer and Andy Nicholls
Final Report
•
2022-04-01
•
10.55 MB
2018-124-DLD.pdf
This collaborative project between the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) and the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) addressed key research needs between 2018 and 2020 for Patagonian Toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), Antarctic Toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni) and Mackerel Icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) which are targeted by Australian fishing vessels at Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), Macquarie Island (MI) and in exploratory fisheries managed by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in the Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) and the Ross and Amundsen Seas. The project substantially advanced our understanding of the population dynamics of Toothfish and Icefish, in particular it provided robust estimates of key population parameters, and updated and improved the stock assessments for these species at HIMI. Significant work was also conducted to evaluate seabird interactions in the HIMI Toothfish longline fishery, assess skate bycatch at HIMI, and advance research towards the development of an integrated stock assessment for Toothfish in the AAT.
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2017-100
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-021
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Southern Ocean IPA - Stock Connectivity of Antarctic toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni)
This project, undertaken by the department of environment and Energy, Australian Antarctic Division, delineates the stock structure of the Antarctic Toothfish in the Southern Ocean, and evaluates the species' suitability for the close-kin mark-recapture method for estimation of biomass in East...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2013-711.40
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Seafood CRC: new opportunities for seafood processing waste
This report summarises the research undertaken under FRDC 2013/711.40: New Opportunities for Seafood Processing Waste
Industry consultation and the development of a modified value chain analysis framework for new products from processing waste resulted in eleven industry case studies being...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
Development of robust assessment methods and harvest strategies for spatially complex, multi-jurisdictional toothfish fisheries in the Southern Ocean
Project number:
2013-013
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$1,365,672.44
Principal Investigator:
Dirk Welsford
Organisation:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date:
5 Sep 2013
-
29 Jun 2017
Contact:
FRDC
TAGS
SPECIES
Demersal fishing interactions with marine benthos in the Australian EEZ of the Southern Ocean: an assessment of the vulnerability of benthic habitats to impact by demersal gears
Project number:
2006-042
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$1,243,870.89
Principal Investigator:
Andrew Constable
Organisation:
Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Project start/end date:
30 Jul 2006
-
1 Oct 2010
Contact:
FRDC
SPECIES
This project addresses policy objectives identified under the Fisheries Management Act (FMA, 1991) and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC, 1999) relating to long term ecological sustainability of marine resources and environments in the AFZ. It will address the need to identify impacts of fishing activities on target and non-target species (FMA, 1991, Section 3, Part 1b) and how potential impacts might be mitigated to ensure the continued ecological viability of natural marine resources including benthic habitats in the Australian EEZ (EA, 2002). As such, the proposed project specifically addresses objectives relevant to the strategic assessment of the HIMI fishery (EA, 2002) and is also directly relevant to Program 2 (ecosystem-based fisheries management) outlined in AFMA’s strategic research plan, to base management decisions on a knowledge of impacts on fisheries ecosystems and minimize impacts arising from fishing activities (AFMA, 2005). It will also provide information that will help satisfy the requirements of the Marine Stewardship Council for certifying the mackerel icefish fishery. These requirements include undertaking an assessment of risks to benthic systems and identifying a strategy to mitigate moderate to high risks. The outputs could also be used to help understand the role and adequacy of the HIMI Marine Reserve and Conservation Zones.
The ecological assessment of fishery impacts in the Southern Ocean has also been identified by the SARAG as a priority research area. The proposed project will address three priority projects identified as part of the ecological assessment of the fishery research plan, which are:
• The effects of trawling on benthic ecosystems in the HIMI region,
• The effects of longline fishing on benthic ecosystems, and
• The effects of trap fishing on benthic ecosystems.
References
(see reference list in "Background" section)
1. To develop deep sea camera technologies that can be easily deployed during fishing operations, to facilitate widespread observations of demersal fishing activities (trawl, longline and trap) and their interactions with benthic environments.
2. To assess the vulnerability of benthic communities in Sub-Antarctic (Australian AFZ) and high latitude areas of the Southern Ocean (Australian EEZ) to demersal fishing using trawls, long-lines or traps, using video and still camera technologies.
3. To assess the risk of demersal fishing to long-term sustainability of benthic communities in these areas, based on the assessment of vulnerability and information from the literature on potential recovery of benthic species and habitats.
4. To recommend mitigation strategies by avoidance or gear modification, where identified to be needed, and practical guidelines to minimise fishing impacts on benthic communities.
Final report
PROJECT NUMBER
•
2000-109
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
SPECIES
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