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Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-020
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Spatial management within the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery

The NSW Department of Primary Industries-Fisheries has outlined the results of a four-year trawl survey (2017-2020) aimed at evaluating spatial management provisions within the NSW Ocean Trawl Fishery (OTF) and the potential for these to be adapted to deal with tactical challenges associated with...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Survey
Stock Assessment
Rac Nsw
Offshore
Health And Safety
SPECIES
Mulloway
King Prawns
School Prawns
Environment
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-708
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries (ACPF) Strategic Plan and Business Plan

The vision of the Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries is that Australian wild catch prawn fisheries will continue to: •Offer safe, high quality products that attract discerning local and overseas consumers •Be environmentally sustainable resource managers using accredited...
ORGANISATION:
Ridge Partners
SPECIES
Royal Red Prawn
Giant Scarlet Prawn
Red Prawn
Black Tiger Prawn
Redspot King Prawn
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Understanding the factors contributing to decreased school prawn productivity in Camden Haven Estuary and associated lakes, to target ameliorative actions

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) presents new information exploring the effect of catchment-derived stressors on Eastern School Prawn. Declines in School Prawn productivity over decadal time scales have been reported anecdotally across many estuaries in New South Wales, and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Rac Nsw
Physiology
Fishing Gear
Estuarine
Climate Adaptation
SPECIES
School Prawns
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-748.20
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: addressing roadblocks to the adoption of economics in fisheries policy (2013/748.20 Communal)

This project has led to the development of three journal articles examining how the use of economic analyses and stock enhancement can lead to improved economic outcomes in Australian wild-capture commercial fisheries. The Seafood Cooperative Research Centre (Seafood CRC) Future Harvest (FH)...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Resource Enhancement
Individual Transferable Quota
Fisheries Management
Economic
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Southern Rock Lobster
Royal Red Prawn
Giant Scarlet Prawn
Red Prawn
People
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-221
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Stock enhancement of the Western School Prawn (Metapenaeus dalli) in the Swan-Canning Estuary; evaluating recruitment limitation, environment and release strategies

Keywords: Aquaculture-based enhancement, recreational fishing, restocking, post-release survival, larval ecology, larval taxonomy, fish predation Executive Summary: This report provides the first comprehensive investigation into the biology and ecology of the Western School Prawn...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
TAGS
Stock Assessment
Restocking
Reproduction
Recreational Fishing
Rac Wa
SPECIES
School Prawns
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-746
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: value adding to the school prawn industry: Clarence River case study

School prawns (Metapenaeus macleayi) are marine and estuarine prawns found along the east coast of Australia, between southern Queensland and eastern Victoria. Given that school prawns are low to medium priced, there is significant opportunity to increase the margin for this species by value adding....
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
TAGS
Media
Marketing
Harvest Strategy
SPECIES
School Prawns
Industry
Industry
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-793.10
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Seafood CRC: optimising quality and value in domestic prawn value chains

The aim of this project was to undertake a value chain analysis (VCA) on four Australian prawn fisheries: SGWCPFA, SBPTOA, CRFC, and MBSIA. Following the VCA to define some improvement strategies/projects, work would then be carried out with the individual fisheries to select, implement and evaluate...
ORGANISATION:
Curtin University
TAGS
Workforce
Trade
Supply Chain
Stakeholder
Resource Access And Allocation
SPECIES
King Prawns
Tiger Prawns
School Prawns
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2001-029
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Studies of the growth and mortality of school prawns

Information about growth and mortality are important in the management of resources because these provide us with an understanding about the productivity of the target population. Estimates are used to assess the impact of fishing upon the target population and the effectiveness of various scenarios...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Resource Enhancement
Reproduction
Mortality
Indigenous
Husbandry
SPECIES
School Prawns
Environment
Environment
Environment
Environment
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