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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-172
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Methods to profile and connect the provenance of wild caught prawn fisheries and their values to the community

The wild prawn industry, as a key influencer of the community's (sustainability) perception of the Australian seafood industry, has addressed identified risks to social license so that it can protect its legal license to operate in public waters. This report provides the results and conclusions on...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Communities
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-308
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigating options to improve bycatch reduction in tropical prawn trawl fisheries - a workshop for fishers

Since 2000 the use of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) and turtle excluder devices (TEDs) has been a mandatory requirement in most tropical prawn trawl fisheries in Australia. Despite this period of mandatory use, the number of BRD designs has remained largely unchanged and their performance can, at...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-065
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Disseminating existing bycatch reduction and fuel efficiency technologies throughout Australia's prawn fisheries

Prawn trawling is among the world's least selective fishing methods, the unintended consequence being large quantities of bycatch. It is also a method that can disturb benthic habitats and use large quantities of fuel—a significant running cost for many fisheries. Issues of bycatch and fuel...
ORGANISATION:
IC Independent Consulting Pty Ltd
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
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