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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-086
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Tuna Champions v2.0: Bluefin and beyond

Tuna Champions (TC) is a groundbreaking program designed to inspire recreational tuna fishers across Australia to adopt the best fishing and handling practices. By focusing on animal welfare, minimising waste, and reducing unnecessary mortality, TC empowers fishers to care for their catch—whether...
ORGANISATION:
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
SPECIES
Longtail Tuna
Bigeye Tuna
Albacore
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Environment
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-150
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Attendance at the Annual Session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) - 4-9 December 2018 in Honolulu, USA

This report is an overview of my attendance at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Meeting 15 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA 9–16 December 2018 which was made possible through a FRDC Development Award. The report includes information on: (i) what issues were discussed at the meeting,...
ORGANISATION:
Narooma Seafood Direct
TAGS
Rac Cmwth
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
Conference
SPECIES
Striped Marlin
Swordfish
Bigeye Tuna
Albacore
Yellowfin Tuna
Industry
Environment
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-098
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Southern Bluefin Tuna: Changing The Trajectory

Life on the Line is the true story of the Southern Bluefin Tuna, its biological traits and its history of exploitation and most recently its recovery. This documentary covers how research, managers and the fishing industry - commercial and recreational have contributed to the recovering status of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Recreational Fishing
Rac Cmwth
SPECIES
Chub Mackerel
Atlantic Mackerel
Shark Mackerel
Slender Tuna
Grey Mackerel
Environment
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-414
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Delivery of focused corporate governance training by the Australian Institute of Company Director's to the newly formed Tuna Australia Ltd board representing stakeholders of the Commonwealth managed Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery

TUNA AUSTRALIA is a newly formed industry association representing statutory fishing right owners and holders, fish processors and sellers, and associate members associated with the Eastern and Western Tuna and Billfish Fisheries of Australia. Tuna Australia has a board and a CEO to collectively...
ORGANISATION:
Tuna Australia Ltd
TAGS
Workshop
Training
Sustainability
Rac Cmwth
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Striped Marlin
Swordfish
Bigeye Tuna
Albacore
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-018
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Determination of the spatial dynamics and movement rates of the principal target species within the Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery and connectivity with the broader western and central Pacific Ocean – beyond tagging

Accessing samples from broadbill swordfish from two sites within the WCPFC area was particularly problematic and was exacerbated by a poor fishing season in 2019. This resulted in samples for broadbill swordfish consisting of samples collected from the ETBF (2 years), Norfolk Island (1 year) and New...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Environment Hobart
TAGS
Tagging
Stock Assessment
Rac Cmwth
Population Dynamics
Harvest Strategy
SPECIES
Striped Marlin
Swordfish
Bigeye Tuna
Albacore
Yellowfin Tuna
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