PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-062 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Methods to account for climate impacts in fishery models and management: Case study example of environmental contributors that affect Tiger Prawn population dynamics ORGANISATION: CSIRO Agriculture and Food Bribie Island TAGS Rac Cmwth Modelling Ecosystem Climate Mitigation Climate Adaptation SPECIES Tiger Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-060 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Pursuing Marine Stewardship Council Certification for the Australian Southern Rock Lobster fisheries ORGANISATION: Southern Rocklobster Ltd (SRL) TAGS Social Acceptability Market Opportunities Fisheries Management SPECIES Southern Rock Lobster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-058 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Aboriginal Fisheries Business Development Program ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW) TAGS Rac Nsw Indigenous Development Business
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-052 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Novel fishery independent, biological and economic-processing methods to underpin expansion of Australia's fastest growing fishery, the Western Rock Octopus ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys TAGS Rac Wa Economic SPECIES Octopuses
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-051 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Ecologically sustainable aquaculture growth through Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) – Incorporating IMTA nutrient modelling into regulatory frameworks. ORGANISATION: Flinders University TAGS Sustainability Rac Sa Fisheries Management Aquaculture SPECIES Southern Bluefin Tuna Yellowtail Kingfish Atlantic Salmon Pacific Oyster Blue Mussel
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-046 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Creation and establishment of individual biosecurity plans across Australian Barramundi Farmers Association (ABFA) member farms ORGANISATION: Future Fisheries Veterinary Service Pty Ltd (FFVS) TAGS Biosecurity Aquaculture SPECIES Barramundi
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-042 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Development of molecular detection methods for myxosporean parasites infecting Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi ORGANISATION: RMIT University Bundoora Campus TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-041 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Targeted research to detect and reduce the impact of Kudoa-Unicapsula-Soft-Flesh Syndrome (KUSFS) in Australian Yellowtail Kingfish and Mahi Mahi. ORGANISATION: CSIRO Agriculture and Food St Lucia TAGS Seafood Quality Rac Nsw Diagnostic Consumer SPECIES Yellowtail Kingfish Mahi Mahis
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-040 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing stock assessment approaches and management frameworks for enhanced and environmentally driven stocks: an inland fisheries case study ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW) TAGS Stock Assessment Recreational Fishing Rac Vic Rac Sa Rac Qld SPECIES Silver Perch Golden Perch Freshwater Catfish Murray Cods
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-039 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assessing the effectiveness of LEDs, T90 cod-end/grid trawl systems and net modifications for reducing bycatch and improving efficiency and selectivity of catches in South Australian prawn fisheries ORGANISATION: Flinders University TAGS Trawl Rac Sa Innovation Efficiency Bycatch SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-036 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Understanding drivers of jellyfish blooms in the Hawkesbury estuary ORGANISATION: Griffith University Gold Coast Campus TAGS Trawl Rac Nsw SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-035 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Precision Oyster Farming with Artificial Intelligence: Oyster Metrics ORGANISATION: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) Hobart TAGS Productivity Data Artificial Intelligence Aquaculture SPECIES Sydney Rock Oyster Pacific Oyster
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-034 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Land Based Fishing Platforms: a guide to understanding current technologies and the processes required to developing fishing jetties ORGANISATION: Recfishwest TAGS Recreational Fishing Rac Wa
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-033 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Data measures of success against ACPF 2021-2026 Strategic Plan ORGANISATION: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF) TAGS Social Acceptability Marketing Consumer Community SPECIES Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-031 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Post graduate support for novel governance for a changing ocean ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Leadership Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-029 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Mapping the economic and social contributions of the NT seafood industry – Part 2 ORGANISATION: Northern Territory Seafood Council (NTSC) TAGS Social Science Social Science Rac Nt Economic
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-025 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Rural Women's Award 2023-2026 bursaries ORGANISATION: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) TAGS Leadership Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-024 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Responsible fisheries and aquaculture - Activating a comprehensive Ecological, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting data system to uplift sustainability and traceability ORGANISATION: CSIRO Environment TAGS Sustainability Data
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-021 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT National Fish Habitat and Climate Response Partnership ORGANISATION: OzFish Unlimited TAGS Wild Catch Recreational Fishing Indigenous Habitat Climate Change
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-020 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Developing skills and capabilities of middle-management and supervisory staff on Australian prawn farms (pilot program) ORGANISATION: Australian Prawn Farmers Association (APFA) TAGS Workforce Leadership Capacity Building SPECIES Black Tiger Prawn Banana Prawns
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-018 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Women in the Seafood Industry of the Northern Territory: Participation, Contribution and Workforce Retention (PhD) ORGANISATION: Charles Darwin University (CDU) TAGS Workforce Research Leadership Labour Capacity Building
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-012 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Reviewing solutions to reduce unwanted fisher interactions with elasmobranchs ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries (QLD) TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Rac Wa Rac Qld Rac Nt Rac Nsw
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-011 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Sea Change: co-developing pathways to mitigate and adapt to a changing climate for fisheries and aquaculture in Australia ORGANISATION: University of Tasmania (UTAS) TAGS Climate Resilience Climate Mitigation Climate Change Adaptation
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-009 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Reducing impacts on threatened, endangered, and protected species in the Queensland East Coast Otter Trawl Fishery ORGANISATION: Department of Primary Industries (QLD) TAGS Threatened Endangered Protected Species Rac Qld Education Capacity Building Bycatch SPECIES Prawns Skates Rays
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-006 PROJECT STATUS: CURRENT Assess the future needs of Australia's aquatic animal disease diagnostic system ORGANISATION: University of Sydney (USYD) TAGS Disease Diagnostic Biosecurity Aquaculture Animal Health SPECIES Barramundi Atlantic Salmon Black Tiger Prawn Blacklip Abalone Greenlip Abalone