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Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-183
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Identifying and synthesizing key messages from projects funded by the FRDC Indigenous Reference Group

What the report is about This project identifies, synthesises and summarises the key messages of eight projects that have been funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and the Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) on fisheries. These key messages have been presented through a...
ORGANISATION:
Land to Sea Consulting

Implementation of an environmental management system for Victoria's bay and inlet fisheries

Project number: 2002-090
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $80,000.00
Principal Investigator: Ross McGowan
Organisation: Seafood Industry Victoria Inc (SIV)
Project start/end date: 5 Apr 2002 - 30 Jun 2005
Contact:
FRDC

Need

In recent years, the environmental performance of the fishing industry, in general, and more visible sectors like bay and inlet fisheries in particular, has come under increasing scrutiny. Concurrently, a number of initiatives have or are being implemented that directly address this environmental performance. These include SCFA's framework for implementation of ESD in Australia's fisheries, changes to Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act and the new Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, Seafood Services Australia initiatives, eco-labelling such as the Marine Stewardship Council, and environmental management planning at more local levels.

With the success of the buy-out removing most of the latent and part time operators from bay and inlet fisheries, it is critical that those fishers who chose to remain in the industry take proactive steps that will ensure their security of tenure in the fishery and certainty for the resource they harvest and the environment they operate in.

As a first step towards this goal, the Bay and Inlet fishers held an Industry workshop in July 2000 to identify and discuss the issues that need to be addressed to ensure their fisheries have a sustainable future. After that meeting an application was made to FRDC for funding to facilitate the progression towards Environmental certification for the Bay and Inlets fisheries. That application was unsuccessful. Since then bay and inlet fishers have canvassed many options for resourcing an EMS process for their fishery cumulating in another workshop held at Welshpool in October 2001 and the forming of an all encompassing state bay and inlet fishery association, Eco-Fish Victoria.

Although the fisheries in the bays and inlet are managed separately, and there are separate industry/regional associations, the issues confronting industry are common to all bays and inlets. Consequently, industry members agreed that these issues should be dealt with on a state-wide basis through establishing one industry body to facilitate the development and implementation of EMS’s for Victorian bay and inlet fishers. That new Industry association will have a close affiliation with SIV

Importantly the Victorian bay and inlet sector of industry have reached a consensus regarding hard decisions for a sustainable future for them and their fishery. Their commitment is to ensure all fishery activities measure-up against best practice when it comes to managing the resource, by-catch, habitat and the marine environment.

Objectives

1. To document and review fishing practices in Victoria's bays and inlets
2. Review and analyze existing codes of conduct and/or amend or develop new codes as required
3. Develop an environmental management plan (EMS)
4. To address community and other stakeholders perceptions of bay and inlet fisheries
6. To identify options for environmental certification with independent audit

Final report

ISBN: 0-­9579124­2­0
Author: Ross McGowan
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-038
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales: determining catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge needs

This report presents the results of a Fisheries Research Development Corporation (FRDC) funded study of Aboriginal fisheries in New South Wales. A key objective of the study was to address information gaps in relation to catch, cultural significance of species and traditional fishing knowledge (TFK)...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) Lismore Campus
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-197
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Developing FRDC’s 2020-2025 RD&E Plan

This report covers the second of two CSIRO contributions to the project FRDC 2018-197. This project was reviewing FRDC research objectives through a process that developed alternative scenarios of possible futures relevant to Australian fisheries. Discussed here is the development of a...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)

Women in Seafood Australasia - Understanding, supporting and promoting effective participation by women within the Australian seafood industry

Project number: 2018-174
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $201,500.00
Principal Investigator: Heidi J. Mumme
Organisation: Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)
Project start/end date: 19 Sep 2019 - 19 Sep 2021
Contact:
FRDC

Need

A comprehensive and wide ranging understanding of the current levels of engagement of women in the seafood sector will provide a valuable and ongoing resource to the wider seafood sector to increase women's engagement and participation.

To support and promote the value of fully engaged women participating effectively and helping to secure the future viability of the Australian seafood industry WISA needs to build critical skills of seafood women, delivered in a way that is accessible to them and encourages participation from rural and regional areas. This is particularly important for women under 30.

Researching (nationally and internationally) and better understanding the value of having greater diversity within seafood enterprises, associations, research agencies, at senior management, board and committee level will help WISA create an integrated online and offline skills development platform. The platform will need to be easily accessible by women, focused on the specific and particular needs of women and support and encourage greater participation by women in the seafood industry.

While there are resources available e.g e-leaders program there is a need for these resources to be reviewed and updated to target the specific needs of seafood women. Additionally, WISA needs to form strategic and mutually beneficial partnerships/alliances with other relevant organisations and networks and work with them to capitalise on opportunities provided through these partnerships.

Having skilled women is not sufficient to ensure that women are successful and effective contributors. It is also necessary to develop a specific pathway program for women to gain the confidence necessary to nominate and be selected for key management, board and committees. This will help seafood enterprises and organisations (industry, research and government) to increase diversity by enabling access to skilled women able to contribute to their success.

Objectives

1. 1 To create a baseline (quantitative and qualitative) against which progress and impact of WISA activities can be measured.
2. 2 To establish an online skills platform to provide access to training by women in rural and regional areas that will support greater diversity in seafood enterprises, research agencies and industry associations.
3. 3. To deliver the Women in Seafood Pathways program targeting at least 15 graduates initially.
4. To establish a communications and extension program to highlight the roles of women in seafood and the value diversity provides to the seafood industry and community.

Final report

Authors: Kirsten Abernethy Heidi Mumme and Karen Holder
Final Report • 2022-10-01 • 1.13 MB
2018-174-DLD.pdf

Summary

This FRDC project, Understanding, supporting and promoting effective participation by women in the Australian seafood industry, was pivotal for WISA in supporting its future direction as an organisation. Research undertaken showcased the significance of the roles and contributions of seafood women and exposed the structural and cultural barriers faced by women in the industry. The provision of a bespoke entry level leadership program for women using an online format has provided WISA with greater understanding of the professional development needs of seafood women and how to deliver these effectively. The popularity and success of communication and extension activities incorporated into three key events throughout the project, including presentations, panel sessions, webinars, workshops and networking events, met several objectives including: increasing industry recognition of the contributions of seafood women, highlighting the value inclusion and diversity provides to industry and communities, and identifying ways forward to shift structures and cultures impeding women’s participation and progression in the industry. Underpinned and supported by this project, WISA underwent a renewal including developing a strategic framework to deliver more to its members targeting the evidence-based needs of women in seafood, as well as transitioning to a new company structure which has resulted in a more effectively governed organisation.
Final Report • 2023-02-01 • 2.84 MB
2018-174-2-DLD.pdf

Summary

Women of the Australian Seafood Industry: Women’s contribution, their roles and what women need to succeed, reports the findings of the research component of the Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA) project: 2018-174 Understanding, supporting and promoting effective participation by women in the Australian seafood industry.
Women are an important component of the Australian seafood industry, present in every sector working in the supply chain and with the industry, and every organisation type. Until this project, Australia had little data on women’s contributions to the seafood industry and the roles women play. Furthermore, there was little industry-wide understanding of women’s experiences working in the Australian seafood industry, if and where there are inequalities and gendered differences in experiences, and where barriers lie to women fully participating and progressing in the industry.
This national project used a combination of data sources, including Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data, in depth key informant interviews, and an online survey, to reveal answers to these questions first asked by Women in Seafood Australasia twenty years ago.
People
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-034
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Golden fish: evaluating and optimising the biological, social and economic returns of small-scale fisheries

This project investigates recreational and commercial fisher motivations for using a fishery and the beliefs, attitudes and perceived benefits of aquaculture-based enhancement programs and other management options. It also determines the total economic value for recreational fishing for Blue Swimmer...
ORGANISATION:
Murdoch University
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