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Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-201
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Implementing a spatial assessment and decision process to improve fishery management outcomes using geo-referenced diver data

Fishing activity was captured across 53,852 one Hectare hex grid cells across Tasmania. A total of 113,164 diving hours were recorded across 125,536 individual fishing events (Table 1). Between 2012 and 2016, the Tasmanian Geo-Fishery Dependent Data (GFDD) program captured between 85 % and 90 % of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Survey
Rac Tas
Harvest Strategy
Fishing Effort
Behaviour
SPECIES
Blacklip Abalone
Greenlip Abalone
People
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-213
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Tackle Box - Fishing at home during Covid 19

This project examined the impact of Covid-19 on recreational fishing using a citizen science approach. The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) teamed up with Infofish Australia Pty Ltd to use recaptures of tagged fish in Queensland and fishing competitions around Australia in novel...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF)
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Mental Health
Innovation
Habitat
Economic
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-067
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Investigate changes in acceptance of wild caught Barramundi in the foodservice and hospitality market sectors

In 2017 and 2018, wild-caught Barramundi fishers experienced large price fluctuations, with prices falling to an all-time low. Anecdotal information suggested that this was, in part, due to a lack of development in packaging, presentation and grading of products, which in turn had seen demand from...
ORGANISATION:
Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
TAGS
Wild Catch
Rac Qld
Rac Nt
Marketing
Market Opportunities
SPECIES
Barramundi
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-013
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Australian Sea Country Conference 2024

This report outlines the key findings, survey results, and contributions from the inaugural Australian Sea Country Conference highlighting the innovative discussions and forward-thinking outcomes that will shape the future of Sea Country governance in Australia. The conference, held over...
ORGANISATION:
Aboriginal Sea Company
TAGS
Indigenous
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-003
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Understanding the stock structure of Rock Flathead and the role of movement dynamics in influencing the performance of the Corner Inlet fishery

Rock Flathead (Platycephalus laevigatus) is a marine fish that inhabits shallow seagrass habitats across southern Australia, with a distribution extending from Greenwell Point in New South Wales to Geographe Bay in Western Australia, including Tasmania. The species supports recreational fisheries...
ORGANISATION:
Deakin University Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
TAGS
Sustainability
Stock Assessment
Rac Vic
Migration
Fishing Gear
SPECIES
Rock Flathead
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-101
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT

Investigation of the direct and indirect role of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) on Western Rock Lobster settlement processes: with consideration of the potential role of contaminants

The influence of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) on coastal ecosystems of the West Coast Bioregion of Western Australia, and particularly its impact on the Western Rock Lobster (WRL) and the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF), is poorly understood. This is despite that the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Threatened Endangered Protected Species
Stock Assessment
Stakeholder
Resource Access And Allocation
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-260
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assess causes and implications of anomalous low lobster catch rates in the shallow water areas near the centre of the Western Rock Lobster fishery

Current and former West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) fishers have anecdotally observed a trend of low catch rates since the 1990’s in the near-shore shallow water areas (<8 m) near the centre of the fishery (Dongara-Leeman). Since the atypically low puerulus counts of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
TAGS
Wild Catch
Stock Assessment
Distribution
SPECIES
Western Rock Lobster
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-071
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish: maximising post-release survival of line caught flathead taken in sheltered coastal waters

Flathead represent the largest catch of any fish group taken by recreational fishers in Australia and, after bream, account for the greatest numbers of fish released by recreational fishers (National Recreational Fishing Survey). Flathead are taken around Australia, with catches concentrated...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
TAGS
Recreational Fishing
Mortality
Fishing Technology
Fishing Gear
Fisheries Management
SPECIES
Dusky Flathead
Southern Sand Flathead
Flatheads
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-359
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Risk assessment for the NSW seafood industry

Seafood, unlike most other foods, can pose serious food poisoning risks simply as a result of their biology and/or the way in which they are consumed. This problem is further exacerbated by the fact that animals posing a risk do not show any signs that can easily distinguish them from...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
TAGS
Training
Traceability
Modelling
Health And Safety
Food Safety
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