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PROJECT NUMBER
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2017-210
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
National fisheries and aquaculture industry social and economic contributions study: Phase 1
This report presents estimates of the economic contribution of Australia’s fisheries and aquaculture industries to the Australian community for 2017/18. It forms part of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Contributions Study (FRDC project 2017-210) which was funded by the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
TAGS
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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2005-029
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
Seafood CRC: Factors limiting resilience and recovery of fished abalone populations
The aims of this project were to:
Determine the efficacy of translocation of mature abalone for stock rebuilding
Identify key ecological processes that limit stock recovery
Quantify the scale of 'spillover' from translocated populations
Cost-benefit analysis of rehabilitated...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
SPECIES
PROJECT NUMBER
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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
Seafood CRC: Improved understanding of economics in fisheries harvest strategies
Project number:
2013-748.40
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$31,830.00
Principal Investigator:
Ian Knuckey
Organisation:
Seafood CRC Company Ltd
Project start/end date:
14 Aug 2014
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26 Feb 2015
Contact:
FRDC
Successful adoption of fisheries harvest strategies is benefited by a good understanding of the underlying concepts. Generally, the concept of "sustainability" is well understood by all stakeholders and has been implemented in all state and Commonwealth harvest strategies around Australia. The concept of "Maximum Economic Yield" (MEY) in fisheries harvest strategies, on the other hand, is far less well understood and (as a result?) is much more poorly implemented.
Despite improvements in the assessment and harvest strategy process over the last decade, there
remains a great deal of industry frustration and misunderstanding about how this translates into
management decisions. Having spoken to many industry members during this time, we know that
much (but not all) of this frustration is a direct result of lack of knowledge about assessment
techniques and assumptions, and how these interplay with the harvest strategy. Once they have
acquired this knowledge, Industry members, with their extensive experience on the water, become extremely valuable members of RAGs and MACs and can help improve the assessment and management process and the understanding of other members.
A better understanding of the MEY concept, particularly by the commercial fishing industry is urgently required so there is better support for and implementation of MEY-based harvest strategies.
1. Increase the level of understanding of industry and fisheries managers on the role and benefits of fisheries economics in fisheries management
2. Production of a short (5-8minute) video on economics in fisheries harvest strategies.
3. Production of a power point presentation on the economics in fisheries in harvest strategies.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-9941559-7-9
Authors:
Ian Knuckey
Matt Woods
Matt Koopman
Ian Cartwright
Caleb Gardner
and Richard McGarvey
Final Report
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2016-11-23
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2.30 MB
2013-748.40-DLD.pdf
Increased understanding amongst the commercial fishing industry of economic considerations in the management of fisheries was considered a high priority by the CRC, who identified a need to get better support for and implementation of harvest strategies based on Maximum Economic Yield. Experience has shown that video is an effective medium for educating the fishing industry, providing the required technical information is at a level that suits the target audience, with imagery of commercial fishing operations to hold the audience’s focus.
This project has produced an educational video, brochure and Power Point presentation that will be distributed widely prior to submission of the Final Report to fishery peak bodies, government departments, educational institutions and environmental NGOs to improve their understanding of fisheries economics. The video is hosted on the YouTube channel developed for FRDC Project 2010-306 “Empowering Industry through Improved Understanding of Stock Assessments and Harvest Strategies“, and the brochure and Power Point are attached as appendices.
PROJECT NUMBER
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2013-700
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED
SCRC: Yellowtail Kingfish genetics: commercialisation strategies
Previously, we have implemented a selective breeding program for Yellowtail Kingfish (YTK) and today all production is based on genetically selected stock, which is up to 20% superior than the wild stock.
This current project focuses on whether realized selection response was achieved and adds:
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ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Oil and Gas: National coordination - seismic and other issues
Project number:
2017-186
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$426,973.59
Principal Investigator:
Carli Telfer
Organisation:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council Inc (WAFIC)
Project start/end date:
30 Apr 2018
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29 Jun 2021
Contact:
FRDC
The commercial fishing industry is under intense pressure from the O&G sector (exploration, seismic surveys, deployment of gear and now decommissioning of gear), jeopardising commercial fishing access rights, commercial fishing sustainability and potential commercial fishing resource impacts (such as Bass Strait scallop mortality) and overarching impacts on the broader marine environment (such as plankton mortality) for many fisheries.
The O&G industry also seeks relevant science to use within their environment plan submissions to offer the best ALARP practices regarding their interactions with the commercial fishing sector and the commercial fishing resource.
There is an urgent need for a national role coordinating O&G / commercial fishing specific R&D needs, seeking and updating available material and identifying gaps in the science with all materials to be available via a publicly accessible portal. Benefits for commercial fishers, O&G, eNGOs, students and the broader community.
Primary focus seismic activities plus other relevant science.
Current O&G / commercial fishing industry engagement is done in isolation with an inconsistent use of research (relevant or otherwise), inconsistent process, lack of uniformity of overarching messaging, lack of access to current and appropriate research and the duplication of work across all states.
1. Deliver a publicly accessible portal - a "one stop shop" for seismic research bibliographies, case studies and other relevant commercial fishing O&G information etc.
2. Deliver ongoing identification and qualification of relevant research papers and reference cases including annotated summaries to ensure relevance for ready and easy access by the commercial fishing sector, O&G and the broader community.
3. Deliver a set number of supported research applications relevant to the effects of oil and gas activities on commercial fishing / commercial fishing stocks etc, i.e. gap analysis and prioritisation.
4. Deliver a "best practice" document for commercial fishing representative bodies to use as a strong base for environment plan submissions.
5. Deliver a "best practice" document for commercial fishing representative bodies to use as a strong base and consistent process for fee-for-service environment plan consultation.
Final report
ISBN:
978-0-9806948-2-6
Author:
Western Australian Fishing Industry Council
Final Report
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2022-12-22
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2.44 MB
2017-186-DLD.pdf
Commercial fishing industry throughout Australia is under continued pressure on its operation due to activities relating to the oil and gas sector such as seismic surveys, drilling, construction of sub-sea infrastructure and commissioning. Generally, the commercial fishing sector throughout Australia is the largest and only group of relevant stakeholders affected. The activities are firmly regulated by National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) in Commonwealth waters. This project examines and develops a national approach for the commercial fishing industry and offshore oil and gas sector to ensure both parties can work together. The principles present in this project will inform governance framework on how to manage consultation and expectations between commercial fishers and the oil and gas sector. It was found that impacts varied according to species and habitat type, key gaps in the results were effects of noise disturbance to aquatic resources, impacts to larval stages of commercially important species, and the difference between lab experiment compared to natural operating environment. Recommendations from this project are to undertake an Ecological Risk Assessment, explore the benefits in developing a National interactive digital platform, regulate sharing of data between titleholders, engagement, compensation and/or financial adjustment practices need to be considered and the concept and outcomes of this project is applied to oil and gas decommissioning and renewable energy activities.
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