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Evaluation of alternative strategies for management of Commonwealth fisheries in southeastern Australia

Project number: 2003-061
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $1,429,399.00
Principal Investigator: Margot Sachse
Organisation: Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Project start/end date: 30 Aug 2003 - 30 Nov 2008
Contact:
FRDC

Need

As part of a move towards EBFM, there is a clear need to identify the variety of management measures in place across fisheries within the region, and to evaluate a range of comprehensive and “integrated” management strategies that would best meet the needs of all fisheries across the full range of management objectives. The AFMA Board has recently signalled that it wants the MACs in the region to consider these issues, and particularly the implementation of a wider mix of strategies for managing fisheries, including time and area closures and gear modifications, in addition to existing output controls such as TACs. This project will assemble the information and provide the analytical tools to undertake such evaluations. A carefully evaluated set of management strategies would support the existing management process (including the MACs, AFMA management, and the National Oceans Office) in developing an operational management plan for south eastern fisheries that is tightly integrated with other uses of the marine environment in the region, including implementation of the National Representative System of Marine Protected Areas and of the South East Regional Marine Plan. If such a plan can be developed, it would put these fisheries and Australia at the forefront of practical implementation of EBFM. The need is to have all the issues, objectives and options on the table at the same time, to consider simultaneously the impacts of a set of management arrangements in addressing each issue and objective, and to support a process that will arrive at a comprehensive and balanced outcome considering all fishery sectors and all other legitimate stakeholders with interests in the region.

Objectives

1. Identify the key economic and environmental issues facing the Shark, SET, SENT and GAB fisheries.
2. Identify the regional and fishery specific management objectives and strategies, encompassing the full range of management measures that are able to be adopted in the SESSF.
3. Evaluate integrated management strategies against regional and fishery specific management objectives:· Qualitative evaluation by February 2007· Preliminary quantitative evaluation by February 2007· Quantitative evaluation by September 2007
4. Make available evaluated strategies to AFMA, relevant MACs and other stakeholders.

Final report

ISBN: 978-1-877044-37-3
Author: Margot Sachse
Final Report • 2010-04-28 • 9.76 MB
2003-061-DLD.pdf

Summary

In early 2004, when this project commenced, the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) was in a critical situation with respect to its ecological and economic performance, and in the external management environment that it faced. It was clear that, as the prime management tool, the quota management system in place in the SESSF since 1992 had been unsuccessful in addressing most of these issues. Recognition of this failing had led to general agreement among managers, industry, scientists and NGOs that a fundamental rethink of management was required. The need was to have all the issues, objectives and options on the table, to consider simultaneously the impacts of a set of integrated management arrangements in addressing each issue and objective.  A process was needed that would assist the fishery to arrive at a balanced outcome considering all fishery sectors and other legitimate stakeholders with interests in the region. A management strategy evaluation (MSE) approach was adopted.

4th National Abalone Convention

Project number: 2008-330
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $20,000.00
Principal Investigator: Dean M. Lisson
Organisation: Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
Project start/end date: 30 Jun 2008 - 30 Oct 2008
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Australian abalone fisheries face similar threats to the sustainability, marketability of stocks and products. Australia is in an enviable position with a pristine marine environment, and provides the lion's share of the world supply of greenlip and blacklip abalone (H. laevegata & H. rubra). It is evident that abalone producing States do not communicate often or closely enough to maximise the benefits of the extra efforts each State is doing in terms of R&D, stock enhancement, marketing and product labelling. Also, it is evident that there are very few industry driven conventions or conferences around Australia and the world. This idea or concept for a National Forum within which to share ideas and results from various endeavours became a high priority for the Australian abalone industry which is very much supported by other abalone producing States. The convention will address the following needs:
• The need for abalone fisheries to address key issues such as marketing, industry development, product development and labelling.
• The need for closer and more extensive communication and networking with other abalone fishery participants.
• The need for participants to share information, data and methodologies adopted in R&D programs and compliance strategies.
• The need to identify areas of R&D that have proved successful and to imitate that success.
• To update the national strategic plan addressing common issues.

Objectives

1. To host a successful National Abalone Convention.
2. To ensure the convention covers the main areas of concern to all abalone fisheries throughout Australia.
3. To maximise the transfer of information for the promotion of the most cost effective and efficient ways to deal with common issues.
4. To update the national strategic plan dealing with common issues facing Australian abalone fisheries.

A comprehensive ESD analysis of a fishery: the incorporation of regulatory, ecological, economic and sociological aspects

Project number: 2007-013
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure: $161,461.50
Principal Investigator: Tor J. Hundloe
Organisation: WHAT
Project start/end date: 28 Aug 2007 - 30 Jun 2008
Contact:
FRDC

Need

This has been covered in both the Background and Consultation. The benefits of including social science and economic information in fisheries management are not well recognised. The bringing together on one agenda – at the one time and one place – of the ecological, economic, and sociological aspects simply does not occur – with one or two notable exceptions.

One reason for this is that fisheries managers take the view that it is simply too difficult to do because of the lack of appropriate scale data and its application. On the other hand, fisheries managers know that what is missing is important.

Written-up in easy-to-read English, with informative illustrations, the proposed “How To Guide” will be an invaluable tool for to-day’s managers and source for the training of the next generation.

Objectives

1. Provide a tool for today s fisheries managers
2. Provide a reference/text for the next generation of managers
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-746
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

SCRC: Could harvests from abalone stocks be increased through better management of the size limit / quota interaction?

The aims of this project were to: Quantify density-dependent effects on wild abalone growth and meat quality Develop a statistical tool for classification of shell age Use length-based models to test the adequacy of shell age performance measures Use length-based models to determine...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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