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PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-004
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mitigation measures to reduce entanglements of migrating whales with commercial fishing gear

This project provided a robust assessment that gear modifications introduced into the WCRLMF and octopus fisheries have reduced the number of reported entanglements. The management arrangements around the implementation of these modifications are appropriate in light on the new spatial and temporal...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 1978-044
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Underwater measurement of trawl gear in operation

The objective of this report was to measure trawling gear with the Trawl Instrumentation System (TIS). The method was similar to that described in Cruise Report no. 76. Each net and door combination was towed at various log speeds, and was maintained at each log speed for about 20 minutes while...
ORGANISATION:
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-061
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Gear interaction of non-targeted species in the Lakes and Coorong commercial and recreational fisheries of South Australia

This project was developed by SARDI, in consultation with PIRSA, Lakes and Coorong Fishery (LCF) licence holders and relevant stakeholders, over several years. Proposals to investigate interactions with non-target species and discarding from the LCF in the Murray River estuary and Coorong...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-049
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

A Better Way to Fish: testing the feasibility of tunnel net ‘fish trap’ gear in North Queensland

This study found that tunnel nets are technically feasible in this location. In spite of the weather conditions, the fishing gear remained intact and successfully captured significant numbers of marketable fishes. Importantly, SOCI species were released alive and in excellent condition, as were...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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