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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1998-204
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Effects of Trawling Subprogram: maximising yield and reducing discards in the South East Trawl Fishery through gear development and evaluation

There is increasing worldwide concern about the ecological impacts of trawling. Reports of high levels of bycatch of fish and other species, habitat degradation, bad practices, stock depletion and perceptions of wastage and negative ecological impacts continue to fuel these concerns. ...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1994-164
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Mapping and distribution of Sabella spallanzanii in Port Phillip Bay

This final report for the FRDC funded project "Mapping and distribution of Sabella spallanzanii in Port Phillip Bay" is considered in two sections: The first section contains original data.' collected during this project to satisfy Objectives 1, 2 and 3 and is organised to be suitable for...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1992-104
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Assessment of the Victorian rock lobster fishery

The southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsit) is fished commercially in south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. The Victorian annual catch is currently 458 tonnes with a landed value of $14.5 million representing 10.6% of total rock lobster landings in south east Australia (ABARE 1997). Over eighty...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1995-165
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Movement and re-aggregation of blacklip abalone in response to intensive fishing

Typically abalone are found clustered into aggregations of many individuals along gutters and ledges that dissect the surfaces of the reefs they inhabit. Commercial abalone divers take advantage of this clustering behaviour and specifically target aggregations to minimise the time spent searching...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
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