There are several reasons that targeted research on the variable cost of fishing is warranted as part of the bioeconomic activities of the theme. First, some fisheries regulations have evolved over long periods with lower fishing costs, a revision of these could increase the profitability of the fishery and may be necessary to ensure economic viability into the future. Secondly, fuel is one of the largest variable cost factors in most fisheries and has proven to be highly volatile in price over the last few years; extensive evidence suggests that fuel prices will continue to rise at rates significantly faster than most other costs. Third, the economic flows from fuel consumption tend to provide a lower contribution to GDP than other variable costs such as labour (due to the export nature of the cost); consequently disproportionate increases in fuel prices may result in a lower fishery contribution to GDP.
Project number:
2009-756
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$0.00
Principal Investigator:
Caleb Gardner
Organisation:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Project start/end date:
28 Feb 2010
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30 Nov 2013
Contact:
FRDC
PROJECT NUMBER
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2024-027
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Centro Workshop - Actions and management outcomes for Longspined Sea Urchin
1. 1. Collaboration to determine centro management activities that can be delivered in the short to mid-term.
ORGANISATION:
Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) Queenscliff
PROJECT NUMBER
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2024-012
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Capturing fisher ecological knowledge of climate change: a Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery case study
Commercial in confidence
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Pty Ltd
PROJECT NUMBER
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2023-160
PROJECT STATUS:
CURRENT
Economic Impact assessment of FRDC's annual RD&E investments: a three year procurement
1. To inform FRDC's delivery of R&D Plans and future investment decisions
ORGANISATION:
GHD Pty Ltd Sydney