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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-002
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2008 - 17 DEC 2010

Targetting and CPUE definition in the SESSF trawl fishery through auxiliary data

There is no agreed best way to define species-specific CPUE in the SESSF trawl fishery, and different definitions can lead to different assessment results and conflicting management implications. CPUE is key input to harvest strategies, either directly (e.g. Tier 4) or as a major input to the...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-002
DATE START/END: 14 AUG 2010 - 29 NOV 2010

The use of BRUVs as a tool for assessing marine fisheries and ecosystems: A review of the hurdles and potential

This application was developed following a special session on non extractive fish sampling at the Indo Pacific Fish Conference in Perth in June 2009. A consistent theme of discussions at the workshop and subsequent email and phone conversations was that many people were supportive of the use of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Western Australia (UWA)
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-002
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2012 - 29 JUN 2015

Aquatic Animal Health Technical Forum

The concept of the Aquatic Animal Health Technical Forum (AAHTF) was informally discussed by some of the participants at the 2007 FRDC National Aquatic Animal Health Scientific Conference held in Cairns. The discussion was concerned with the apparent lack of availability of technical skills training...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Australian Animal Health Laboratory
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-002
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2007 - 29 SEP 2010

Flow impacts on estuarine finfish fisheries of the Gulf of Carpentaria

This project has been developed in response to the growing community concern about the development of water resources in northern Australia especially in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Numerous river systems within the Gulf of Carpentaria have been touted as being possible sites of water infrastucture...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-002
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 29 JUN 2016

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Identifying the cause of Oyster Oedema Disease (OOD) in pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima), and developing diagnostic tests for OOD

1. OYSTER OEDEMA DISEASE (OOD): Oyster Oedema Disease (OOD) was first reported during October 2006 among silver-lipped pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) farmed in the Exmouth Gulf of Western Australia (WA) (Madin, 2007). More than 2.8 million P. maxima died during the initial outbreak. Mortality...
ORGANISATION:
Macquarie University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-002
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2014 - 29 JUN 2016

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: Development of stable positive control material and development of internal controls for molecular tests for detection of important endemic and exotic pathogens

The last 10 years has seen a rapid expansion of molecular assays using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for the specific detection of nucleic acid, from both pathogenic agents (e.g. viruses, bacteria) and host organisms (e.g. prawn, salmon) for both surveillance of pathogens and...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2024-002
DATE START/END: 18 APR 2024 - 31 OCT 2024

Sponsorship: WISA Power Up Breakfast 2024 Seafood Directions

The WISA Power Up Breakfast at Seafood Directions is WISA's premier event. In 2022, the event was sold out within a few weeks of tickets online and we had a long waiting list. An important drawcard for the event was the high profile journalist Annabel Crabb as the keynote speaker (funded by FRDC as...
ORGANISATION:
Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-002
DATE START/END: 10 JAN 2021 - 15 DEC 2022

Quantifying the exposure, protection and recovery of seafloor habitats in Spencer Gulf to prawn trawling

Public scrutiny of trawl impacts from fisheries on seafloor ecosystems is increasing (Amoroso et al. 2018). Demonstrating the environmental sustainability of trawling is a major challenge. Well-managed trawl fisheries aim to employ best practices, which are described as ‘management and technical...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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