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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-045
DATE START/END: 19 APR 2008 - 30 JUN 2011

Rebuilding Ecosystem Resilience: assessment of management options to minimise formation of ‘barrens’ habitat by the long-spined sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) in Tasmania

There is now widespread appreciation of the need for holistic management of ecological systems to maintain ecosystem function, biodiversity and biological productivity, particularly when systems are subject to sustainable harvest. An important component of this approach is management to maintain...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-070
DATE START/END: 31 JAN 2012 - 30 JAN 2014

TSGA IPA: Comparative susceptibility and host responses of endemic fishes and salmonids affected by amoebic gill disease in Tasmania

Amoebic gill disease in farmed Tasmanian salmon: Amoebic gill disease (AGD) affects the culture of Atlantic salmon during the marine grow-out phase of production. The causative agent of amoebic gill disease is Neoparamoeba perurans (1) which when present upon the gills causes extensive...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2004-071
DATE START/END: 30 OCT 2004 - 10 FEB 2007

National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish: maximising post-release survival of line caught flathead taken in sheltered coastal waters

The National Survey of Recreational Fishing has estimated that about 13.5 million flathead (various species) were caught by recreational fishers in Australia during 2000/01 and that of this total, almost 45% (6.0 million fish) were released or discarded (Lyle et al. 2003). The retained component of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-701
DATE START/END: 31 MAR 2008 - 29 SEP 2011

SCRC: PhD: understanding quality in abalone

Australian abalone commands a high $ value in local and export markets, as it is held in high regard for its unique sensory properties of texture and flavour, as well as its appearance. At a broad level, it is the specific combination of these factors – and their perception by market - that defines...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2024-12-04

FRDC Update December 2024

FRDC Update 2024 at FRDC 61 new projects, 20+ sponsored events - plus so much more. FRDC has created a video highlighting some of the remarkable investments and outputs from the 2024 Calendar Year. You can watch the video on our YouTube. FRDC Annual Report 2023/24 Each financial year...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-025
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2013 - 30 DEC 2014

Assessing post-release survival of Southern Bluefin Tuna from recreational fishing

Following major reduction of the southern bluefin tuna (SBT) stock by commercial fisheries, global efforts are underway to rebuild the population. Alongside the commercial sector, recreational fishing for SBT occurs across most Australian states, with anecdotal evidence suggesting effort is...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-077
DATE START/END: 14 MAR 2019 - 30 OCT 2019

Implementation workshop for the effective adoption of the outcomes from the SESSF Declining Indicators project

Concerns about the ecological and economic sustainability of Australia’s Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) prompted major structural readjustment of the fishery in 2006 that significantly reduced the number of operators in demersal trawl, Danish seine and gill net sectors of...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA)
Industry
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