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DATE:
2023-06-27

Tasmania’s Marine Atlas

An online mapping platform is being developed for Tasmanian waters to improve accessibility of information supporting marine planning. By Claire Crawford Tasmania’s marine environment is increasingly subject to varying and sometimes competing uses. As the marine environment is...
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DATE:
2023-03-22

National body to bolster rec fishing research

New national committee established to guide research priorities for the recreational fishing sector. By Brad Collis The release of the National Social and Economic Recreational Fishing Survey, highlighted the positive economic and health benefits of recreational fishing for...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-014
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2013 - 19 DEC 2015

Research to underpin better understanding and management of western gemfish stocks in the Great Australian Bight

Western gemfish (western stock of gemfish) are caught predominantly in the Great Australian Bight Trawl Sector (GABTS) and Commonwealth Trawl Sector (CTS) of the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF). Western gemfish have historically been an important stock for both fisheries and...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2015-011
DATE START/END: 14 JUL 2015 - 14 MAR 2018

Understanding the factors contributing to decreased school prawn productivity in Camden Haven Estuary and associated lakes, to target ameliorative actions

Camden Haven is a large, wave dominated barrier estuary on the New South Wales North Coast, and contains two main shallow lake areas – Queens Lake and Watson Taylor Lake. Queens Lake is connected to the lower main arm of the estuary by a 3 km channel called Stingray Creek, and Watson-Taylor Lake is...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-013
DATE START/END: 19 NOV 2019 - 30 MAY 2021

Modelling environmental changes and effects on wild-caught species in Queensland

Australia’s sustainable fisheries management strategy critically depends on quantitative assessments of stocks of harvested species. These rely on data based, detailed, scientific stock assessment models which typically do not account for fluctuating environmental factors (e.g., sea surface...
ORGANISATION:
University of Queensland (UQ)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-070
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 4 SEP 2024

The multiple values attained through partially protected areas

Preserving areas of natural habitat and reducing destructive activities within the ocean is important to protect the world’s biodiversity. No-take MPAs are aimed at limiting a reduction in biodiversity in the oceans, act as a valuable scientific reference area, and can provide sources of...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-032
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2023 - 27 FEB 2027

Biological parameters for stock assessments in South Eastern Australia – an information and capacity uplift

This project has been developed on the basis of the wide consultation undertaken as part of the FRDC Project 2019-010, which had a primary focus of assessing the current status of biological parameters utilised in Commonwealth fisheries stock assessments and implications for changes in parameters in...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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