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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2013-021
DATE START/END: 24 JUN 2013 - 16 OCT 2015

Using local knowledge to understand linkages between ecosystem processes, seagrass change and fisheries productivity to improve ecosystem-based management

PROJECT OVERVIEW We aim to produce a model success story in managing ecosystem related declines in fisheries productivity by fostering collaboration between fishers and management agencies. We intend to protect and enhance fishery productivity, profitability and resilience by aiding the...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2011-712
DATE START/END: 14 APR 2011 - 18 APR 2013

SCRC: Masters: Strategic Planning Practices used by Australian Wild Harvest Fishers

While there is considerable research on strategic planning practices across industries and in particular small to medium enterprises (SMEs) within those industries, there seems to be little exploratory research on wild harvest fishers and their planning practices from an Australian perspective. The...
ORGANISATION:
University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2022-208
DATE START/END: 30 AUG 2023 - 3 APR 2025

National Hatchery Network – Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance Program Leadership and Coordination

The Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) with the FRDC has been successful in securing an $8.0m grant from the Federal government (Department of Industry, Science and Resources will be administering the grant on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) to develop...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2003-415
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2004 - 1 MAR 2007

Development of an OH&S induction training video for the post harvest sector of the seafood industry

Occupational Health and Safety issues are becoming extremely important in today’s commercial environment with state Occupational Health and Safety Acts imposing high penalties for failing to provide a safe place of work. In 2002, WorkCover NSW, through its Retail Industry Reference Group formed a...
ORGANISATION:
Sydney Fish Market Pty Ltd
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-265
DATE START/END: 4 MAY 2017 - 30 JUL 2017

Effective purging systems for the Goolwa Pipi Donax deltoides

The Goolwa Pipi Fishery is the largest Pipi fishery in Australia with a GVP of approximately $5m per annum. Goolwa PipiCo owns ~60% of the quota in this fishery, likely to rise to ~80% in 2017. Goolwa PipiCo has transformed the sector in South Australia shifting the market from bait to seafood such...
ORGANISATION:
Flinders University
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-199
DATE START/END: 3 FEB 2019 - 27 AUG 2020

A preliminary assessment of the prevalence of marine micro plastics in Australian fish, crustaceans and molluscs

This application was developed by researchers from University of Adelaide and The South Australian Research and Development Institute, Safefish program in recognition of increasing global concern regarding plastics in the marine environment (Rochman et al. 2013; Worm et al. 2017). Plastics besides...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2017-215
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2018 - 30 JUL 2022

Storm Bay Biogeochemical Modelling & Information System Supporting sustainable aquaculture expansion in Tasmania

This proposal was developed in response to evolving needs of the Tasmanian State Government Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (Water and Marine Resources and Environmental Protection Agency) for science based management of the expanding Salmon Industry. The Salmon...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-056
DATE START/END: 25 JUL 2019 - 19 NOV 2021

Understanding the demography and stock structure of Victorian pipis

Victoria’s ocean beaches have long supported recreational pipi fisheries. Despite a growing market for fresh, locally caught pipis for human consumption and a strong demand for pipi bait, our commercial fishery has remained small compared to South Australia’s Coorong region. Victoria’s commercial...
ORGANISATION:
University of Melbourne
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-174
DATE START/END: 19 SEP 2019 - 19 SEP 2021

Women in Seafood Australasia - Understanding, supporting and promoting effective participation by women within the Australian seafood industry

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) was formed in 1996 by a group of women fishing in South Australia that later evolved into the Women’s Industry Network Seafood Community (WINSC). WINSC is a not-for-profit organisation to support the operation of the network. WINSC builds the capacity of its...
ORGANISATION:
Women in Seafood Australasia (WISA)
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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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