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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-302
DATE START/END: 2 MAY 2010 - 17 JAN 2012

Equipping the mud crab industry with innovative skills through extension of best practice handling

Mud crab is the basis of a highly valuable resource for commercial, recreational and indigenous fisheries in the northern half of Australia. The wild-harvest commercial mud crab fishery is the highest value fishery in the Northern Territory (NT) and in 2007 provided a gross value of production (GVP)...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
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DATE:
2024-06-26

Prawn fishers to harvest their reporting data and more

South Australia’s prawn fishers are on the brink of a digital transformation, after successful sea-testing software Deckhand, showcased the potential to improve the efficiency and profitability of their operations. By Catherine Norwood In South Australia’s Spencer Gulf and West...
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2024-05-22

Torres Strait fishers expand their skills and vision

Support to build the skills of Torres Strait Island fishers is helping them to share traditional knowledge and use science to identify new opportunities, such as the farming of Sea Cucumbers. By Catherine Norwood Rocky Stephen, an Indigenous Australian from the Torres Strait, has...
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DATE:
2023-12-14

Smartphone option to add critical recreational catch data

Smartphone apps can add valuable information about recreational fishing catch and effort to improve fisheries management, but further research is needed to make them a robust alternative to the accepted ‘gold standard’ data collection method. By Catherine Norwood Mobile phones are...
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DATE:
2023-11-23

Pip Pip Hooray! Making room to grow South Australia's Pipi fishery

Translocating smaller Pipis (Donax deltoides) from overcrowded beds to less populated beaches is helping to improve the profitability of South Australia’s Pipi fishery. By Catherine Norwood Catch reporting technology is successfully being used to help fishers and...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-029
DATE START/END: 13 SEP 2007 - 30 JUN 2009

Spatial management of garfish in SA - stock structure and adult movement

The southern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus melanochir) is one of the most significant inshore fishery species of southern Australia, with fisheries in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. Historically, the national commercial catch for this species has been dominated by that from...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-205
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 30 JAN 2014

Identifying the key social and economic factors for successful engagement in aquaculture ventures by indigenous communities

Across Australia, government agencies and associated institutions are currently striving to overcome the barriers to Indigenous economic advancement as a means to addressing indigenous social disadvantage. Of all the states, the Northern Territory has the most pressing need with regard to lifting...
ORGANISATION:
Charles Darwin University (CDU)
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DATE:
2024-12-17

Tasmania considers new sardine fishery

The discovery of a large stock of Australian Sardine (Sardinops sagax), confirmed by the latest scientific research funded by FRDC, sets the stage for the development of a new commercial fishery. By Catherine Norwood The waters of Bass Strait support a rich stock of Australian Sardine....
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DATE:
2024-04-17

Pre-emptive research to safeguard Sydney Cockles

New research is putting Sydney Cockles (Anadara trapezia) in the spotlight, gathering baseline data about the biology and ecology of this popular edible shellfish commonly found in NSW estuaries. By Brad Collis Although found widely along the New South Wales coastline,...
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DATE:
2025-03-25

Basement Jacks - where's your stock at?

Genetics, micro-chemistry and even parasites are being used to learn more about Mangrove Jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus), including stock structure and migration patterns. By Catherine Norwood Mangrove Jack has developed a cult-like following, becoming a staple in the playbooks of both...
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