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PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-149
DATE START/END: 14 NOV 2019 - 29 JUN 2021

Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports 2020, and further development of the SAFS production and dissemination system

For the first time in Australian fisheries management, a relatively new reporting tool, the Status of Australian Fish Stocks (SAFS) reports (www.fish.gov) brings together the best available biological, catch and effort information to determine the status of Australia’s wild-catch fish stocks against...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)
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2018-03-01

Seabed ecology in the spotlight

Large datasets and modelling tools are creating new capability for both the sustainable harvest and conservation of seabed ecologies By Gio Braidotti As part of a global trawl best practice project an international team of researchers that includes several Australians has succeeded in...
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2017-09-01

Tar-Ru’s native nursery trial

A square mesh screen installed in the right place at the right time helps keep carp at bay and boosts native fish numbers Tar-Ru Wetland after the installation of the screens. Photos: Iain Ellis By Tom Bicknell The 2016 study on the lower Murray River in far-west NSW tested the...
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2017-06-01

Fisheries in global push for sustainable development

The efforts of Australian researchers are helping to underpin the sustainable development and use of fisheries resources internationally and at home By Gio Braidotti Oyster raft off Cat Ba Island in Ha Long Bay, northern Vietnam. Photo: Wayne O"Connor Australian-led projects are...
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2016-12-01

Moving in on Snapper

New insights into the population dynamics in South Australia’s Snapper fishery are being driven by innovative research approaches and technological advances Snapper sampled by researchers in order to collect biological information on the species. Photo: Leigh Warneke, SARDI By...
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2016-09-01

Western Australia looks to aquaculture for growth

A coordinated, inter-agency approach is being formulated to support the development of aquaculture in the west By Catherine Norwood The need for sustained and patient capital, and an alignment of government and industry effort, were two of the key messages to emerge at a forum discussing...
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2016-06-01

Gulf model to manage marine interactions

New modelling of the Spencer Gulf marine ecosystem helps to identify how changes to one aspect of the ecosystem affect others Point Lowly, in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf. Photo: Bronwyn Gillanders By Annabel Boyer South Australia’s Spencer Gulf is a crowded environment when it...
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2016-03-01

Inshore challenges

Working with other sectors to prevent loss of access to fisheries resources is a top priority for Australia’s inshore commercial fisheries Inshore fisheries such as those at Myall Lakes and Port Stephens, NSW, are competing with urban, environmental and recreational interests for a share of...
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2016-03-01

Keeper of the faith

Suzie McEnallay shows there is still plenty of heart in the Wallis Lake fishing community on the NSW north coast As operations manager at the Wallis Lake Fishermen’s Co-operative, Suzie McEnallay ensures that fishers, and the community, can rely on the co-op to provide the best, freshest fish...
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2014-09-01

Sharper senses aid ocean investigations

The latest addition to Australia’s marine research capacity is set to revolutionise ocean research, with open access to far more detailed data than has ever been available before By Emily Weekes After more than a decade of debate, design and construction involving many hundreds of people,...
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