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PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-007
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2013

Utilising innovative technology to better understand Spanish mackerel spawning aggregations and the protection offered by marine protected areas

Spanish mackerel is an important commercial and recreational species with a total catch of 650t taken from Queensland east coast waters annually in recent years (Holmes, 2007 and 2008). The ecology of the Queensland east coast Spanish mackerel stock includes a strong seasonal and predictable...
ORGANISATION:
James Cook University (JCU)
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-026
DATE START/END: 30 JUL 2006 - 30 SEP 2008

Development of co-management arrangements for Queensland fisheries - stage 1 picking the winners

From the perspective of fisheries management, co-management has the potential to realize (or at least approach) the ideals of social equity, economic efficiency, and ecological sustainability (Pomeroy, 1998).The cost of production to the industry and the cost of fisheries management to the...
ORGANISATION:
McPhee Research Consultants Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2005-074
DATE START/END: 29 JUN 2005 - 30 SEP 2008

Management of bioeroding sponges in wild stocks of Pinctada maxima in Western Australia

Silver-lipped pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) harvested from wild stocks and transferred to farms in both WA and NT are experiencing considerable levels of infestation of bioeroding sponges (hereafter Cliona sp). Cliona sp life history traits (sexual and asexual reproduction) may be allowing them to...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2006-243
DATE START/END: 14 NOV 2006 - 28 JUL 2008

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: development of management strategies for herpes-like virus infection of abalone

Recent disease outbreaks in Victorian abalone farms associated with high mortality rates have been shown to be caused by a previously unknown herpes-like virus. This disease, known as ganglioneuritis, which causes inflammation of the nervous system and death, was first detected on an abalone farm...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-225
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2012 - 27 FEB 2013

Technical Reviews of Formal Harvest Strategies

The development and implementation of harvest strategies is considered a crucial step to improving fishery management in Australia (Smith et al, 2008) and internationally (Cadrin et al., 2004; Cadrin and Pastoors, 2008). The Commonwealth Fisheries Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines (HSP) is...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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