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2022-03-04

Australia’s blue diamond

By Melody Horrill and Catherine Norwood As the true value of estuaries and coastal wetlands is realised, Australia’s fishing sectors are in a prime position to benefit from the burgeoning blue carbon economy European settlers once considered mangrove forests and salt marshes nothing...
Environment
Adoption
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-124
DATE START/END: 31 MAY 2017 - 31 MAY 2020

Determining variation in catchability of Western Rock Lobsters to standardise important abundance indices used for stock assessment

The Western Rock Lobster Fishery (WRLF) Australia's most valuable single-species wild fishery and the in the world first to attain MSC certification. The sustainability of the fishery is assessed using an integrated stock assessment model that incorporates a number of data sources including fishery...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-015
DATE START/END: 5 JAN 2020 - 5 JAN 2023

Understanding the relationship between commercial prawn species population dynamics, fishing patterns and climate in the Shark Bay World Heritage area in Western Australia

The Shark Bay Prawn Managed Fishery (SBPMF) is WA’s largest prawn fishery as well as the third largest commercial fishery in WA by value, targeting western king (Penaeus latisulcatus) and brown tiger (P. esculentus) prawns. The fishery is managed by the WA Department of Primary Industries &...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-159
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2020 - 30 MAY 2023

Developing an independent shallow-water survey for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery: tracking pre-recruitment abundance and habitat change

Forecasting lobster recruitment is important for the stock assessment of the West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF). This forecasting is based on two separate indices, puerulus settlement data and the catch rate of undersize lobster (60 - 76 mm CL) in shallow waters. These data are...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Hillarys
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-163
DATE START/END: 14 DEC 2024 - 30 MAR 2025

Feasibility of recreational scalefish enhancement in Tasmania

Southern sand flathead stocks are a significant concern for the Tasmanian government. There is an urgent need to provide options for recovery of the stock. This project addresses one of these – the feasibility of stock enhancement using hatchery reared sand flathead. Although sand flathead stocks...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2022-06-20

National Carp Control Plan

Overview One of the most comprehensive and coordinated assessments of a biological control strategy for aquatic environments ever undertaken globally, the program was funded by the Australian Government via a Commonwealth Grant Agreement, with $10.37 million allocated to Fisheries Research and...
Industry
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