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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-013
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2008 - 29 JUN 2012

Assessing the ecological impact of the Western Rock lobster fishery in fished and unfished areas

The initial certification process for the Western Rock Lobster Fishery (WRLF) to obtain accreditation by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) in 2000 required an ecological risk assessment to be undertaken. Although that process, which was completed in 2001, rated the effects of lobster fishing on...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) WA
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-038
DATE START/END: 19 JUN 2010 - 29 JUN 2011

Improving the cost effectiveness of displaced fishing effort adjustment programmes using ex post socio-economic impact analysis

As part of the Commonwealth Marine Bio-regional planning process, five plans are to be completed by the end of 2010 in the South West, North, North West, East and South East regions. A proposed network of new marine reserves and their zoning arrangements will also be presented. Concurrent with this...
ORGANISATION:
Fisheries Economics Research and Management Specialists (FERM)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-731
DATE START/END: 30 APR 2010 - 29 NOV 2010

Seafood CRC: discovery and manipulation of Neoparamoeba perurans aquaporins as a means to treat amoebic gill disease (AGD)

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is the number one health concern related to the production of Atlantic salmon in Tasmania, accounting for approximately 10% of production costs of this industry, which has a current GVP of some AU$360 million p.a and shows strong signs of continued growth. Despite much...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-028
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 30 DEC 2022

Improving Southern Rock Lobster on-vessel handling practices, data collection and industry tools for lobster quality assessment

The Australian Southern rock lobster (SRL, Jasus edwardsii) fishery is largely reliant on an international live lobster market. The increased value of lobsters and reliance on live export has meant that even low levels of stock losses or poor product quality can have significant financial or brand...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-062
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2020 - 29 JUN 2024

Knowledge to improve the assessment and management of Giant Mud Crabs (Scylla serrata) in Queensland

The Giant Mud Crab (GMC, Scylla serrata) is an iconic and major target species of commercial, recreational and indigenous fisheries in northern Australia. However, the true harvest of this species from Queensland (Qld) waters is unknown (due to non-validated commercial catch, imprecise and sporadic...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-115
DATE START/END: 30 JUN 2022 - 30 JUL 2025

Pipi hatchery production techniques and optimal restocking strategies

The ocean beaches of NSW support valuable commercial, recreational, and cultural pipi fisheries. The biomass available to a fishery depends on a combination of environmental, demographic and harvest conditions that determine recruitment success, and subsequent growth rates and mortality. Steeply...
ORGANISATION:
Southern Cross University (SCU) National Marine Science Centre
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PROJECT NUMBER • 2023-210
DATE START/END: 14 JUN 2024 - 31 JUL 2029

Abalone Council Australia Ltd management of the national wild catch abalone research, development and extension program (2024 to 2029)

Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA) was incorporated in 2004 and since then has been the peak industry body representing the wild-harvest abalone industry. ACA provided the services and organisational structure to support and deliver FRDC project 2018/061: Abalone Council Australia Ltd Planning...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Australia Ltd (ACA)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2007-017
DATE START/END: 30 MAR 2007 - 30 JUN 2009

Integrated evaluation of management strategies for tropical multi-species long-line fisheries

The ETB and WTB Fisheries are multi-species longline fisheries with a number of primary target species (yellowfin and big eye tuna, swordfish, striped marlin and albacore), high value by-product species (SBT) and a range of species taken as incidental by-catch (seabirds, turtles,other species). As...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2008-228
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2008 - 29 APR 2012

ASBTIA: Maintaining SBT High Health Status - understanding SBT parasites and investigating ways to mitigate their influence on SBT production

The ranching of Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) has been a major success story in the expansion of the Australian aquaculture industry, although it has not been without its challenges. Since 1990, the industry has steadily expanded to produce about 9000 tonnes of gilled and gutted SBT annually with an...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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DATE:
2023-01-24

How the numbers stand for snapper survival

By Brad Collis Strategies to reverse the population decline in Australian fisheries that fish for Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) are the focus of FRDC’s latest research on the species, including the impact of ‘catch and release’ practices. Improved understanding of the survival...
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