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PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-087
DATE START/END: 7 APR 2019 - 21 JUN 2020

Maximising the value of the NSW Longfin Eel catch through a whole of supply chain approach - Stage 1

Commercial eel trapping is regulated by the Estuary General Fishery controlled by the NSW Department of Primary Industries. A fisher must hold a minimum of 125 eel trapping shares in a particular region to be permitted to fish. Quota is allocated based on the number of quota shares held by a...
ORGANISATION:
Honey and Fox Pty Ltd
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-172
DATE START/END: 28 FEB 2019 - 28 MAY 2020

Methods to profile and connect the provenance of wild caught prawn fisheries and their values to the community

As one of its highest priorities, the ACPF has focussed on building and planning execution of its Community Engagement Strategy (2018-2020) agreed in March 2018. The ACPF’s priority is driven by community sentiment expressed during the Super Trawler debate, loss of fishing ground along the eastern...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-014
DATE START/END: 17 JAN 2021 - 15 DEC 2022

Can DNA from routine plankton surveys be used to measure fish spawning areas and monitor changes in pelagic ecosystems?

The benefits of establishing long-term ecological programs to monitor ocean health are recognised internationally (Koslow and Couture, Nature 2015). The few programs that have been established (e.g. off California) have provided important insights into long-term changes in the system (i.e. reduced...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-021
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2019 - 31 OCT 2023

Integrating recreational fishing information into harvest strategies for multi-sector fisheries

Recreational fishing (RF) is an important and often neglected component of fisheries in Australia. The last national survey conducted in 2000/01 found that 19.5% of the population engaged in RF and caught 72 million fish (Henry & Lyle, 2003). In NSW/ACT alone, approximately 850,000 residents fish...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW)
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-031
DATE START/END: 31 DEC 2019 - 30 DEC 2022

Understanding population structure and dynamics of Victoria’s developing Octopus fishery

Pale octopus (Octopus pallidus) is distributed from the Great Australian Bight around Tasmania to southern New South Wales. It is a medium-sized (up to 1.2 kg) holobenthic octopus which has a lifespan of 12 to 18 months (Leporati et al. 2009). Females produce 200 to 400 large (11 mm) eggs per...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-044
DATE START/END: 30 NOV 2019 - 30 NOV 2022

Quantifying post-release survival and movement of Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus): Informing strategies to engage the fishing community in practices to enhance the sustainability of an important multi-sector fishery

The National Strategy for the Survival of Released Line Caught Fish was an initiative of the FRDC and recreational fishing bodies that aimed to gain a better understanding of the effects of fishing, and increase the adoption of best-practices for capture, handling and release. The flow-on of this...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
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DATE:
2023-04-13

Supporting value creation from our aquatic landscapes

Overview Humans are increasingly looking to the marine environment to deliver economic growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving ecosystem health. In recent years there has been significant expansion of interest in offshore energy generation, movement of goods via shipping, marine...
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DATE:
2021-07-19

2016-2017 Financial Year Portfolio Assessments

BCA 16-17 Summary Aggregate Evaluations BCA 16-17 FRDC Project 2011-042 Student PhDs BCA 16-17 FRDC Project 2011-070 AGD BCA 16-17 FRDC Project 2012-015 BSC in Shark Bay BCA 16-17 FRDC Project 2012-024 INFORMD2 BCA 16-17 FRDC Project...
People
PROJECT NUMBER • 2009-300
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2009 - 29 JUN 2012

Empowering Industry R&D: Developing an industry driven R&D model for the Australian fishing and seafood industry - partnerships to improve efficiency, profitability and performance

It has been well recognised that there is a need to better focus R&D to specifically address Industry’s requirements. The trial project “Empowering stakeholders to initiate and advance R&D projects in the seafood industry” (FRDC 2007/304) demonstrated this need. The ‘Empowering Industry’ project...
ORGANISATION:
Fishwell Consulting Pty Ltd
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2012-201
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2012 - 11 JAN 2015

Improve catch rate standardizations to account for changes in targeting

Stock assessments perform best when they can include a valid index of relative abundance through time; these are used to place the stock dynamics on a real scale of abundance through time. In this way, the current state of depletion relative to unfished levels, and many other statistics of...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
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