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Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-159
DATE START/END: 19 DEC 2018 - 27 FEB 2019

Spawning biomass of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus declivis) in the East sub-area of the Small Pelagic Fishery during summer 2019

Estimates of spawning biomass obtained using the Daily Egg Production Method (DEPM) are the primary biological performance indicator for quota species in the Small Pelagic Fishery (SPF). Recommended Biological Catches (RBCs) and Total Allowable Catches (TACs) are set under guidelines outlined in...
ORGANISATION:
SARDI Food Safety and Innovation
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2014-025
DATE START/END: 14 JAN 2015 - 13 MAR 2017

Developing cost-effective industry based techniques for monitoring puerulus settlement in all conditions: Phase 2

The project was developed to assist in the sustainable management of the southern rock lobster fishery in Tasmania. It addresses FRDC's strategic challenge to ensure that the Australian community derives optimal economic, environmental and social benefits from its fishery and aquaculture resources...
ORGANISATION:
University of Tasmania (UTAS)
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
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2015-06-01

Bio-economics intelligence key to effective fisheries management

Fisheries managers are making greater use of fisheries number crunching to ensure public resources provide the best possible returns for the country Illustration: Paul Dickenson By Melissa Branagh Maximising the returns from Australia’s fisheries for the nation is far more than a matter...
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2018-020
DATE START/END: 17 MAR 2019 - 29 NOV 2020

Cumulative impacts across fisheries in Australia's marine environment

The focus of this project will be developing methods to estimate the cumulative impact from multiple fisheries and sectors (commercial, recreational, indigenous), and the assessment framework will be scaleable to include impacts from non-fishing activities in future (e.g. coastal development,...
ORGANISATION:
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-079
DATE START/END: 28 JUL 2019 - 17 DEC 2020

Knowledge for Productivity: Phase I - Lake Wooloweyah

Healthy estuaries are essential for food security and the productivity and sustainability of virtually all Australia’s wild professional and recreational fisheries. Australia’s estuaries are heavily degraded and increasingly the community is seeking to repair estuaries to optimise their fisheries...
ORGANISATION:
University of Newcastle
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-080
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2021 - 29 MAY 2026

ACPF IPA Management and Community Engagement, People Development Programs

The ACPF's investment in the Seafood CRC (2007-2015) was a catalyst to the national sector's focus on improving profitability through marketing and product positioning, supply chain development and integration, and product development. The ACPF's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan contained two elements; a...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
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DATE:
2023-04-28

Seafood builds physical and cultural health of Indigenous communities

For the Northern Territory’s Aboriginal coastal communities, seafood connection to community is much more important than just the meals it provides and the jobs it supports, finds new FRDC-supported research. By Catherine Norwood In the coastal community of Maningrida, 500...
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DATE:
2022-02-08

Securing a $100 billion true blue economy by 2025

The Midway Point report on the 10-year National Marine Science Plan measures progress and defines the next steps required to achieve our blue economy potential By Kate Harvey It is easy to forget that the Earth is a blue, water-dominated planet; continents and islands make up...
Industry
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