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2024-07-23

Promising new device to reduce sea snake bycatch in prawn trawling

A sector-led initiative to reduce the bycatch of sea snakes in prawn trawlers, is refining a new snake escape device and testing its effectiveness in three major prawn fisheries. By Catherine Norwood A new bycatch reduction device currently being trialled, could reduce the number...
Communities
PROJECT NUMBER • 2020-120
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2021 - 30 JUL 2022

Assessing the effectiveness of IRG R&D projects to deliver change

The FRDC Indigenous Reference Group (IRG) has funded two recent projects (2017-069 Indigenous Capacity Building Program and 2018-016 Improving data on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander marine resource use to inform decision-making). These projects were designed to lead to an up-skilling and a...
ORGANISATION:
Land to Sea Consulting
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-046
DATE START/END: 31 JUL 2010 - 14 DEC 2011

Proposed Standards and Guidelines for Bycatch Management in Commonwealth Fisheries

Australian fisheries and government have invested substantially in bycatch mitigation over the past two decades, resulting in significant improvements in bycatch mitigation in several fisheries. In many cases, however, the fishing industry and management are unable to demonstrate the effectiveness...
ORGANISATION:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) ABARES
Adoption
PROJECT NUMBER • 2010-745
DATE START/END: 31 AUG 2010 - 30 JUL 2013

Seafood CRC: Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries - R&D planning, implementation, extension and utilisation

There are major commercial prawn fisheries in South Australia, Western Australia, the Commonwealth, New South Wales and Queensland as well as a minor fishery in Victoria. Total catches from these states being: around 23 000t in 2003/04 with a total value of $300m; around 17 000t in 2006/07 with a...
ORGANISATION:
Australian Council of Prawn Fisheries Ltd (ACPF)
People
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 1997-132.80
DATE START/END: 19 AUG 2000 - 31 JAN 2001
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)
Environment
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2021-076
DATE START/END: 31 OCT 2021 - 17 MAR 2022

Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) R&D Needs Workshop

ABARES predicted production of both wild and farmed abalone is reported to be valued at $150 million between 2021-2022. Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) was thought to have occurred between early December 2005 to January 2006 when the first mortalities were identified from farmed abalone. The...
ORGANISATION:
Abalone Council Victoria Inc (ACVI)
People
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